Russia will grow faster than the US and all other advanced economies this year, the IMF says

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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How China has helped Russia and Iran evade Western sanctions, according to a think tank

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
&quotWhile Russia may pose the most immediate challenge, China is the bigger long-term threat," CIA director William J. Burns wrote in an op-ed for Foreign Affairs.

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Ships carrying Russian diesel are idling off of Brazil in the latest hold-up for Moscow's energy flows

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  • Over 3.7 million barrels of Russian diesel are sitting on ships idling in waters near Brazil, Bloomberg reports. 
  • Though reasons are unclear, it marks the latest delay in Russian energy flows amid sanctions. 
  • More Russian ships bound for Brazil are veering off course from their expected routes. 

Tankers loaded with millions of barrels of diesel are drifting along the coast of Brazil, Bloomberg reports, the latest delay in Russia's oil shipments amid the West's sanctions. 

Russia's oil exports are climbing near 4-month highs despite big production cuts

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Russia previously promised to trim oil production by 300,000 barrels a day through the end of the year, part of its efforts with Saudi Arabia to boost oil prices.

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