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Russian Black Sea Fleet's Moskva cruiser sinks following serious damage
Russia has said the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, sank in stormy seas when it was being tugged to a port after having been damaged in a blast.
 "Russian Black Sea Fleet's Moskva cruiser sinks following serious damage")
Russia warns of nuclear build-up if Finland and Sweden join Nato
Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden are considering joining the Nato alliance
 "Russia warns of nuclear build-up if Finland and Sweden join Nato")
Oil prices edge higher ahead of long weekend on Russian supply woes
Brent futures were up 42 cents, or 0.4%, at $109.17 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures were 23 cents or 0.22% higher at $104.39 a barrel at 1223 ET or 1622 GMT
 "Oil prices edge higher ahead of long weekend on Russian supply woes")
Turkey's central bank keeps key interest rate steady amid high inflation
In a statement following a monetary policy committee meeting, the bank said it was keeping its policy rate constant at 14 per cent
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Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said that should Sweden and Finland join NATO then Russia would have to strengthen its land, naval and air forces in the Baltic Sea
 "Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden, Finland join NATO")
Putin warns Western countries against phasing out Russian gas
Speaking Thursday, Putin said European attempts to find alternatives to Russian gas shipments will be quite painful for the initiators of such policies
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Citigroup's Q1 profit sinks 46% on loan loss provisions, dealmaking slump
Citi adds $1.9 bln of reserves for Ukraine crisis; investment banking revenue slumps on SPAC slowdown
 "Citigroup's Q1 profit sinks 46% on loan loss provisions, dealmaking slump")
Morgan Stanley beats estimates on stronger-than-expected trading, M&A in Q1
Morgan Stanley earned $258 mn in revenue from its equity underwriting business, down sharply from $1.5 bn a year ago, when it generated handsome fees from a spate of high-profile IPOs
 "Morgan Stanley beats estimates on stronger-than-expected trading, M&A in Q1")
Ukraine says missiles hit Russian flagship, crew forced to evacuate
Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed the ship was damaged but not that it was hit by Ukraine it said ammunition on board detonated as a result of a fire of as-yet undetermined causes
 "Ukraine says missiles hit Russian flagship, crew forced to evacuate")
Ukraine foils Russia-backed massive cyber attack on its power grid
Ukraine has foiled a massive cyber attack on its power grid that was the handiwork of Russia-backed hackers.
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Neighbours back Ukraine, demand accountability for war crimes
Russia invaded on Feb 24 with the goal, according to Western officials, of taking Kyiv, toppling the government and installing a Moscow-friendly one.
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Putin to hold meeting on situation in oil, gas sector says Dmitry Peskov
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting on Thursday on the situation in the oil and gas sector, with the main report to be made by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak
Russia loses all 4 elections to UN committees; Global isolation for Moscow
Russia, contesting elections to four UN committees, lost all of them, including one to Ukraine, a verdict being seen as Moscow's isolation on the global stage.
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US considering sending high-level official to meet Zelenskyy: Reports
The Biden administration is considering sending a high-level official to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sputnik News Agency reported citing Politico.
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US continues to discuss concerns with Turkey over S-400 system purchase
The United States is continuing talks with Turkey over Ankara's purchase of Russian S-400 air defense system, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday.
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Russia puts 398 members of US Congress on travel ban list: Foreign Ministry
Russia has added 398 members of the United States Congress to its travel ban list, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
 "Russia puts 398 members of US Congress on travel ban list: Foreign Ministry")
BRICS countries support Russia-Ukraine talks for comprehensive solution
BRICS countries, consisting of China, Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa, expressed their concern over the humanitarian situation in and around Ukraine
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Inflation in Russia hits highest in more than 20 yrs amid Western sanctions
The central bank, which aims for annual inflation of 4 per cent, cut its key rate to 17 per cent from 20 per cent on Friday and said future cuts were possible
 "Inflation in Russia hits highest in more than 20 yrs amid Western sanctions")
Services exports touched all-time high at $250 bn in FY22: Piyush Goyal
However, this is provisional data and the figure may increase once the final data is released, he added
 "Services exports touched all-time high at $250 bn in FY22: Piyush Goyal")
Global equities waver on inflation view as falling oil supplies lift prices
Equity markets have suffered from hawkish moves from the world's top central banks in response to inflation, analysts said
 "Global equities waver on inflation view as falling oil supplies lift prices")
