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Win for Putin as Italy Defies Europe and Opens Ruble Account to Pay for Gas

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Italy’s primary energy group says it found a loophole that allows it to continue to pay Putin for his precious fuel without breaching sanctions.

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Barbie Latza Nadeau
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