Brussels will announce new restrictions this week. The ban on the import of Russian oil will be phased, European Union countries are close to approving an embargo on Russian oil ; Brussels is expected to announce this this week. This is reported by NBC, citing European and American diplomatic sources. According to the channel, the decision will be announced by the head of the European Commission, ...
At the EU summit on May 3, Warsaw will propose to introduce a tax on coal, gas, oiland other types of energy carriers from Russia,to reduce the dependence of the EU countries on Moscow Poland at the summit in Brussels will propose to introduce a tax on Russian energy, Anna Moskva, Minister of Climate and Environment, told Polski Radio. “I will present this proposal in detail. This will be a specia...
Giving up Russian oil would be a “heavy burden,” but Germany is ready for it, said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. The Ministry of Finance of the country reported Germany is ready to support an immediate European Union embargo on oil from Russia, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told reporters. “Germany is not against the ban on Russian oil. Of course, this is a heavy burden, but we would be ...
At the same time, ZDF sources reported that Austria,Hungary and Slovakia withdraw their veto power on EU embargo on Russian oil The European Commission (EC) may allow Hungary and Slovakia not to impose a ban on the supply of Russian oil as part of the next package of sanctions. It is reported by Reuters with reference to two representatives of the European Union. According to one of the interlocut...
Austria, Hungary and Slovakia have withdrawn their right to veto the oil embargo from Russia. According to ZDF, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia have withdrawn their veto power over the European Union (EU) embargo on Russian oil. This was reported by the ZDF TV channel with reference to a high-ranking EU diplomat. According to the channel, this statement by the three countries was significantly influ...
Tata Steel justified its decision with “uncertainty as a result of international sanctions” imposed on Russia. The Financial Times emphasizes that the Indian company took this step, The largest Indian importer of Russian coal in the first quarter of this year, Tata Steel, refused new supplies from Russia due to "uncertainty as a result of international sanctions." This is reported by the Financial...
The German chancellor noted that, despite the economic costs for some EU countries,sanctions policy is necessary in the fight against Russia Olaf Scholz The European Union will stop importing Russian coal in the summer, and by the end of the year will refuse Russian oil. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in an interview with The Indian Express. “We [the EU] will stop deliveries of R...
Wellington introduces restrictive measures against six defense structures and 170 Russian senators Nanaya Makhuta New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaya Mahuta announced new sanctions against Russian politicians and the defense sector. The new restrictive measures are directed against 170 members of the Federation Council of Russia and six defense enterprises "which contributed to the encroachment on...
The ban on the creation of so-called matryoshka firms by private businesses is a discriminatory vestige of the last century, the RSPP believes. It needs to be abolished The ban on the ownership structure of the type “company A owns 100% of company B, which owns 100% of company C”, introduced into the law on joint-stock companies in 1995, should be repealed, since, on the one hand, it can be bypass...
A ceasefire is not enough to lift the sanctions, says German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.She insists on the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine Annalena Burbock The cessation of hostilities in Ukraine is not enough to lift sanctions against Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag. “We are clear that sanctions ...
Vladimir Potanin, a businessman and head of Norilsk Nickel, was categorically against the confiscation of foreign property. According to him, The adoption in the United States of a law on the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine is a “dangerous precedent”, in response to the actions of the West, it would be right to confiscate assets in Russia from businesses from unfriendly countries, Sta...
FT interlocutors reported,that China is concerned about the freezing of foreign assets of the Bank of Russia and fears the introduction of such measures against Beijing "in the event of a regional military conflict or other crisis" Chinese regulators held an emergency meeting with local and international banks to discuss ways to protect China 's overseas assets from possible US sanctions similar t...
According to Helsingin Sanomat sources, for Finland, as well as for other EU countries,Gazprom set a deadline for the transfer of payments for gas into rubles on May 20 The Finnish authorities are preparing to cut off gas supplies from Russia on May 21, the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports, citing government sources. According to the newspaper, the Russian "Gazprom" has given time to the Finnis...
According to the Prime Minister of Singapore, the country imports almost all types of energy products,so the current crisis could lead to higher prices and a recession Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong Fluctuations in world energy prices in the past few months have already cost the government and the people of Singapore 8 billion Singaporean dollars ($5.7 billion). This was announced on ...
Among the properties that Russian owners offer to exchange for luxury housing in Dubai is a mansion in London's Knightsbridge area worth more than $42,7 million and a three-bedroom apartment for $10 million Dubai,United Arab Emirates Wealthy Russians are trying to trade luxury real estate in London for luxury housing in Dubai in an attempt to circumvent financial restrictions imposed by Western co...
