"The ruble was uncertain today, and oil prices were mainly growing, which has already played a positive role," said Alexander Bakhtin, an investment strategist at BCS World of Investments
Per a statement from British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, the sanctions are meant to "increase economic pressure" on Russia’s leadership in response to the special military operation in Ukraine
Emails obtained by DailyMail.com reveal Hunter Biden had courted Vladimir Yevtushenkov, a Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin who has been sanctioned by the UK and Australia.