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Energy payments are playing a huge role in propping up the rouble.

Video. Explained: Why the rouble has recovered despite Western sanctions

Updated: 27/04/2022 - 11:17 GMT+2

Russia's national currency appears to have defied international sanctions. But the rebound is highly misleading.

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