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Satellite images shared exclusively with the Financial Times point to ‘arms-for-oil’ trade between Pyongyang and Moscow
Turnout in Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria was lowest in 18 years
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Kyiv aims to ‘deprive the enemy of resources and reduce the flow of oil money and fuel’
Move will allow securities holders to claw back value of investments frozen over Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
Russia’s largest state owned bank has benefited from soaring demand for consumer and corporate loans
Measures on eve of second anniversary of Ukraine invasion target war effort and attempts to get round oil cap rules
Weak enforcement has come at the expense of — perhaps — a faster end to the war
Moscow is exploiting a possibility that liberal market democracies ignore
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Failing Soviet utilities are in dire need of investment but the Kremlin is focused on defence spending
Heavy public spending on defence has led to a rebound in growth but could also be storing up problems for the near future
Agency helping refugees could halt its operations in weeks after funding was withdrawn over claims staff took part in Hamas attack
Households took on subsidised mortgages and deals with groups leaving the country rose, according to central bank
New 2024 forecast of 2.6% rise doubles previous prediction and prompts questions over sanctions against Moscow
Anyone helping Russia’s military industrial complex will face severe consequences
Tackling cost of eggs and putting western company exits on hold among measures aimed at containing surging prices
Country’s GDP would be more than 5% bigger if Moscow had not invaded its neighbour, Treasury department finds
EU toughens measures on illegal shipments of Russian oil
US stocks and bonds jump after inflation falls to 3.2%
Extra spending highlights ballooning cost of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
Busy armaments factories are depriving other industries of scarce workers
Confiscating and deploying them for Ukraine’s benefit is the morally obvious next step
Restrictions on foreign currency transactions are aimed at shoring up rouble
More than 800,000 people fled Russia after last year’s invasion of Ukraine. Now, some have changed their minds
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