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Niger became the fourth of the Sahel Five countries where the military seized power. How the region turned out to be the main zone of instability in Africa and what it threatens, RBC figured out Niamey, NigerHow West Africa became a region of upheaval Niger has become the fourth country in the Sahel region to face an attempted coup since 2......

Безвизововый режим для туристических групп между Россией и Китаем запустился с 1 августа, сообщило МЭР. Но полноценно механизм заработает не раньше сентября, а запуск безвиза в августе больше выгоден Китаю, считают эксперты Безвизовый режим для групповых туристических поездок между Россией и Китаем возобновил работу с 1 августа, сообщили в пресс-службе Минэкономразвития. Поехать в соседнюю страну ...

Aeroflot received RUB 81.68 billion in the first half of 2023. loss against 80.7 billion rubles. net income a year earlier. The company explained this with paper write-offs due to the new accounting standard for aircraft leases. Aeroflot airline received RUB 81.68 billion in the first half of 2023. net loss. A year earlier, the company had 8......

Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar's military authorities have pardoned prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's 78-year-old ex-secretary of state, on five of 19 counts and reduced her sentence by six years, General Zhou Tong, spokesman for the state administrative council, told Eleven Media Group. The term of ousted Myanmar President Win Myint was also reduced by four years. These steps were part of an amn...

Clients of one of the largest banks in the UAE, faced with an asset freeze due to European sanctions, were able to withdraw some of them. Lawyers told RBC about such cases. But this can only be done with US papers and money. A number of Russian investors managed to unfreeze part of the assets on investment accounts with Emirates NBD (the second largest bank in the UAE), three lawyers in internatio...

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Александр Лукашенкоduring a meeting with the Chairman of the Council of the Republic, authorized representative of the HEAD of state for the city of MINSK Natalia Kochanova and the head of the Presidential Administration Igor Sergeenko ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO during the consideration of personnel issues Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin during a visit to the museum and historical park "Island o...

The EU imposed sanctions against five organizations and seven individuals, including the Inforos news agency, the Institute of Russian Abroad, ANO Dialog, the Social Design Agency and the Struktura group of it companies The European Union expanded sanctions against RUSSIA by adding seven more individuals and five legal entities to the document. The document was published in the Official Journal of...

The EU imposed sanctions against five organizations and seven individuals, including the Inforos news agency, the Institute of Russian Abroad, ANO Dialog, the Social Design Agency and the Struktura group of it companies The European Union expanded sanctions against RUSSIA by adding seven more individuals and five legal entities to the document. The document was published in the Official Journal of...

Japan will ban the EXPORT of cars with engines of more than 1.9 liters, hybrids and electric vehicles, as well as yachts, trains, metal and glass products, fabrics, including used clothes, and other goods. From August 9, Japan expands the list of goods whose export to RUSSIA is prohibited. it hit cars with an engine capacity of more than 1.9 liters, the Japanese Ministry of Economy said. The new r...

Relations between RUSSIA and Zimbabwe are developing well, although the countries are under sanctions, President Mnangagwa told RBC. Sanctions on Zimbabwe have been in place for over 20 years Vladimir Putin and Emmerson Dambuzo Mnangagwa (from right to left) Zimbabwe and Russia continue to "strengthen, deepen and expand" contacts with each other. This was stated to RBC by President of the African ...

Western sanctions have not destroyed the Russian economy and there are no prerequisites for its collapse, said US State Department sanctions policy coordinator James O'Brien at a hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “We don’t see [preconditions for] the collapse of [the Russian economy],” O’Brien said, noting that at the start of hostilities in Ukraine, RUSSIA ’s economy was one of t...

The HEAD of the Ministry of Energy announced the reduction of the discount on Urals to Brent to less than $15 per barrel. He also spoke about plans to create a new insurance company for sea transportation of oil together with friendly countries. RUSSIA managed to reduce the discount on the Russianoil to Brent to less than $15 per barrel, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said in an interview with ...

Nine executives of French semiconductor maker Ommic have been detained on charges of selling technology to RUSSIA and CHINA, Le Parisien learned. According to the newspaper, they could face up to 15 years in prison. In France, the leaders of the technology company Ommic were detained on charges of illegal transfer of technology to Russia and China, according to Le Parisien, citing the case file. A...

ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO , June 2022 Alexander Lukashenko, June 2022 12 Topic newsLast year, the HEAD of state stressed in an experimental field in his small homeland in the Shklovsky district that a historic and turning point in agriculture had come. He turned his attention to winter barley. After that, both the media and experts started talking about this crop. Is winter barley capable of making a r...

