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Why Russia still rakes in cash transporting gas through Ukraine: 4 key charts

While Russia's deadly war rages on Ukraine's soil, one unexpected aspect of the invasion is that natural gas continues to flow through Ukraine from Russia, with both sides profiting from the deal and - to an extent - financing each other's war machines.

That is expected to change when their deal ex...