The ministry believes that the decision to impose sanctions on the US administrationshould be assessed as to whether they will be the right tool in each particular situation, and the political and economic implications The administration of US President Joe Biden should be more selective when imposing sanctions. This is stated in the report of the US Department of the Treasury on the application o...
The work of the NATO information office in Russia has been suspended in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the alliance. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference with Foreign Minister of Guinea-Bissau Suzi Carla Barbosa. “We are suspending the activities of the NATO military liaison mission in Moscow, the accreditation of its employees is ...
The Polish Institute of International Relations (PISM), a research organization established by the Polish Parliament, has proposed that the European Union introduce new sanctions against Russia. This is stated in the analytical bulletin of the organization. “Russia’s aggressive behavior towards the EU countries and their neighbors means that the EU must develop response options in case of further ...
Politico learned about the White House 's refusal of sanctions against Nord Stream. However, according to Politico, the Biden administration has not changed its mind. The White House will not impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 as long as Joe Biden remains president . This position has not been changed by the contradictions with Senator Ted Cruz, who is stalling the approval of candidates for positi...
visa in exchange for Nuland's visit to Russiareceived by the head of the department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. At the same time, the Foreign Ministry noted that it was not possible to achieve much progress in negotiations with the United States on visa issues. Acting Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry Konstantin Vorontsov r...
New US sanctions have significantly limited the ability to supply Russian cartridges to the American market. Now Russia - the main supplier of bullets in the United States. Businesses will need government support, industry experts say Russian manufacturers of ammunition for civilian weapons can significantly reduce their presence in their largest export market - the US. The reason is additional US...
Victoria Nuland US Deputy Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland flew to Moscow for talks with Russian officials, RIA Novosti reports. Nuland arrived at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, the diplomat was met by US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan. The US State Department announced on October 8 that Nuland would come to Moscow. As reported by the US authorities, she will discuss with...
European Council (Brussels, Belgium) The Council of the European Union has extended "restrictive measures against the spread and use of chemical weapons" for a year, according to a message published on the organization's website. Thus, they will be valid until October 16, 2022, the EU Council indicated. The sanctions regime, they said, “aims to support the efforts of the Union to counter the proli...
Alexander Van der Bellen The government crisis that arose after Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced his resignation is over. This was stated by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, RND reports. “This government crisis is over. The work for our country can continue,” Van der Bellen said. He also added that on Monday, October 11, he will announce the new chancellor of Austria and th...
's visit, said Maria Zakharova. She did not specify who Victoria Nuland is talking about. Washington excluded some Russians from the sanctions lists in exchange for Moscow agreeing to a visit by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. This was stated in the program “Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on the TV channel “Russia 1” by the official representative of the ...
. We are talking about a shortage of space technology components. Some manufacturing enterprises ceased to exist, others fell under the jurisdiction of Ukraine or under sanctionsprohibiting the use of foreign-made parts International Space Station (ISS) Western sanctions on the supply of components for space technology to Russia and the production of some components on the territory of Ukraine hav...
US Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland will pay a working visit to Moscow on October 11, the press service of the US State Department reported. Nuland will travel to Moscow on October 11 to meet with senior officials and other interlocutors to discuss a range of bilateral, regional and global issues. Kommersant found out the condition for issuing a Russian visa for Nuland Politics After the ...
James O'Brien US President Joe Biden has proposed appointing James O'Brien as US sanctions coordinator. This was reported by the press service of the White House. Sanctions Policy Coordinator is a position in the US Department of State. The incumbent has the diplomatic rank of ambassador and is responsible for coordinating US sanctions policy with other countries. O'Brien's nomination must now be ...
Amur Shipbuilding Plant The sanctions imposed by Ukraine had no effect and will not affect the work of the Amur Shipyard in the future. This was reported to RBC in the press service of the enterprise. “The company has not had business contacts with manufacturers from Ukraine for more than ten years. The team will continue to work on the construction of civil and military orders in accordance with ...
Participants in the elections in Crimea, most of whom are considered citizens of Ukraine in Kyiv, became persons involved in the sanctions list. They were accompanied by FSB officers, The sanctions list of Ukraine has expanded by 95 individuals and four legal entities - the decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky has been published on the website of the head of state. With this decree, Zelensky put...
