The country’s elites have been mired in corruption while harboring geopolitical delusions, Radoslaw Sikorski has claimed Ukraine was never able to achieve economic prosperity despite having a head start, due to widespread graft among officials and widely held delusions of being a significant global player, former Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has claimed.
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Up to 20 Ukrainian soldiers could be freed in exchange for the removal of restrictions against his family, Ramzan Kadyrov says The head of Russia’s Chechnya Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has proposed releasing up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, but only if Kiev’s Western backers lift sanctions imposed against his family in return. The Ukrainian soldiers had…
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Russia is planning to resume local bond sales after a six-month pause, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The Kremlin also reportedly wants Chinese yuan-denominated debt to help the recovery of the Russian market.
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