Here's why experts say Russia and China's attempts to 'de-dollarize' global markets are going nowhere

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Russia and China have deepened ties since the invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia will keep selling cheap oil at bumped-up levels to India - this is why they're both in it for the long haul, a top analyst explains

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Russia has rerouted its oil exports away from Europe towards Asia.

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Dozens of sanctioned superyachts seized from Russian oligarchs still hang in limbo, racking up millions in maintenance

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Dozens of superyachts have been seized by US and European authorities since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Putin's army can't figure out how to use tanks, and the battlefield in Ukraine is littered with burnt wrecks

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The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
The Ukrainian army fires a captured Russian tank T-80 at the Russian position in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

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A regiment of drafted Russian soldiers who made video plea to Putin to stop them being 'slaughtered' are now mostly dead, report says

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This photograph taken on September 11, 2022, shows a Ukranian soldier standing atop an abandoned Russian tank near a village on the outskirts of Izyum, Kharkiv Region, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukraine is reinforcing Bakhmut with its elite troops as Russian forces make advances, UK defense ministry says

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Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank on a road towards the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 2, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen ride a tank on a road towards the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 2, 2023.

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China doesn't want Russia to lose in Ukraine. But Beijing's endgame is murky.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia

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Footage shows how Russian tanks and armored vehicles keep driving to their death at an infamous mine-filled crossroads

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An aerial view of Vuhledar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 10, 202
An aerial view of Vuhledar, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 10, 202

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Putin's top troops are being 'decimated' as Russia relies too much on so-called 'elite' forces to wage war in Ukraine

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Russian servicemen take part in military exercises at the Uspenovskyi training ground outside the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, on September 4, 2022.

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Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.

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