Abramovich decided to challenge the restrictive measures imposed against him in court. Lawsuits against the Council of the EU were also filed by a number of other Russian businessmen who fell under sanctions ., including Friedman,Aven and Mordashov Roman Abramovich Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich (Forbes estimates his fortune at $8.6 billion) has filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Jus...
The Ministry of Economy proposed to give the regions the right to conclude concessions with investors on state property without a tender until the end of 2022. Implementation of projects will accelerate, but there are risks for competition, The Ministry of Economic Development has prepared new anti-sanction concessions to the legislation aimed at maintaining the investment attractiveness of the re...
The bank said that the shutdown from SWIFT, which was agreed by the EU, will not change the current situation in international settlements,and also will not affect domestic operations Disconnecting Sberbank from the international interbank system of information and making payments SWIFT will not affect its work, RBC was told in a financial institution. “Disconnecting from SWIFT does not change the...
The head of the European Council, Michel, said that the ban would affect two-thirds of the volume of oil imported from Russia. The EU has been negotiating this package of sanctions since the beginning of May, The European Union has reached an agreement on a partial ban on Russian oil imports as part of the sixth round of sanctions, European Council President Charles Michel said on Twitter. “An agr...
Sberbank will be disconnected from the SWIFT payment system, the EU countries have agreed. Von der Leyen said that Sberbank received special attention because of its significant share in the country's banking sector. The EU countries have agreed to disconnect Sberbank from the interbank system for transferring information and making SWIFT payments as part of the sixth package of sanctions, the hea...
The introduction by the United States of a ban on the import of hydrocarbons from Russia has led to an increase in prices on the world market and an increase in Moscow's income, German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said in an interview with CNN. “The U.S. oil ban has driven up world market prices, so [President Vladimir] Putin has made more money by selling less oil. And of course, this is a probl...
From May 21 to May 27, the volume of deliveries of Russian crude oil by sea increased by 4%, Bloomberg calculated. Export from the terminal in Murmansk increased by 37%, Exports of Russian crude oil by sea are growing, while the EU countries are trying to reach an agreement on an oil embargo against Russia, writes Bloomberg. The agency refers to data from ship tracking systems and reports from shi...
About 77% of Russian companies have already adapted to the sanctions or hope to do so,at the same time, the majority considers government measures to support business to be insufficient Most Russian companies have already adapted to work under sanctions or hope to achieve such a result in the near future. This is stated in the "Monitoring of the current state of business in Russia", conducted by t...
Postponement of contracts, lack of marine engines, difficulties in repairing Superjet - these are just some of the problems voiced by Russian defense companies that they faced due to new sanctions.Details - in the material RBC After the start of Russia's military special operation in Ukraine , the United States and European countries introduced a number of new sanctions against the Russian militar...
The developer of Elbrus processors is negotiating with Mikron to transfer their production to Zelenograd. Factory in Taiwan became unavailable due to sanctions, The MCST company, which is the developer of the Russian Elbrus processors, is negotiating the possibility of transferring their production to the Russian Mikron factory. This was told to RBC by a source and confirmed by Konstantin Trushkin...
Russian billionaires decided to challenge the sanctionsthe European Union, under which they fell at the end of February. Aven and Friedman previously stated, Russian businessmen Pyotr Aven and Mikhail Fridman filed lawsuits with the European Court in Luxembourg against the EU Council, which imposed sanctions against them in late February in connection with Russia's special military operation in Uk...
All points of the sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia have been agreed, except for the oil embargo, this issue is unlikely to be resolved in the next 48 hours,said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen Ursula von der Leyen The European Union has agreed on all points of the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, except for an embargo on oil supplies via pipelines, a ...
The draft of new sanctions against Russia provides for a partial embrago on oil supplies from Russia to the EU - by sea, Reuters reported with reference to the draft document. Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be able to receive oilin "Friendship" Representatives of the EU countries could not agree on a complete embargo on Russian oil supplies to European countries, but agreed on a ban...
Postponement of contracts, lack of marine engines, difficulties in repairing Superjet - these are just some of the problems voiced by Russian defense companies that they faced due to new sanctions.Details - in the material RBC After the start of Russia's military special operation in Ukraine , the United States and European countries introduced a number of new sanctions against the Russian militar...
According to him, the sanctionsagainst Moscow "was not written overnight" and introduced quickly enough, so they are unlikely to be removed at the same speed.Previously, Western politicians called the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine a condition for lifting sanctions. Western countries have long been preparing to impose sanctions against Russia, so they are unlikely to be lifted, Foreign Minister...
