Despite the condemnation of the Russian military operation in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, Japan will not withdraw from Sakhalin-2. The government fears that 27.5% of Shell will be bought out by China Lunskaya-A platform of the Sakhalin-2 project = Japan will not withdraw from the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project for fear that another country may take its place. This was announced by the Mi...
. At the same time, a Pentagon spokesman said that the United Statesvalue cooperation with India on defense issues and want to further develop it Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby The United States has demanded that India and other countries renounce joint defense activities with Russia, US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said, according to the Times of India. “We have made it clear t...
According to the agency, three main options are being considered, including an embargo,setting a price cap and creating a "payment mechanism to retain revenue" American and European officials are negotiating to limit oil imports from Russia, as well as to reduce the country's income from the sale of energy resources, Bloomberg reports citing sources. According to the interlocutors of the agency, t...
The US found Abramovich's mediation in the negotiations between Moscow and Kiev ineffective and returned to discussing sanctions against him, writes Bloomberg. Earlier, the US Treasury postponed sanctionsagainst a businessman at the request of Zelensky,noted WSJ Roman Abramovich In the U.S., senior officials are pushing again for sanctions against billionaire Roman Abramovich after his recent trip...
A complete ban on the supply of Russian energy resources may have an insignificant effect on the Russian economy, while such a decision threatens Europe with serious damage, said the head of the US TreasuryJanet Yellen A complete EU ban on Russian energy supplies is unlikely to have a significant impact on the Russian economy, and could cause serious damage to Europe, said US Treasury Secretary Ja...
Detained Russian-flagged oil tanker released in Greece The Pegas oil tanker, sailing under the Russian flag and previously detained off the Greek island of Euboea, was released by the decision of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, the Greek portal News 24/7 reported. The crew of the vessel provided documents to the International Maritime Organization, from which it follows that the ownership of ...
According to the publication, at the beginning of next week, Brussels may submit proposals for new anti-Russian sanctions to EU countries,will be discussed during the week. Brussels is developing a sixth package of sanctions against Russia and will present new restrictive measures to the EU countries early next week. This was reported by the Politico newspaper, citing sources among high-ranking EU...
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia has reduced scheduled inspections of fire safety of enterprises by 80% in the face of sanctions, the director of the department for supervisory activities and preventive work of the ministry, Rinat Enikeev, said at a press conference. “The number of planned supervisory activities has been reduced by 8......
According to the former president of Lukoil, he left the company in order to impose sanctionsagainst him did not interfere with its development. He will stay in Russia and continue to invest in social projects Основатель крупнейшей частной нефтяной компании России ЛУКОЙЛ Вагит Алекперов после ухода с поста ее президента и из совета директоров останется в России и продолжит заниматься благотворител...
Central Bank analysts described the contours of the "structural transformation" of the economy due to sanctions, which was previously announced by Elvira Nabiullina. They expect The recession that has begun in the Russian economy under any scenario will exceed the scale and duration of the “corona crisis” failure of 2......
Australia has expanded sanctions in connection with Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR and the conduct of a special operation in Ukraine.In total, almost 750 Russian citizens and companies fell under the restrictions Maria Vorontsova Australia, following the UK and the US, imposed sanctions against 144 Russian senators, the AAP news agency reported. The reason was the sena...
In April, about 40% of Russian oil shipments by tankers were marked "destination unknown," the WSJ learned. According to the publication, we can talk about a well-established scheme for circumventing sanctions, Russia has increased oil supplies by tankers to Europe to 1.6 million barrels per day compared to 1.3 million barrels per day in March, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing TankerTracke...
Bokarev also left the board of directors of Transmashholding. In April, he was sanctionedGreat Britain Andrey Bokarev Andrey Bokarev left the post of president of Transmashholding and resigned from the board of directors of the company, the company's press service said in a statement. Changes in the leadership of Transmashholding will not affect compliance with the obligations assumed by the compa...
The European Commission confirmed that the scheme of paying for Russian gas in rubles is contrary to the EU sanctions regime.One of the options proposed by the European Union is to consider only the transfer of currency to Gazprombank as the fulfillment of payment obligations The European Commission confirmed that the new scheme approved by Russia for payments in rubles for Russian gas by companie...
banned the entry of 29 Americans for the formation of a "Russophobic agenda" and 61 Canadians - they were considered by the Foreign Ministry to be involved in the development of the "Russophobic course of the ruling regime in Canada."Restriction imposed indefinitely Mark Zuckerberg Russia has imposed sanctions against the founder of the Meta company (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) M...
