Kiev needs up to 130 modern aircraft from its foreign backers, the country’s president has said Ukraine requires more air defense systems and warplanes from its Western backers in order to achieve parity with Russia, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said.

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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