Oil extended gains after the biggest daily surge in 16 months pushed prices back above $100 a barrel, as Russia cast doubts on the progress of its peace talks with Ukraine
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Marsha Lazareva case: The inside story
At a time of constant media reports of Russian interference in US elections and a frostiness between Moscow and Washington, the extraordinary case of Marsha Lazareva – the Russian businesswoman jailed in Kuwait on embezzlement charges – is one of the few incidents where the two superpowers have united to achieve a common goal of combating injustice
Abu Dhabi
In pictures: Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov meets Abdullah Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi
Meeting in Abu Dhabi comes amid growing Turkish and Iranian influence in the region due to an absence of an influential Arab role in Syria