Foreigners who have received a Russian residence permit will be able to “unblock” money in C accounts, as well as sell Russian securities, the Central Bank said. This mechanism is unlikely to be used to circumvent counter-sanctions, experts say Central Bank of RUSSIA Foreigners with a Russian residence permit (residence permit) can freely sell securities purchased in Russia and not use special C-t...

Kompanion Bank reported that transfers were not available due to sanctions restrictions, and Halyk Bank explained the suspension of work with Unistream with technical work. On July 20, the United States imposed sanctions against the payment system Six banks in Kyrgyzstan have suspended work with the Russian Unistream money transfer system after it came under US sanctions. It is reported by 24.KG. ...

During a meeting on the establishment of port facilities During a meeting between ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO and Vladimir Putin During a conference call on the harvesting campaign During a meeting on the creation of port facilities During a meeting between Alexander Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin During a conference call on the harvesting campaign During a conference on the establishment of port faciliti...

Armenia manages to comply with the rules in the face of anti-Russian sanctions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with AFP, Armenpress reports. “On the issue of sanctions, we are in close contact and cooperating with the EU Special Envoy and the US Representative to ensure that we act as a responsible member of the international community. From the first days, we understood.........

Vulnerable categories will continue to be vaccinated, including people over 18 years of age, who have not had covid-19 and / or have not been vaccinated, the elderly and citizens with chronic diseases The Ministry of HEALTH of RUSSIA proposed to abandon the mass vaccination against COVID-19 in connection with the stabilization of the epidemic situation. The draft order is published on the federal ...

Тиньков называл санкции Лондона против себя ошибкой. По его словам, только при демократии ошибки могут быть исправлены — это и произошло накануне, когда бизнесмена исключили из санкционного списка Олег Тиньков Бизнесмен Олег Тиньков после снятия с него британских санкций отметил, что такое возможно только в демократическом обществе. Пост об этом основатель Тинькофф Банка разместил у себя в Instagr...

The yacht Phi was detained in March 2022. Naumenko, who filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Transport, denied his connection with Putin and noted that he was not under sanctions, so the arrest of the vessel was unjustified. FT named another businessman as the owner of the yacht Phi Yacht A COURT in London upheld the decision to arrest the yacht Phi, which was appealed by the developer Sergei N...

July 21, MINSK . As a result of a conference call on the harvesting campaign held on July 21, President of Belarus ALEXANDER LUKASHENKO gave a number of important instructions, BelTA has learned. Among the topical topics discussed at the event were the issues of financing agricultural organizations, including the purchase of fuel. In this regard, the HEAD of state instructed the government to gath...

The ship Flex Artemis with the products of the Russian company Yamal LNG was waiting for unloading in Argentina, but the authorities did not give permission for it, citing sanctions . The trader stated that the delivery did not violate the current restrictions of the West. Vessel Flex Artemis Argentine authorities have blocked the unloading of a ship carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russi...

Tinkoff Bank, Unistream, Solidarity and Loco-Bank fell under tough US sanctions . RBC figured out how this could affect the financial institutions themselves, as well as the transfers of Russians and migrants abroad On July 20, the day businessman Oleg Tinkov was withdrawn from the UK sanctions , Tinkoff Bank founded by him, whose shareholder ceased to be a shareholder in 2......

Tinkoff Bank called the expected sanctions from the United States and CANADA, which today these countries have imposed against a number of Russian organizations. The company wrote about this in its TELEGRAM channel. “We have been preparing for this turn of events and will do our best to make this news as unnoticed as possible for our clients. Now we are figuring out what impact the sanctions will ...

The gas carrier that arrived at the Argentine terminal was not allowed to unload - the ship again went to sea with cargo on board. The authorities explained that they did not accept it because of the Russian origin of liquefied gas The Argentine government has blocked the unloading of a shipment of Russian-origin liquefied natural gas for state-owned energy company Enarsa, BLOOMBERG reports . Econ...

Australia sanctioned 35 enterprises and 10 individuals, including Belousov, Chernyshenko, Moskalkova, Turchak, General DIRECTOR of the Russian Helicopters holding Lepin and the holding itself, as well as four Belarusian military commanders Penny WongAustralia has imposed new sanctions on RUSSIA, 45 Russian legal entities and individuals fell under them, said Foreign Minister Penny Wong. “Today, Au...

Deputy Prime Minister Golikova proposed to introduce visas from August 1 and add Vietnam , Cambodia and Myanmar to the list of 52 countries whose citizens will be able to get themRussian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with members of the government, supported the introduction of electronic visas from August 1, 2......

RUSSIA and Kyrgyzstan are participating in the EAEU integration process , and Bishkek is interested in further development of this format. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov in response to a question whether Moscow sees risks for trade and economic relations with Kyrgyzstan against the backdrop of possible US sanctions against the republic. The Washingt...