US to release $6 billion of frozen Iranian oil revenue as part of prisoner release deal

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Iranian flag on conference table.

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A timeline of 5 major hurdles Russia's imposed on Western firms trying to exit the country

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia on March 30, 2023.
Many companies announced they were exiting Russia following the invasion, but just 535 have made a clean break since February 2022.

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Putin's biologist daughter is still getting published in science journals in the West despite the Ukraine war

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Students walk towards the main building of the Moscow State University in Moscow on February 8, 2021,

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China is reportedly spending big to boost its production of chips for AI and smartphones after the US cracked down on exports

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Xi Jinping.

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Russia says it will not let foreign banks exit the market easily — unless they unfreeze Russian assets

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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

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Russian tech billionaire wants sanctions lifted after he criticized Ukraine invasion, report says

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Russian president Vladimir Putin and Yandex CEO Arkady Volozh.

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Heineken finally cuts ties with Russia 18 months after the Ukraine invasion

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Heineken trucks, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The sanctions against Russia aren't working, says the foreign minister of Germany

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Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister.
Annalena Baerbock, German Foreign Minister.

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Russian oil still relies heavily on Western-backed ships despite breaching the price cap

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Oil terminal ship in Russia

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