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What sanctions threaten RUSSIA

The United States plans to impose sanctions against Russia, the reason is attempts to interfere in the last US elections with the help of cyberattacks and other "illegal actions." According to REUTERS, the sanctions could be announced today.

NYT and WSJ indicate that the sanctions will affect Russia's sovereign debt. In this case, US financial institutions will not be able to buy government bonds from the Central Bank of Russia, the Ministry of Finance and the National Welfare Fund. BLOOMBERG sources say that about a dozen Russians, including government and intelligence officials, as well as 20 organizations, will fall under the sanctions. According to Reuters, the measures will affect 30 companies. In addition, the agencies report, the United States is expected to expel ten Russian diplomats from the country. Politico writes that there will be no measures against Nord Stream 2 in the new package of restrictions. One of the questions is whether the sanctions will affect the prospect of the meeting, which Joe Bidenproposed to Vladimir Putin. US State Department Secretary Anthony Blinken said that Biden offered Putin a meeting "in the coming weeks," not months, as the White House previously reported.

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There are fewer poor people in Russia, Rosstat calculated

Rosstat reported on the reduction of the official poverty level in Russia to 12.1% at the end of last year, this is the lowest figure since 2014 - then 11.3% of Russians were below the poverty line.