A total of 215 soldiers and other service personnel were returned to Ukraine as part of a major prisoner swap with Russia, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced on Thursday morning. In a video address, Zelensky said that former Ukrainian politician and opposition party leader Viktor Medvedchuk, who was charged with treason last year, had been…
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People mobilized for military service should be offered payment holidays on loans, the regulator says The Bank of Russia (CBR) recommended on Wednesday that banks and microfinance providers grant payment holidays on loans to military reservists called up under President Vladimir Putin’s decree on partial mobilization.
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Europe’s push to replace Russian oil and natural gas is causing a tanker shortage and may lead to Asian nations freezing this winter, Bloomberg reported on Monday. Liquefied natural gas, diesel and crude are now being transported to Europe from further away than usual, after the continent announced restrictions on energy imports from Russia. That…
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