European countries understand the need to reduce dependence on Russian gas, but realize that this will not happen immediately, said the Prime Minister of Greece. Sanctionsshould not cause more harm to the EU than to Russia,he pointed out Kyriakos Mitsotakis EU sanctions against Russia are important and already showing results, but should be treated with caution, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitso...
In turn, the authorities of the Netherlands stated that they had no legal grounds to prohibit the ship from entering the port,as the tanker flies the flag of the Marshall Islands Workers at the Amsterdam port said they would not unload the Sunny Liger tanker with Russian oil. Earlier, employees of the Port of Rotterdam also refused to unload the ship. This was reported by the Netherlands Broadcast...
The sixth package of sanctions against Russia may include a plan to phase out Russian oil by the end of 2022. To do this, the proposal must be approved by all EU countries, including Hungary, The European Union intends to propose a complete phase-out of Russian oil by the end of the year with a gradual decrease in imports by this time, writes Bloomberg, citing sources. The interlocutors of the age...
The company clarified that the suspension of supplies does not mean leaving the Russian market, and pointed to the difficult economic situation,which affected the rise in prices for raw materials and changes in supply chains The German manufacturer of sweets Haribo has decided to stop deliveries of products to Russia. It is reported by "Fontanka" with reference to the message of the company, distr...
According to sources of the publication, this measure "divided the members of the bloc" and now there is an active discussion of the embargo. The newspaper notes The European Union is likely to approve a phased embargo on Russian oil as early as next week . This was reported by The New York Times with reference to unnamed European officials. The interlocutors of the publication noted that this mea...
NOVATEK "will protect its interests within the framework of the current legislation," the company said.Previously, Poland obliged it to transfer its gas infrastructure to the state. NOVATEK's division in Poland is ready to resume deliveries, the company's press service told RBC. Earlier, several regions of Poland were left without gas due to sanctions against NOVATEK, after which Warsaw obliged th...
Draft sanctions against hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church and Patriarch Kirill submitted to the Rada .fotorama1651333232681 .fotorama__nav--thumbs .fotorama__nav__frame{ padding:5px; height:75px} .fotorama1651333232681 .fotorama__thumb-border{ height:75px; border-width:0px; margin-top:5px} Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus' (Photo: Gavriil Grigorov / TASS) A group of deputies of the Ve...
Among other issues at the talks, Russia and Ukraine are discussing the lifting of sanctions, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Chinese Xinhua news agency. The transcript is published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lavrov said that the delegations are daily discussing a draft of a possible peace treaty, which should fix permanent neutrality, a non-nucl...
The legalization of foreign trade settlements in cryptocurrency and the expansion of the list of organizations that have the right to work with foreign banks can help businesses cope with financial constraints.consider the participants in the discussion in the RSPP Representatives of large Russian companies, business associations and financial organizations proposed possible schemes for establishi...
According to the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland, several dozen small settlements were left without gas due to sanctions against NOVATEK.The company provided supplies of liquefied natural gas there Several municipalities in Poland were left without gas due to the suspension of supplies by the Russian company NOVATEK, Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic Pavel S...
Germany has agreed to consider sanctions against Sberbank, Bloomberg reported. Earlier, the head of the German Wintershall said, Germany is ready to consider sanctions against Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the agency, this measure may be included in the new, sixth, package of European sanctions against Russia. Germany was ...
The March indicators on the Russian economy that appeared the day before create the impression of an “island of stability,” analysts at Renaissance Capital wrote.They still expect an 8% decline in GDP and an increase in unemployment by the summer The statistical indicators of the Russian economy for March 2......
In a quarterly report from Japan Tobacco Inc. reported that it was considering the transfer of the Russian business to another owner. The company produces Winston, LD, Mevius, Camel, Sobranie, Donskoy Tabak cigarettes, Japan Tobacco Inc., Russia's largest tobacco manufacturer, has announced that it is considering changing ownership of its Russian subsidiary. This is stated in the report for the fi...
Mateusz Morawiecki called for more sanctionsagainst Russia. According to him, Moscow is "doing a good job" with the existing ones. Russia is doing well with sanctions so far, so Warsaw is trying to develop new sanctions packages. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a briefing. “So far we see that Russia, unfortunately, is coping well with sanctions. In this regard, Polan...
The European Commission still considers the transition to paying for Russian gas in rubles as a violation of sanctions. As the head of the EC von der Leyen said, if companies go to Moscow's demands, Payment for Russian gas in rubles by European companies violates EU sanctions , said the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. According to her, companies whose contracts provide for pa...