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The countries want to follow the example of Hungary and Slovakia, for which the EC wants to make an exception. A gradual ban on oil supplies is expected to be included in the sixth package of EU sanctions against RUSSIA Bulgaria and the Czech Republic want to follow the example of Hungary and Slovakia and ask the European Commission to exclude them from the embargo on Russian oil, according to the...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

The HRC asked to provide Skolichenko with a special therapeutic diet. The girl's lawyers reported that she had an autoimmune disease - gluten intolerance. The HEAD of the Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeev, asked the Federal Penitentiary Service to provide arrested artist Alexandra Skolichenko with gluten-free meals, according to the HRC website. According to Fadeev, he received appeals stating t...

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...

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 ...

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...

According to a BLOOMBERG source, four European companies have already paid for gas supplies from RUSSIA in rubles. Ten more countries have opened special accounts with Gazprombank. Ten European buyers have already opened special accounts with Gazprombank to pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles, Bloomberg reports citing a source close to Gazprom. According to him, four European companies have alr...

Sasha Skolichenko Artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested for replacing price tags with anti-war stickers at a store in St. Petersburg , will be able to receive a gluten-free package. Interfax was informed about this in the administration of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. “We will accept transfers with gluten-free products. They are not proh...

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...

Administration of the President of Ukraine Ukraine has completed the questionnaire required to join the European Union, Deputy HEAD of the Office of the Ukrainian President Igor Zhovkva said on the air of the 1+1 TV channel. On April 8, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, during her visit to Kyiv, handed over this document to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He promis...

Mario Draghi The proposal to set a ceiling on Russian gas prices is a way to increase sanctions pressure on Moscow and will be discussed at the next meeting of the EU leadership, where it is gaining more support. This was stated by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in an interview with the Corriere della Sera newspaper. “The Italian proposal to cap the price of Russian gas is gaining support and...

Brussels is preparing new restrictions against RUSSIA, including discussing sanctionsagainst Sberbank and the energy sector,reported by Ursula von der Leyen Ursula von der Leyen The European Union is developing the next, sixth package of sanctions against Russia because of the military operation in Ukraine, the HEAD of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in an interview with Bild a...

EU member states are discussing a phased embargo on Russian oil,however, concrete proposals will only be made after the completion of the presidential elections in France The European Union plans to introduce a phased embargo on Russian oil, but negotiations on this will begin no earlier than the end of the presidential election in France, writes The New York Times, citing sources. The second roun...

The EU, as part of the fifth round of sanctions, lifted an exception to the arms embargo relating to old contracts, REUTERS learned. According to him, The European Union has finally closed the possibility of exporting weapons to RUSSIA for its member states, citing diplomats and EU officials, Reuters reported. The European Union imposed an arms embargo in 2......

The European Commission considers paying for gas in rubles a violation of sanctions. The Ministry of Economy of the Netherlands reported that they were ready to stop supplies, but noted that The Dutch government has instructed energy companies to refuse new conditions for the purchase of Russian gas, BLOOMBERG reports citing a representative of the country's Ministry of Economy. He explained that ...

European Commission presented a preliminary legal analysis of the decree of President Vladimir Putin on payments for gas in rubles. They considered it a violation of EU restrictive measures against RUSSIA The European Commission warned the EU countries that paying for gas in rubles, as required by Russia , would be a violation of sanctions, BLOOMBERG reports, citing a source familiar with the find...

The countries of the European Union banned Russian air carriers from flying in their airspace afterhow the Federal Air Transport Agency allowed the operation of aircraft without the sanctions of foreign airlines S7 Airlines was among the 20 air carriers certified in RUSSIA that fell under the EU ban on flights. In addition to S7, Pobeda, Aurora, Yakutia, Ural Airlines, Alrosa, Yamal, NordStar, Aer...

The EU, as part of a new package of sanctions, banned the import and transit of coal from RUSSIA, the EXPORT of printing paper, planting material and other goods important for the Russian market.What consequences this can lead to - in the material of RBC After several days of consultations, the European Union introduced the fifth package of anti-Russian sanctions at the end of last week. it includ...

The new package of sanctions is planned to include options related to oil supplies. The European Commission has previously said The EU is starting work on a sixth package of sanctions that will include an option related to oil, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said ahead of a summit of EU foreign ministers. “The European Commission has made it quite clear that we are starting wor...

Finnish customs detained canvases that were returning from exhibitions in Italy and Japan at the beginning of the week. The country's Foreign Ministry allowed them to be returned to RUSSIA. The Russian Ministry of Culture explained that the exhibits do not fall under sanctionsEuropean Union The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland allowed the return of Russian cultural property detained at the F...

EU diplomats failed to agree on new sanctions against RUSSIA, which were previously proposed by the European Commission, REUTERS reports, citing sources familiar with the negotiations. The agency clarifies that diplomats want to resolve technical issues, including whether the discussed ban on coal supplies will affect existing contracts. How the European Union plans to abandon Russian gas, oil and...

In addition, the import of Russian coal and rubber will be banned. The EU will also ban the EXPORT of semiconductors and high-tech equipment to RUSSIA, The European Commission intends to propose new sanctions against Russia, which include closing borders for Russian cargo carriers, a ban on coal imports and measures against "oligarchs" and their families, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing s...

The European Commission proposes to ban the import of coal, timber, cement, seafood from RUSSIA. Russian ships will be banned from entering European ports. The EU is also exploring the possibility of sanctions against oil imports The EU will ban coal imports from Russia as part of the fifth round of sanctions. This was announced by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, voi...

Proposing a fifth package of sanctions against RUSSIA, the European Commission said that EU countries are discussing the idea of ​​restrictions on the import of Russian oil. According to Ursula von der Leyen, it is possible to use escrow accounts, The European Union is working on additional sanctions against Russia, “including against oil imports,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leye...

The European Commission called on EU countries to freeze the citizenship-for-investment program.In early March, the issuance of "golden passports" to Russians and Belarusians was suspended by Malta The European Commission called on EU countries to cancel all existing schemes for obtaining "golden passports" - obtaining citizenship in exchange for investments, BLOOMBERG reports. The EC has also ask...