Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Saturday that he'd welcome sanctioned Russian oligarchs into his country as both tourists and investors.
Qatar's foreign minister said some countries were considering a "parallel system" of pricing oil, as the economic impacts of the Ukraine crisis hit home.
It comes amid concern that energy-importing countries continue to top up President Vladimir Putin's war chest with oil and gas revenue on a daily basis.
Biden will announce new sanctions on over 400 Russian individuals and entities, and new measures to crack down on Russian efforts to evade current sanctions.
The azure waters of southwest Turkey saw the arrival of a two multimillion-dollar superyachts this week reportedly belonging to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
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