He earned a media fortune in the freewheeling but chaotic Russia of the 1990s and defended press freedoms after the industry became beleaguered and unprofitable.

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Falling inflation has persuaded the central bank in Moscow to continue relaxing the country’s record borrowing costs.

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The warring sides remain far apart after the third round of U.S.-brokered peace negotiations on Wednesday. But there was progress on humanitarian issues.

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Russia and Ukraine are expected to hold another round of negotiations on Wednesday in Istanbul, but the two warring countries have flatly rejected each other’s demands.

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