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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Moscow has been surrounded by air defenses for a century, but they were never designed to stop the drones Ukraine is using now

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A Pantsyr S-1 air-defense system atop the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow on August 3.

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Russia hikes rates to 13% in scramble to lower inflation and prop up the sagging ruble

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Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a news conference after an EU-Russia Summit in Brussels January 28, 2014. Putin said on Tuesday it would honor its obligations to lend Ukraine $15 billion and reduce its gas prices even if the opposition formed the next government.

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Russia will sell natural gas to China at almost a 50% discount compared to European buyers

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front, R), Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd row, L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd row, R), arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015.

Reuters/Kim Kyung Hoon

EU officials say sanctions against Russia have had 'hard tangible effects,' and that the country's future is bleak

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