Russia economy

The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankers

A growing number of tankers and other commercial vessels are being ditched by their owners.

The country's economy has been surprisingly resilient but there are underlying problems.

Russian minister Maxim Reshetnikov has warned that the country's economy was teetering "on the brink of recession".

A BBC team asking Russians about their invasion of Ukraine draws police and state TV attention.

UK drug gangs paid Russian criminals to swap their dirty street cash for untraceable cryptocurrency, police say.

Vladimir Putin visits Beijing this week, as it faces accusations of supporting Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Over the past two years, Western nations have imposed sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine.

Western nations must now weigh up the risks of diverting some seized assets to Ukraine.

Yandex has previously been accused of hiding information from Russia's public about the Ukraine war.

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