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Russia sees crypto as sanctions solution
Moscow has shifted from scepticism to over-optimism on cryptocurrencies since the Ukraine war
RussiaLimits to Russian push beyond eastern Ukraine unclear
Russia's president says the offensive in eastern Ukraine goes on; his intentions in the south are not explicit
RussiaKurdish groups in Syria will come under Turkish attack
Turkey’s president appeared to shelve his plans to invade Syria to create a safe zone along the border
SyriaThe prospects of a recession in Europe are growing
Germany fears that Russia will make further cuts to European gas supply in the coming weeks
GermanyTurkey probes Ukraine’s claim of Russian grain theft
A Russian freighter with a cargo of grain from Russian-occupied south-eastern Ukraine has been held in a Turkish port
TurkeyRussia says Sakhalin-2 shares may be expropriated
Foreign participants in Sakhalin-2 have had their operating company replaced by a new Russian one
RussiaRussian claims of innocence in Ukraine are implausible
Russia says it has withdrawn from a strategic island to show it is not preventing Ukrainian grain exports
RussiaRussian president takes time for low-value trip
In a rare trip abroad, the Russian president is touring Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the latter for a Caspian summit
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