The measures taken by the United States and its allies to attack some Russian banks before the country’s invasion of Ukraine shocked Russia’s financial system… Read More »The ruble fell to record levels against the dollar
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British oil giant BP said on Sunday it would “leave” its nearly 20 percent stake in Rosneft, the Russian state-controlled oil company, making it one… Read More »BP ‘discontinues’ stake in Russian oil company Rosneft
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Reuters Anti-war protests held in cities across Russia, 2,000 arrested MOSCOW (Reuters) -Police detained more than 2,000 people on Sunday during anti-war protests in 48… Read More »Some Russians speak out against war in Ukraine
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky, the former Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Ballet, now artist in residence at the American Ballet Theatre, was preparing a new ballet… Read More »Live Updates: Putin Arms Nuclear Forces as Ukraine Agrees to Talks with Russia
The countries’ friendship knows “no boundaries,” they declared. Given that the leaders met just weeks before the invasion, it would be understandable to conclude that… Read More »Why the Chinese Internet Applauds Russia’s Invasion
A growing number of countries announced on Sunday that they would close their airspace to Russian aircraft in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ursula… Read More »More countries close airspace to Russian planes over invasion in Ukraine
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“It’s really a very, very good constructive pricing environment that we’ve seen right now, probably the best in recent history,” Goodyear CEO Richard J. Kramer… Read More »Companies raise prices as consumers spend ‘with revenge’
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In a podcast on Wednesday, Stephen K. Bannon, the former Trump adviser, also praised Putin as “anti-wake.” He suggested that the Ukrainian conflict was “not… Read More »‘I’ll be on Russia’s side’: Pro-Putin sentiment spreads online
