The Ukraine war is great for China — it gets 'fire sale prices' on oil and gas and leaves its rivals, the US and Russia, 'tied down and bleeding each other,' experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at St. George's Hall in the Kremlin on March 21, 2023.

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Ukraine's NATO membership would be bad for Putin, but great for the Russian economy, professor says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The Kremlin could pass a new rule that could make it harder for foreign companies to exit Russia: report

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President Vladimir Putin's administration has been making it harder to exit the Russian market.

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China is showing up big for Russia but a Cold War historian says Putin is making a 'potentially grave error' and shouldn't expect the lifeline to last

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept.

A sanctions loophole is allowing China to quietly send millions of dollars worth of military gear to Russia

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russia's not just seeing an exodus of people — it saw a record $239 billion worth of assets being pulled out last year

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Hundreds of thousands of people fled Russia after it invaded Ukraine — and now the countries that took them in are seeing a boost in their economies

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Russians are seen attempting to leave their country to avoid a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war as queues have formed at the Kazbegi border crossing in the Kazbegi municipality of Stepantsminda, Georgia on September 28, 2022.

The 3,300 employees of an oil trading firm each made almost $800,000 last year – way more than Wall Street bank staff

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Vitol Group is based in Switzerland.

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The US has no plans to supply the prized long-range Army Tactical Missile System for Ukraine's stuttering counteroffensive, officials say

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ATACMS Army Tactical Missile System

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Russia bombs Ukraine grain stores, putting millions at risk of famine

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Russia attacked Ukraine's grain supplies days after withdrawing from the Black Sea Grain deal, putting global food supplies at risk. The deal's collapse shook up grain markets and caused food prices to spike.

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