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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with journalists after a live broadcast nationwide call-in in Moscow, Russia, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov Since Russia invaded Ukraine, its economy has been dramatically weakened and reshaped. Sanctions and boycotts from Europe, the US, and others have pushed Moscow to find new trade partners. A year after the war started, Russia's reduced its gas flows to Europe by 90%. Since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western nations have sanctioned the Russian financial system, clamped down on energy flows, and voluntarily boycotted trade with the country. Prior...
