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            <title><![CDATA[EU loan could offset Putin's surging oil profits]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU's now-approved massive aid to Ukraine means the country can stand tall and continue to defend itself. This is absolutely crucial, says Torbjörn Becker of the Stockholm School of Economics, who fears Russia's surging oil revenues would otherwise have weighed heavily.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:08:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Iran War Fills Putin's War Coffers - Winning Lottery]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Oil prices are soaring, the Strait of Hormuz is being cut off, and the US is firing anti-aircraft missiles at a furious pace. One player has a lot to gain from the war in Iran. In the eye of the storm, Russia is sitting back and picking low-hanging fruit.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Urges EU to Maintain Sanctions as Putin Faces Time Pressure]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Persevere with the sanctions against Russia, Sweden urges ahead of the rest of the EU. Putin does not have time on his side, the Finance Minister asserts in Brussels.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 08:38:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Send frozen Russian assets to Ukraine"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With Donald Trump in the White House and economic and political uncertainty in Europe, there is a risk that the support for Ukraine will decrease. One way to help Ukraine is to send frozen Russian assets to the country, writes Eastern Europe expert Torbjörn Becker on DN Debatt.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 03:32:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Svantesson wants to expose Russian economic bluff]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Russian economy is doing significantly worse than what President Vladimir Putin wants to suggest. This is the opinion of, among others, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) who is pushing to expose the Russian bluff. It's something that has bothered me for a long time, she says about the country's economic statistics.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2024 09:13:10 GMT</pubDate>
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