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Goods crossing the border surged last year as sanctions stymied Moscow’s access to western markets
Growing ties underscored as Moscow becomes Islamic republic’s biggest source of overseas direct investment
Vladimir Putin’s reliance on China gives Xi Jinping leverage that he should use
Strikes on infrastructure come hours after Vladimir Putin’s endorsement of Chinese peace plan
A visual guide to the war
Kremlin overhaul targets $8bn of additional annual revenue by reducing market ‘discount’ on crude sales
Xi Jinping backs Vladimir Putin on Ukraine war but holds out on Russian gas pipeline
Memorial’s Oleg Orlov charged with ‘discrediting the armed forces’
Leaders of China and Russia hold centrepiece talks in Moscow
The invasion of Ukraine has made a proper accounting of ties between Berlin and Moscow more urgent than ever
Moscow sees trade with Beijing as way to bypass western sanctions and help win Ukraine war
Court action taken pending lawsuit by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s Gaz Group
China’s leader demonstrates his support more than a year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
China’s president wants to assert peacemaking credentials and stabilise relations with Europe
Talk of a peace plan for Ukraine will obscure the tightening of ties between China and Russia
Swiss-based Paramount’s Russian trading activity taken up by near-identically named Dubai entity as sanctions tightened
Appearance seen as apparent show of defiance after International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant
Zelenskyy’s government wades into battle among Orthodox churches, ordering priests and monks to vacate holy site
Strongman rule, minority tensions and Russian intervention disrupt democracy in the south Caucasus state
International Criminal Court targets Russian leader over removals of children from Ukraine
Kremlin-controlled lender’s payout comes as profit shrank 80% on western sanctions
Chinese leader to affirm strong ties with Moscow despite Ukraine invasion
Letter follows reports Moscow’s state-owned nuclear energy company is providing highly enriched uranium to Beijing
Moscow denies downing surveillance aircraft despite video showing fighter jets spraying it with fuel
Ramzan Kadyrov moves to scotch rumours after first Kremlin visit in more than a year
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