enable third parties to participate in Iran's nuclear non-proliferation projects due to concerns about that country's growing stocks of enriched uranium The United States has decided to restore previously canceled exemptions from sanctions against Iran's nuclear program, while Washington does not consider this step as a concession to Tehran. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the US State Departm...
Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have agreed to continue working together on a package of sanctions against Russia. This was announced by the office of the British Prime Minister. Johnson and Scholz agreed to work out a "comprehensive" package of sanctions with other partners. The British Prime Minister noted that these sanctions should come into...
According to economists interviewed by the agency, the policy of recent years has allowed Russia to accumulate record reserves, as well as to develop an alternative to SWIFT. Besides, In recent years, Russia has been able to build a “financial fortress” that will help the country survive new Western sanctions with little or no loss. Bloomberg reports this with reference to economists from Russia a...
Maria Zakharova Britain's threats to impose sanctions on Russian citizens and companies, as well as the media, will provoke another round of tension and a response from Moscow. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at a briefing. The broadcast is available on the department's Facebook page. She noted that such steps do not serve to normalize...
The European Union has developed "comprehensive" sanctions that could be applied against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine, said Ursula von der Leyen.Restrictions will affect, among other things, Nord Stream 2 The commissioning of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will depend on Russia's actions in connection with the crisis around Ukraine, said the head of the European Commission (EC) Ur...
Ned Price Chinese companies, as well as those from other countries, could face consequences as they try to soften the effect of sanctions against Moscow that Washington intends to impose in the event of a Russian “invasion” of Ukraine. This was stated by US State Department spokesman Ned Price during a briefing. “We have a range of tools with our allies and partners that we can use if we see that ...
introduced for participation in activities to combat dissidents abroad, the State Department said and recalled the situation with the Belarusian runner Timanovskaya at the Tokyo Olympics. Who exactly is restricted? The United States is imposing visa sanctions on some Belarusian officials for activities against dissidents abroad. This was announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Who exac...
Deutsche Welle was banned in Russia, other German media are next in line; Yangulbaev was stripped of his status as a judge after threats from the Chechen authorities; USAliquidated the leader of the terrorists - the main news in the RBC review Foreign Ministry response to RT blocking in Germany Moscow decided to respond to the ban on the broadcasting of the Russian TV channel RT DE with restrictio...
The trading volume on the Moscow exchange markets in January exceeded 87 trillion rubles, which is only 10% less than the traditionally more saturated December.Investors have been active amid escalation between Russia and the West At the end of January 2022, the total trading volume on the markets of the Moscow Exchange reached 87.2 trillion rubles, which is 36.5% more than in the same period of 2...
Restrictions could be imposed on German media outlets, such as Deutsche Welle media operating in Russia, as well as on internet platforms that block RT broadcasts.Among them is YouTube The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia was forced to take retaliatory measures in response to the decision of the media regulator in G...
The regulation of the state construction industry will be changed after complaints to the president, demand for mining equipment has fallen in Russia,what the hockey team needs to win the Olympics - in the review of the main news on RBC The authorities approved a plan to support state contractors after their complaint to Putin The government approved a roadmap to change the legal regulation to sup...
The Kremlin is concerned about the unpredictability of the United States regarding new sanctions, but the Russian authorities have plans to hedge risks and minimize the consequences in the event of possible restrictions, said presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “The Kremlin, of course, is concerned, because the sanctions behavior of the United States is completely unpredictable. The United State...
The Russian leadership has a plan of action in case the US imposes a ban on Russian banks to carry out a number of operations in dollars. This was stated by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, RIA Novosti reports. “There are plans, plans to hedge risks and minimize the consequences of such unpredictable actions,” Peskov said, commenting on Washington’s statements about a possible b...
Sanction risks in Russia for an Austrian bank “cost” €687 million. Large-scale restrictions could lead to stagflation in Central and South-Eastern Europe,count in RBI Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), the parent company of Raiffeisenbank operating in Russia, has estimated the amount of assets that accounts for clients with "increased sanctions risk". The data is provided in the RBI pre...
The regulation of the construction industry will be changed after complaints to the president, demand for mining equipment has fallen in Russia,what the hockey team needs to win the Olympics - in the review of the main news on RBC The authorities approved a plan to support state contractors after their complaint to Putin The government approved a roadmap to change the legal regulation to support t...
