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What Trump’s presidency could mean for Russia’s rouble

admin | January 20, 2025

By Reuters With Donald Trump’s pledge to quickly end the war between Ukraine and Russia, market players are starting to look at what impact that could have on the rouble, which became an outcast following sanctions. HOW HAS THE ROUBLE FARED IN RECENT MONTHS? The rouble RUB= started the year […]

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Telegram boss to stay in French custody as Russia alleges US meddling

admin | August 27, 2024

BY REUTERS Telegram boss Pavel Durov could be held in police custody until Wednesday after French prosecutors said they had granted extra time for questioning, while a senior ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin alleged Washington was behind his arrest. Durov, a Russian-born billionaire, was arrested in France over the […]

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UK judge throws out Trump’s ‘Russia file’ claim

admin | February 1, 2024

By AFP A UK judge on Thursday dismissed a claim by Donald Trump against a former spy who compiled a salacious dossier containing allegations of the former US president’s links to Russia. Trump took legal action against Christopher Steele’s company Orbis Business Intelligence, but High Court judge Karen Steyn said […]

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Putin vows to make Russia ‘self-sufficient’ in fifth Kremlin term

admin | December 18, 2023

By AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to make Russia “sovereign and self-sufficient” in the face of the West, in his first campaign speech before a March vote to extend his long rule until at least 2030. Putin will stand for a fifth Kremlin term in an election […]

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Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024

admin | December 8, 2023

By AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s. The 71-year-old has led Russia since the turn of the century, winning four presidential ballots and briefly serving as prime […]