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The Prime Minister of Italy believes that European companies can pay for gas in rubles without violating the sanctions, as there has not yet been an official explanation.Earlier, German VNG agreed to pay for Russian gas through Mario Draghi's Gazprombank account. Germany, which is the largest importer of Russian gas, has already paid for fuel supplies in rubles, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi...

According to the head of the German Foreign Ministry, economic dependence on Russia "does not lead to security,"Therefore, Germany will completely abandon Russian energy sources in the future Annalena Burbock In the future, Germany will completely and forever refuse energy carriers from Russia. This was stated at a joint conference with the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba by t...

Olaf Scholz Russia leaves Germany no choice but to supply weapons to Ukraine. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the congress of the Association of German Trade Unions, reports Münchner Merkur. “[Russian President Vladimir] Putin leaves us no other choice,” he said. According to Scholz, the Russian leader has endangered peace in Europe, and therefore Berlin is helping Kyiv. The Ge...

Germany, France, Italy and other G7 countries will refuse oil from Russia, the leaders said in a joint statement. They made it after an online meeting with Zelensky. All G7 countries (G7: Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Japan and the United States ) have agreed to phase out Russian oil imports or follow the United States in an embargo to reduce Russian budget revenues, the White Hou...

According to Reuters, the decision to impose an embargo slows down the concerns of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria.It will be discussed again on May 5 The ambassadors of the EU member states did not reach an agreement on an embargo on Russian oil , they will try to agree on it again on Thursday, May 5, a Reuters source reports. The interlocutor of the agency indicated that Bulga...

The German Chancellor said that no one can be sure that Russiawill not attack other countries, and assuredthat Berlin will support the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO as part of strengthening the defense strategy of Europe Olaf Scholz Germany will support the decision of Sweden and Finland to join NATO, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine "forced Europe to strengthen its defense strate...

German Chancellor Scholz said that he could not visit Kyiv because of Ukraine's refusal to accept President Steinmeier. According to him, Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "an offended liver sausage" after he called the refusal of the Ukrainian authorities to receive German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier an obstacle to his visit to Kyiv. Spiegel ...

The European Union may adopt the sixth package of sanctions against Russia at the next meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, said the head of European diplomacy Borrell.The next meetings of the Council are scheduled for May 10 and 16 Josep Borrell The European Union will introduce the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which, among other things, will provide for the disconnection of n...

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, ...

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 ...

According to Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili, the EU countries are unanimous in paying for gas supplies in euros or dollars,because contracts cannot be violated "just like that" EU countries are unanimous in paying Russia gas contracts in euros or dollars, France's Minister of Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili told BFMTV. “Contracts cannot be broken just like that, so we will...

About 150 people tried to disrupt the speech of German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany, Zeit reports, citing police. During a speech in Ahrensburg to an audience of 1,000 people, Burbock spoke out in support of the supply of heavy weapons to Ukraine. After that, the protesters tried to disrupt the minister's speech by turning on the ...

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...

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 head of the German Wintershall sees in Russia's actions in Ukraine a turning point and the end of an era of intense and long economic cooperation between Moscow and Berlin. The company wrote off Russia-related assets by €1, Russia has crossed red lines in partnerships with European companies and it is no longer possible to “continue business as usual” with it, said Mario Mehren, head of the Ge...

Scholz "lost precious time" in the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine and lost public confidence,says Friedrich Merz, leader of the opposition CDU party Friedrich Merz Friedrich Merz, chairman of the opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU), criticized German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's policy towards Ukraine in an interview with Bild. “What we are doing is not enough [to support Ukraine] anyway. A...

Germany will need additional funds to mitigate the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions and military operations in Ukraine for the German economy Germany will increase planned loans by almost €40 billion this year in order to mitigate the consequences of the military operation in Ukraine and anti-Russian sanctions on its economy, Bloomberg writes, citing sources. After that, Germany's net debt w...