Vasily Nebenzya If Western countries impose sanctions against Russia, this will cause damage to all parties, Moscow will be forced to respond. This was stated by the Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vasily Nebenzya during a press conference. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the organization. “We have learned to live with it. I hope they have enough sober mind not to .........
Meeting between Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban The sanctions have hurt Hungary's economy more than Russia's, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a press conference after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The broadcast was conducted by the RBC channel. “The policy of sanctions implemented against Russia has done much more harm to Hungary than to Russia. Russia has built import...
The United States may agree on a package of anti-Russian sanctions in the event of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as early as this week, reports Bloomberg. “We hope to discuss a couple of final points on which we need to reach agreement, and after that we can move forward,” said the author of the sanctions bill, Democratic Senator Robert Menendez. According to Democrat Foreign Relations Committee me...
US Department of State The United States has only a few weeks to reach an agreement on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, after which a return to the agreement will no longer be possible. It is reported by Reuters, citing a source in the State Department. “Given the pace of Iran's progress in the nuclear industry, we have only a few we...
Russia is not going to "step back" because of the threat of US sanctions, the press service of the Russian Embassy in the United States said . “The generator of tension is not Moscow, but Washington. We are not going to back away and stand at attention, heeding the threat of US sanctions, ”the embassy said in a statement. Britain announced the "toughest" sanctions against Russia because of Ukraine...
The government was concerned about reports of a possible ban on the export of electronics. During the technology exercise, Sber simulated the bank's disconnection from supporting foreign software vendors, Sber held a technology exercise last week, during which it simulated the shutdown of the bank's IT infrastructure from the support of foreign software providers, including Microsoft, Oracle, Inte...
The US government has prepared sanctions lists, which included representatives of the "Russian elite" and their families, in case Russia invades Ukraine. This was announced by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki during a briefing. “We have developed specific sanctions packages against both the Russian elites and their families if Russia goes for a further invasion of Ukraine,” Psaki said. Nuland...
A package of sanctions against Russia will be ready by February 10, it involves freezing the assets of individuals and companies that "share responsibility for the aggressive and destabilizing actions of the Kremlin,"as well as a ban on entry into Britain Liz Truss Britain has prepared a bill on sanctions against Russia in the event of its aggression against Ukraine, they will affect companies and...
Maria Zakharova Before introducing new sanctions against Moscow, the UK should study the list of corrupt officials who are being extradited by Russia , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. “Most importantly, not a step back, Mrs Truss! We really hope for you. Yes, by the way. There you have a list of which of the corrupt officials Russia asked t.........
Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov warned thatthat Moscow can respond to the possible confiscation of the property of Russian entrepreneurs in the UK Russia will respond to sanctions against Russian businesses and the confiscation of the property of Russian businessmen if Britain takes such steps. This was stated to journalists by the press secretary of the President of Russi...
According to FT, USAare preparing sanctions that could cut off people from the president's inner circle from the global financial system,“their family members will no longer be able to keep money in the West and enter elite Western universities” The United States, together with its allies, has drawn up a list of members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle who could be sanctioned in the even...
Andrey Kelin London, in order to achieve imaginary political goals, may launch a “campaign against the Russians”, including confiscate their property, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel. Kelin noted that the problem of money laundering in the UK exists, but there are only 4% of Russian funds, he said. He said that over the past two years there ha...
Dmitry Peskov Threats of sanctions against Russian businesses in the UK, including allegations of possible confiscation of the property of Russian entrepreneurs, are alarming, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, TASS reports. “This is a very disturbing statement from London, which I think is disturbing not only for us, for our companies. This demonstrates the fair unpredictability o...
Maria Zakharova Before introducing new sanctions against Moscow, the UK should study the list of corrupt officials who are being extradited by Russia , Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel. “Most importantly, not a step back, Mrs Truss! We really hope for you. Yes, by the way. There you have a list of which of the corrupt officials Russia asked t.........
American congressmen "will definitely break their teeth" in an attempt to crush the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass. This was stated by the head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik in an interview with RIA Novosti. “A huge number of imaginable and unimaginable sanctions have already been introduced against the republics just because we exist and dared to defend our rights ...