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Russia’s balance of payments surplus could hit a historic high this year, amounting to $200-$300 billion, business news outlet RBC reported on Monday. Economists polled by RBC have predicted record capital inflows into the country, despite the tightening Western sanctions. They pointed to major factors behind the inflow, such as …

Germany is an obstacle in the way of imposing harsh sanctions on Russia and has been helping the country to become stronger for decades, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during a press conference on Monday. The accusation comes in the wake of Kiev’s claims that Russia had committed war …

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British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is hoping to persuade German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz to step up pressure on Russia when the two leaders meet in London on Friday, the Times reported. According to the outlet, London is concerned that other NATO allies will force Ukraine to “settle” the conflict as …

Russia’s energy revenue is expected to skyrocket this year if trading partners continue purchases of oil and gas from the sanction-hit country. Russia will get an estimated $321 billion in energy exports in 2022, marking a surge of more than a third compared to last year, according to a Bloomberg …

The head of the Russian space agency says he will propose a plan on ending the partnership with the West on the International Space Station (ISS). Saturday’s statement comes in response to sanctions imposed on Moscow following its attack on Ukraine, which was launched in late February. Dmitry Rogozin said …

Moscow will convene an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council over the incident in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, Russia’s deputy permanent representative with the organization, Dmitry Polyansky said Sunday. Ukraine has accused Russia of massacring civilians in the town, while Moscow dismissed the incident as staged by the …

A top Polish leader has called for the US to dramatically expand its troop presence in Europe, to deploy more forces along Russia’s borders and possibly to station nuclear weapons in Poland. “Poland would be pleased if the Americans increased their presence in Europe from the current 100,000 soldiers up …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky got a green light from Washington to offer Russia relief from international sanctions in exchange for ending its military offensive against the former Soviet republic. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened the door to such an offer on Sunday, confirming in an NBC News interview …

There’s been some progress in the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev, but the draft deal isn’t yet ready to be submitted for a meeting at the highest level, Vladimir Medinsky, who heads the team of Russian negotiators, has said. “The Ukrainian side has become more realistic in its approach …