When Russia invaded Ukraine, Vadim Khlupiyanets, a 26-year-old ballet dancer at the National Operata Theater in Kyiv, joined the army. Nine months later, he was killed by a sniper on the Eastern Front. At her funeral, the theater’s creative director Bohdan StrutniĆski said that the young ballet dancer deserved a very different honor: “Applause at […]
The ruble is the world’s best-performing currency this year, supported by an initial drop in imports as a result of capital controls and Western sanctions on Russia over its operations in Ukraine and scores of foreign companies halting operations in the country. Brent crude oil LCOc1, a global benchmark for Russia’s main export, was up […]
A Group of Seven price cap on Russian marine oil came into effect on Monday as the West tries to limit Moscow’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine, but Russia has said it will not abide by the measure, even if He had to cut production. The price cap, to be implemented by the […]