. 50% of German gas comes from Russia, while there is nothing to replace these volumes, the petrochemical concern claims. They suggested that they would reduce production if the embargo on Russian gas was sharp Russia supplies Germany with half of all the gas the country needs, and so far these volumes cannot be replaced by gas from other sources, Izvestia writes with reference to the press servic...

At the same time, the minister notedthat the number of Ukrainians arriving in Germany from Poland by train has decreased by more than three times compared to the peak at the beginning of hostilities Germany will not limit the number of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the country, German Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Volker Wissing said in an interview with RND. “There is no such ...

In Moscow, the police came to the concert of pianist Alexei Lyubimov, who performed works by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov. According to eyewitnesses, the reason was a report of mining 00:00 Advertisement 00:00 00:00 / 00:00 You can skip ads through More VideoMore VideoMore Video In Moscow, the police came to the concert of pianist Alexei Lyubimov and singer Yana Ivanilova "Songs after ti...

The director of the Institute of German Economics suggested that this could happen no sooner than in two years.Earlier, the head of EU diplomacy announced similar terms for Europe to refuse Russian gas Germany will depend on Russian gas for at least another two years, says Michael Hüter, director of the Institute for German Economics in Cologne, writes Handelsblatt. In an interview with Welt, he w...

The head of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin instructed to conduct an investigation after the desecration of the memorial to Soviet soldiers in Berlin, the press service of the department reported. “Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation A.I. Bastrykin instructed the Main Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee to establish all the ...

The Minister of Economy said that the restrictions would affect the financial sector and technology. According to him, The fifth package of EU sanctions against Russia may be adopted as early as next week, German Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Problems Robert Habeck said on ZDF. According to him, new restrictions may affect the financial sector and technological prod...

European politicians cited reports of casualties among residents of the Ukrainian city of Bucha as the basis for tightening sanctions.Annalena Burbock The European Union will tighten sanctions against Russia due to the military operation in Ukraine and will strengthen support for Kiev in defense matters. This was announced on Twitter by German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock. The need to strengt...

The number of Ukrainian refugees arriving in the EU is approaching 4 million, and individual countries of the community are beginning to ask for financial and logistical assistance from Brussels.About their problems with the acceptance of Ukrainians - in the material of RBC Warsaw and Berlin asked for assistance from the European Commission Since the beginning of the Russian military special opera...

Berlin will have to spend more on energy imports after reducing its dependence on supplies from Russia, the chancellor said. At the same time, the embargo on Russian energy should not be harsh, he added. Germany's decision to become independent of energy supplies from Russia will mean more spending in the country's energy sector, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with ARD television. Sch...

Russia has been hit with the largest number of sanctions in history. What is an embargo, why are they introduced and what consequences do they cause,Russia ranks first in the world In this article: What is an embargo Consequences of the oil embargo for Russia What is an embargo An embargo is a ban on the import or export of any goods, services, currency and other valuables to a particular country....

Norilsk Nickel and UC Rusal fixed nickel and aluminum prices in Russia amid volatility on world markets. This recommendation was given to them by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Norilsk Nickel accounts for less than 10% of sales in Russia, After the Ministry of Industry and Trade recommended that metallurgists set "transparent" prices on the domestic market, Norilsk Nickel, one of the world's ...

The German Chancellor urged to pay attention to the impact of anti-Russian sanctions on the economy of European countries, assuring that Berlin is moving towards achieving independence from Russian oil suppliesand gas Olaf Scholz Sanctions against Russia should be viewed from the point of view of the "reverse effect" on the development opportunities of the economies of the countries that adopt the...

In Kaliningrad pharmacies, there is a shortage of drugs based on L-thyroxine for people with thyroid diseases. RBC Kaliningrad was told about this by several readers at once. Kaliningraders faced the inability to buy "Eutiroks" and "L-Thyroxin" already last week. RBC correspondent Kaliningrad visited more than ten different network and non-chain pharmacies in different districts of the regional ce...