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Russians line up outside a money exchange office in Moscow last month. The ruble hit a seven-year high to the dollar on Wednesday. (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)
Russian Ruble Continues Recovery From Sanctions Slump, Hits Seven-Year High
June 22, 2022 | 5:42pm EDT
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Putin: Western Sanctions ‘Blitzkrieg’ Has Failed, Socio-Economic Blowback Awaits
June 19, 2022 | 5:32pm EDT
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Russia Reduces Gas Flows to Italy and Germany Amid Showdown With the West Over Ukraine
June 15, 2022 | 6:06pm EDT
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Wednesday. (Photo by Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia and Turkey Say They Are Exploring Black Sea Corridor for Ukrainian Grain; Kyiv Skeptical
June 8, 2022 | 5:53pm EDT
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in August 2019. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Finland Moves Ahead With NATO Application After Putin Warns it Would be a ‘Mistake’
May 15, 2022 | 5:36pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Red Square Victory Day parade on Monday. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Putin Says in ‘Victory Day’ Speech Sending Troops Into Ukraine Was a ‘Preemptive Strike’
May 9, 2022 | 5:24pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin with State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Russia Weighs Confiscation of Western Companies’ Assets In Response to New Ukraine-Related Sanctions
May 2, 2022 | 6:07pm EDT
Huawei global headquarters in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Wwang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images)
Despite Beijing’s Verbal Support, Some Companies and Banks in China Are Distancing Themselves From Russia
April 20, 2022 | 6:29pm EDT
A branch in Moscow of Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest private bank, targeted in U.S. sanctions on April 6. (Photo by Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images)
Russia’s GDP to Fall By 10%, Inflation to Reach 20% Due to Western-Led Sanctions
April 14, 2022 | 5:32pm EDT
Armenian soldiers patrol nearby a demarcation line after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russian-brokered ceasefire in November 2020 ending six weeks of fighting. (Photo by Andrey Borodulin/AFP via Getty Images)
Amid Heavy Fighting in Ukraine, Russia is Confronted by Fresh Tensions in the Caucuses
March 28, 2022 | 5:15pm EDT