Exchange of Victor Buta, new restrictions in Turkish banks and a mysterious Ukrainian drone TASS @ Almost a complete breakdown of relations with the United States did not prevent Russia from conducting a “exchange of decades” - after 14 years of imprisonment, the weapon of weapons Viktor Butt returned to Moscow today. Russia called the arrest of an international weapon of weapon Buta illegal and achieved his liberation since 2008.

The Russians faced new problems with SWIFT currency transfers in Turkey. In addition, local banks began to prohibit citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus from using their cards abroad. Since the beginning of December, currency transfers from an account in Turkish Denizbank to another foreign account have not been possible online, told two bank clients Forbes. This applies to transfers up to €2000.

The day before , Kommersant , followed by other media, wrote that Russia ranked fifth in the world in terms of the spread of HIV. Of the one and a half million cases identified last year, Russia accounted for 3.9% (about 58.5 thousand).

American basketball player Brittney Griner, who was convicted in Russia on charges of drug smuggling, was exchanged for Russian Viktor Bout. She is in the custody of US officials, reports CNN. The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the procedure for exchanging Greiner for Buta had been successfully completed at Abu Dhabi airport. a corresponding statement in the near future Joe Biden will make . “I was talking to Britney Griner a few minutes ago. She is safe. She is on the plane.

Turkey intends to ask Russia for a discount on gas above 25%, learned Bloomberg . The deal will ease pressure on the lira and avoid rising energy prices, which could play into Erdogan's hands ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Negotiations with a Russian delegation will take place in Ankara on December 9, during which Turkey will ask for a discount of more than 25% on Russian gas, high-ranking Turkish officials told Bloomberg.

This week the most stringent and innovative oil sanctions came into force: from December 5, it earned a full embargo for oil supply from Russia to the EU, and a few days before, Western countries coordinated the ceiling of prices for Russian oil - so that Moscow could not compensate for losses due to the growth of world prices. Such mechanisms in the oil market have never worked in history.

Russian developers are thinking about building housing in Dubai: two major players at once, Pioneer and Samolet, are looking for building sites in this emirate, learned Kommersant . The purpose of this whole story is the survival of the business, while "the Moscow real estate market is in a fever," experts explain. In the Dubai market, on the contrary, demand is growing: many Russians are transferring their capital, families and businesses to this country.

Two Russian developers are looking for sites for construction in the UAE Denys Gromov/Pexels @ Russian developers thought about building housing in Dubai: two major players at once - Pioneer and Airplane are looking for sites for development in this emirate, Kommersant found out . The purpose of this story is the survival of the business, while the Moscow Real Estate Market is feverish, experts explain.

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