It is obvious that the West will turn a blind eye to the death of Boris Maksudov, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia does not expect the West to condemn Kiev over the killing of Russian journalist Boris Maksudov, who was fatally wounded in a Ukrainian attack this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Interest rate hikes came too late to stop a price surge in the short term, German industry groups say German consumers should not expect price spikes to subside in the coming months, the Federation of German Industries (BDI) said in a survey of major industry groups, published by Reuters on December 30.

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