Restaurateurs complained about the shortage in the Russian market, which arose, among other things, due to restrictions on Argentina. Rosselkhoznadzor noted that this country is not a leading exporter. In 2021, 135.6 thous. The Rosselkhoznadzor called groundless the claims that the department's restrictions on Argentine enterprises for the production of marbled beef from some Argentine factories l...
The timing of the global crisis, the scenario of which the Central Bank described in early September, is conditional, and the likelihood of an onset is “very low,” Elvira Nabiullina told RBC. But such a scenario is needed to show the reaction of the Central Bank, The Bank of Russia assesses the likelihood of a global financial crisis "as very low," Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Centra...
The President noted that until recently it was said that the economy “has generally recovered”,today we can already say about overcoming the recession Meeting on economic issues Russia has overcome the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on economic issues. His words are quoted on the Kremlin website. He noted that according to the resul...
The country is experiencing disruptions in the supply of fuel due to a shortage of drivers, which occurred amid Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Defense decided to attract personnel to solve the problem The British authorities put the military on high alert as part of an effort to resolve the fuel crisis. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Business, Energy a...
Dmitry Peskov The State Duma of the new convocation may introduce punishment for requests to foreign governments to impose sanctions against Russian officials and entrepreneurs, said the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. He said this in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin”, a fragment was published by host Vladimir Solovyov in Telegram. “Until now, no steps have been taken ...
Do reviews affect the future of bills in Russia, as discussed in Finland by Valery Gerasimov and Mark Milli, a subsidiary of Schlumberger will pay a fine due to the supplies of Gazprom Neft - in an RBC review How reviews affect bills Public discussion of bills and other documents on the regulation.gov.ru website can greatly affect their prospects, experts from the Center for Advanced Management De...
The German media holding does not understand what it has to do with the conflict between the Russian TV channel and the American corporation Google,and invites the parties to the dispute to figure everything out on their own The German media holding Deutsche Welle said they were not involved in the dispute between the Russian TV channel RT, YouTube and Google, and all issues should be resolved dir...
Yury Vitrenko Sanctions must be imposed on the Nord Stream 2 operator , Yury Vitrenko, head of the Ukrainian Naftogaz, wrote on Facebook. He made such a statement after Gazprom stopped gas transit to Hungary through Ukrainian territory on October 1. By stopping the transit, Vitrenko acknowledged that Gazprom did not violate the contract. "Gazprom" has the right not to supply gas for transit throug...
Senator Ted Cruz, trying to get Biden to take tougher measures against the Russian gas pipeline, is blocking the approval of candidates for dozens of diplomatic posts,including 59 ambassadors Ted Cruz Republican Senator Ted Cruz is delaying the approval of dozens of candidates for posts in the US State Department , including 59 ambassadors, in an attempt to get the US administration to take toughe...
Zheng Zeguang Speakers of both houses of the British Parliament - the House of Lords and the House of Commons - have banned Chinese Ambassador to the UK Zheng Zeguang from the House of the Legislative Assembly after Beijing imposed sanctions against British MPs. The Guardian writes about it. According to the head of the House of Commons, Lindsey Hoyle, the visit to parliament for the Chinese ambas...
On September 10, Gazprom announced the completion of the construction of Nord Stream 2. The US and Ukraine consider the gas pipeline a threat to European energy security. How Washington imposed restrictions against the pipeline - in RBC video video
John Herbst The United States will impose sanctions against Russia if it annexes Ukraine. This was stated by former US Ambassador to Kyiv John Herbst, RIA Novosti reports. “I believe that indeed Russian aggression is a threat and cannot be ignored. If that happens, I think the United States will impose very serious sanctions,” Herbst said. He noted that the accession of Ukraine could destroy the R...
The United States will impose sanctions against Russia if it annexes Ukraine. This was stated by former US Ambassador to Kyiv John Herbst, RIA Novosti reports. “I believe that indeed Russian aggression is a threat and cannot be ignored. If that happens, I think the United States will impose very serious sanctions,” Herbst said. He noted that the accession of Ukraine could destroy the Russian econo...
In Russia, several sectors of the economy have failed to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. This is stated in the Rosstat estimate of GDP for the second quarter of this year, received by RBC. We are talking about five sectors of the Russian economy: hotels and restaurants - (minus 9.4%); mining — (minus 5.......
Due to the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a new crisis situation has arisen in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the XIII BRICS summit via videoconference. His words are quoted by the Kremlin. According to Putin, the situation in the world is not becoming less tense. Global security is being seriously tested, and long-standing regional conflicts are flaring up with renewed vigor...