The developer of Elbrus processors is negotiating with Mikron to transfer their production to Zelenograd. Factory in Taiwan became unavailable due to sanctions, The MCST company, which is the developer of the Russian Elbrus processors, is negotiating the possibility of transferring their production to the Russian Mikron factory. This was told to RBC by a source and confirmed by Konstantin Trushkin...
EU summit to discuss new sanctionsagainst Russia, will be held from 30 to 31 May. According to the head of the German Ministry of Finance, EU unity over sanctions against Russia is "starting to crumble" ahead of a summit to discuss an oil embargo and plans to reduce dependence on Russian energy. This was stated by the head of the German Ministry of Economy Robert Habek, reports Reuters. According ...
According to an EU official, EU-discussed sanctionssuggest a ban on the supply of Russian oil by sea until the end of the year,but provide for an exception for oil via the Druzhba pipeline On the eve of the EU summit, the EU governments failed to reach an agreement on an oil embargo against Russia. This was reported to Reuters by an EU official. According to him, the sanctions being discussed by t...
The Observer reveals how businessmen hide yachts to avoid arrestBritish businessmen turned off the identification system to hide the location. Among them are courts Yachts believed to be linked to UK-sanctioned Russian businessmen have begun to disable tracking devices, according to The Observer investigation (excerpted from The Guardian, both newspapers owned by the Guardian Media Group). One of ...
The "misguided economic and financial policies" of Western countries and their sanctions against Russia led to problems with food supplies , Putin said. If they are removed, Moscow is ready to increase the export of fertilizers and agricultural products Vladimir Putin President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with French leader Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, according to the Krem...
Deripaska, through the Cypriot Rasperia Trading Limited, owns 27.8% of the Austrian Strabag. According to the newspaper, The Cypriot company Rasperia Trading Limited, controlled, according to the newspaper Der Standard, by Oleg Deripaska, filed a lawsuit with the Austrian city of Klagenfurt against the large Austrian construction concern Strabag. According to the publication, the reason for the la...
One of the banks, the Samara-based Sputnik, was revoked by the Central Bank in November last year. According to the US Treasury,he and the Far East Credit Bank cooperated with North Korean companies that fell under Washington sanctions US Department of the Treasury building The United States imposed sanctions against the Far East Bank and Sputnik Bank due to ties with North Korea, according to the...
View of the building of the Central Bank of Russia The Central Bank allowed residents to contribute funds to the authorized capital of companies from friendly countries. “Russian residents, while meeting a number of conditions, will be able to pay for shares, deposits and shares in the property of non-residents, as well as make a contribution in favor of foreigners under a simple partnership agree...
Putin has allowed Russian companies to settle accounts with a number of foreign right holders in rubles. The measure also applies to those who supported the sanctionsagainst Russia or associated with unfriendly countries Vladimir Putin Russia , its regions, municipalities and residents have received the right to pay obligations to foreign copyright holders in rubles, follows from the decree of Pre...
Against the backdrop of restrictions imposed by the West against Russia, Asia has increased its purchases of Russian oil in a leap, as evidenced by data on sea transportation of raw materials.First of all, the record was secured by deliveries to India For the first time, Asian countries overtook Europe in terms of the volume of oil purchased from Russia, Bloomberg writes, citing estimates by Kpler...
" sanctionsin exchange for transferring money for the restoration of Ukraine, AP reports. Western countries are interested in the idea, Western countries are considering the idea of giving Russian businessmen the opportunity to “buy off” sanctions in exchange for their funds being used to restore Ukraine, the Associated Press (AP) reports, citing sources. According to the agency, a similar initi...
Russia is "unreasonably accused of problems with the supply of agricultural products to world markets," Putin said. According to him, Russia is ready to contribute to overcoming the food crisis if politically motivated sanctions are lifted , President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the Kremlin reported. During the conversation, Putin noted...
Dmitry Medvedev Sanctions against Russia will be one of the systemic ways to fight against its development and fight for world leadership, each new package of restrictive measures is an attempt to weaken the country to the maximum extent possible, said Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. “We understand that these sanctions that have been introduced against our country will be ...
According to her, during this period the Russian economy will be in dire need of financial resources, banks under the sanctions will also need support. The head of the Central Bank warned that the coming quarters "will not be simple" video For the Russian economy, it is necessary to develop strategic decisions, said Elvira Nabiullina, Chairman of the Bank of Russia, at the congress of the Associat...
"Theft of other people's assets" does not lead to anything good and only brings problems to those who do it, Putin said. Formerly in EU and USproposed to withdraw frozen Russian assets in favor of Ukraine video Violating international norms and "stealing other people's assets" will only lead to problems for those who do it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said , speaking at a meeting of the Euras...