Bank of Russia explains why country’s frozen reserves were kept abroad

There was no other way to make debt and foreign trade settlements, according to the regulator The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) explained on Friday why half of the country’s foreign currency reserves were being held abroad, which enabled their seizure by Western governments.

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Suspect in ‘Ukrainian terrorist train attack’ detained – Moscow

A dual Russian-Italian citizen recruited by Kiev and trained in Latvia was behind two attacks in Ryazan Region, officials have said Russian law enforcement agencies have arrested a man accused of acting on behalf of Ukraine to derail a train in a “terrorist act” in the western part of the country last month. The suspect,…

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Israel-Hamas conflict a ‘war on children’ – UNICEF

More than 6,000 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas-led attack on Israel A spokesperson for UNICEF has condemned the mass killings of children in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas conflict, and called on “those with influence” to put an end to the conflict.

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