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Moscow has torpedoed Western-backed proposal to exclude its precious stones from global markets Russia, the world’s biggest producer of diamonds, has managed to foil a Western-backed attempt to prevent the country’s gems from being sold on the global market, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing newly published letters.

Those who have fled are needed now to “rebuild” the country, Vladimir Zelensky has said Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has urged his compatriots to return home without waiting for the end of the conflict with Russia, saying the country needs additional workforce to be “rebuilt.”