The UK will no longer be able to import silver and high-quality products, including caviar.The British government expressed hope for "economic pain" due to the measures taken and the reduction in funding for the "war machine" The UK authorities will expand the list of goods prohibited for import from Russia, it will include silver, wood products and high-quality products, including caviar. This wa...
of Commercerevoked the airline's export privileges, explaining the decision as a "continued violation" of export sanctions. In March, the agency banned servicing 100 aircraft used by Russia, The United States has temporarily canceled export privileges for the Russian cargo company Aviastar-TU, Reuters reported, citing the country's Commerce Department. The agency explained this decision by "contin...
Due to a disruption in logistics, Russian clothing factories are faced with a shortage of buttons, said the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina. According to her, Because of the sanctions, Russian garment manufacturers faced difficulties in acquiring sewing accessories, including a shortage of buttons. This was stated by the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina, speaking in the State...
The IT corporation put investment on pause and withdrew its forecast for 2022 due to the consequences of the geopolitical and economic situation,sanctions and suspension of trading on the NASDAQ The parent company of Yandex, Yandex NV, registered in the Netherlands, has suspended investments in Russia and abroad due to “geopolitical tensions” and the consequences of sanctions, follows from the com...
Under the personal sanctions of the UK also fell the head of the developer of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" Obnosov, the first deputy head of the FSB Korolev and a number of high-ranking military officers.The Russian Foreign Ministry promised a tough response to London The UK has added 26 more Russian citizens and companies to the sanctions list, follows from a document published on the website of ...
sanctions listEU because of Ukraine. The list makers believe The European Union has included in the sanctions lists of businessmen Yevgeny Prigozhin and Sergey Kurchenko in the sanctions lists because of Ukraine. This is reported in the Official Journal of the EU. “The Council of the EU considers that two individuals should be added to the list of persons, organizations and structures subjec.........
Russian ships will not be able to enter US ports, Biden announced, “this will deprive Moscow of the benefits of trade “which they have so enjoyed.” According to Reuters, in 2021 ships from Russia entered US ports about 1.8 thousand. The United States will ban Russian-linked ships from entering American ports, President Joe Biden announced this on Thursday, April 21, CNN reports. “No vessel that ha...
At the end of 2021, the taxi market was able to recover from a failed pandemic year. But this year, analysts expect a new fall, In 2021, the volume of the legal taxi market reached 820 billion rubles, according to a study received by RBC from the Analytical Center under the Government of Russia. It follows from it that in 2......
The sanctions imposed against Russia were designed to minimize damage to the global economy. This is stated in a joint statement of the G7 countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan and the USA ), following a meeting of the heads of financial departments and central banks of the association. “We have designed our sanctions to be targeted in order to minimize harm to third coun...
Compensation for partial wages in the organization of temporary employment of employees under dismissal,will increase the size of the minimum wage The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russia intends, in the face of sanctions pressure, to compensate employers for the costs of partial wages in case of temporary disability at the rate of one minimum wage per employee. This is stated in the ...
The US sanctions are becoming more and more absurd, they testify to Washington's desperation due to "the inability to bend Moscow to its will." This is stated in a message published on the Telegram channel of the Russian Embassy in Washington. “It’s time to understand that we can’t be intimidated by restrictions. The goals and objectives of the special military operation in Ukraine will be fulfill...
Moscow State University scientists presented a short-term forecast for the development of the situation in the subjects of the Federation Because of the sanctions, Russian regions and cities with a large proportion of people employed in the manufacturing industry will suffer the most, experts predict. Less crisis will affect the Far Eastern and Siberian regions, The main risks for the Russian regi...
Rosgeo was forced to leave the project in the Mediterranean due to sanctions, on which it completed almost a third of the work, Gorkov said. For African and Asian projects, the holding does not expect failures, Against the backdrop of sanctions, Rosgeologiya was denied participation in two projects in the North and Mediterranean Seas, but the holding does not expect such refusals for projects in A...
VTB Bank paid the coupon on Eurobonds in rubles, dividing it into two tranches - the part that was due to investors from countries unfriendly to Russia turned out to be blocked.Previously, the Ministry of Finance applied a similar scheme for paying debts. VTB was the first Russian corporate issuer to settle foreign currency Eurobonds under a new scheme - with the division of payments to residents ...
Washington expanded the sanctions list against the Russians. Among those sanctioned - Deputy Heads of the Central Bank Ksenia Yudaeva and Mikhail Alekseev,the management of FC Otkritie Bank and the son of entrepreneur Konstantin Malofeev Mikhail Zadornov The US has imposed sanctions on 29 individuals and 4......