The largest European banks that continue to operate in Russia paid more than 800 million euros ($857 million) in taxes in 2023, which is four times more than before the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
Sputnik correspondent in Donbass, Russel Bentley, reflects on the meaning of the Defender of the Fatherland Day amid the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine.