The currency now makes up more than half of Moscow’s export settlements, according to statistics The share of ruble transactions in Russia’s foreign trade, particularly with the rest of Europe, has been steadily growing, hitting record highs in March, according to data from the country’s central bank.

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Hamas killed the three civilians while they were escaping the October 7 Nova festival carnage, Israel says The Israeli military has retrieved the bodies of three hostages from Gaza, chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Friday.