Cops raided gay bars in Moscow and documented its customers 2 days after Russia's top court deemed LGBTQ+ groups 'extremist'

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LGBT activists wave their flags during a rally in Moscow, Russia in July 2020.
LGBT activists wave their flags during a rally in Moscow, Russia in July 2020.

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The ruble is gaining and is the world's best performing currency versus the dollar in recent weeks amid rate hikes and energy costs

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Russia's ruble has gained 4% this month.

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Russia sold 99% of its oil above the G7's price cap last month

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Retail investors in Russia are powering an IPO hot streak that's drawing vodka makers and pawnshops to go public

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Russian stocks have surged 49% this year, notching their highest level since the nation first invaded Ukraine last year.

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I moved to Dubai when Russia invaded Ukraine. The cost of living is extreme, but it's very safe and I love living here.

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Mary Pedler and her daughter.

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Russian ruble sinks to level that previously triggered emergency measures from Moscow

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An employee counts Russian ruble banknotes at a private company's office in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, December 17, 2014

Russia's economy is headed for stagnation as the path of monetary policy is being chosen 'very poorly,' economists say

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Russia's energy trade is making a comeback amid soaring global oil prices

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Ukraine looks to seize interest on Russia's frozen assets as Kyiv scrambles for wartime funds

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A Ukrainian tank during firing practice process at special shooting range near the frontline in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 29, 2023.

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Zelenskyy said recent drones strikes on Russian soil are a message that its airspace is 'not as well protected' as it thinks

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on "60 Minutes."

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