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In May, the number of Russian tourists visiting Turkey dropped sharply, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.He linked this to the promises of opposition presidential candidate Kılıçdaroğlu to join the sanctions against Moscow. Turkey's united opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said that if he wins, Ankara will join the sanctions against Moscow, the number of tourists coming to...

During the year, non-residents conducted 200 transactions for the sale of Russian businesses, 5 of them with a check of more than $400 million. Their departure increases the debt burden of buyers, increases the risks of banks, and can also put pressure on the foreign exchange market,count in the Central Bank Since the beginning of the crisis, from March 2......

The company that transported Russian oil will lose the certification of 21 vesselsoiland is suspected of violating sanctions.Previously, some of its tankers lost their American Club insurance. The Indian company Gatik Ship Management will lose the certification of 21 ships from the British company Lloyd's Register from June 3, Reuters reports, citing information from the certification company. “Ll...

Roszdravnadzor ruled out a shortage of contact lenses in Russia and emphasized that Johnson & Johnson notified the suspension of supplies of only one model of lenses.In total, there are 134 names of lenses in the state register The decision of the American Johnson & Johnson to suspend the supply of one model of contact lenses will not affect the satisfaction of patient demand in Russia, Roszdravna...

The day before, State Duma deputies supported the need to introduce a ban on the passage of Polish trucks across Russia. Volodin explained this as a response to the unfriendly policy of Warsaw. Polish trucks will be allowed to travel through the territory of the Kaliningrad region, head of the region Anton Alikhanov said in his telegram channel. The authorities of the region have worked out this i...

Segezha Group has sold seven paper packaging plants in Europe for about €100 million, said its head Mikhail Shamolin.Now her former "daughter" must repay the debt for this amount to the Segezha Pulp and Paper MillMikhail Shamolin The amount of the transaction for the sale of Segezha Packaging, which unites seven paper packaging plants in Europe, amounted to about €1......

replace Druzhbaby 2025. According to CTC, The Czech oil company Mero and the Italian concern TAL have entered into an agreement to expand the capacity of the transalpine oil pipeline to replace supplies via the Druzhba, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Twitter. “The Czech Republic will be dependent on oil supplies via the Russian Druzhba pipeline for another three years. However, already fr...

To overcome the protracted political crisis, the leading Bulgarian parties have agreed that their representatives will head the governmentaccording to the principle of rotation and in nine months Nikolay Denkov will be replaced by Maria GabrielTandem in BulgarianTandem in BulgarianTandem in BulgarianTandem in BulgarianTandem in Bulgarian Following the results of the fifth parliamentary elections i...

Uniqlo's McDonald's suspended businessin Russia in March 2022, but has not yet submitted an application to the government commission for the sale of the business, said Yevtukhov, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. He reminded The Japanese clothing retail chain Uniqlo may put its business up for sale following the example of McDonald's, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Y...

The Russian financial sector is stepping up cooperation with Iran - Tehran announced that Elvira Nabiullina is going to visit the country. RBC figured out how this could affect banks, Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina will arrive in Tehran on May 23, Tasnim reported, citing Iranian Central Bank Deputy Governor Mohsen Karimi. According to him, the head of the Russian Central Bank wil...

sanctions against Russia.The reason is the dissatisfaction of a number of states with the inclusion of their companies in the Ukrainian list of "war sponsors"Why the EU is delaying new sanctions On May 22, in Brussels, a two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the countries of the European Union began, one of the goals of which is to agree on the 11th sanctions package against Russia. On the first...

Western countries have taken an unconstructive position on issues that Russia considers important for extending the grain deal, Peskov said. According to him, this is indicated, in particular, The refusal of Western countries to connect Rosselkhozbank to the banking SWIFT messaging system should be considered a factor that makes it difficult to extend the grain deal. This was stated to journalists...

The architecture of the UN Security Council was intended to become a global defense system, but the Russian military operation and the coronavirus pandemic showed that the structure failed in its task,said the head of the organizationAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio GuterresAntonio Guterres The UN Security Council and the Bretton Woods system ...

Tokyo to ban exportsand providing services to 80 Russian organizations associated with the military, according to the Nikkei. Besides, Japan will impose new sanctions against 80 organizations associated with the Russian Armed Forces, writes Nikkei, citing the Japanese government . These organizations will be banned from exporting, as well as from providing them with engineering and architectural s...

US President Joe Biden has nominated James O'Brien, coordinator of the sanctions policy department, to the post of assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, the White House press service reports. The person holding this position oversees issues related, among other things, to relations with Russia. O'Brien's nomination has yet to be approved by the US Senate. Before him, this...

The US can harm its own long-term goals when it imposes sanctions on Russia, said Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador to Washington. His words are given in the telegram channel of the Russian diplomatic mission. “The United States seeks to put pressure not only on the Russian Federation, but also on developing states. To strike a blow at Russia's recently actively expanding ties with the so-called...

Building of the Prosecutor General's Office The Canadian government has imposed sanctions against the Prosecutor General's Office and the Ministry of Education of Russia. A message about this was published on the website of the government of the country. In addition, Canada has imposed sanctions against the governor of the Moscow region Andrey Vorobyov and human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalk...

The United States has imposed sanctions against Russian universities and research institutes that specialize in the extraction of natural resources, according to the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury. The sanctions list includes St. Petersburg Mining University and its rector Vladimir Litvinenko, Russian State University of Oil and Gas. THEM. Gubkina, Russia...

In total , Moscow denied entry to 500 Americans in response to "regular anti-Russian sanctions imposed by the Joe Biden administration, which are called, according to the plan of Washington,inflict maximum damage on Russia"Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Obama Russia has banned entry to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, according ...

The contract of the Tbilisi City Hall with the Metrovagonmash company will be terminated due to sanctions. This is stated in a message published on the website of the city administration. “Georgia is applying international financial sanctions . Consequently, the Tbilisi City Hall does not intend to cooperate with the company that fell under the sanctions, and the contract with Metrovagonmash will ...

The introduction of the “Sustainable Tourism” program instead of the “covid security” programs does not imply the emergence of new restrictions for tourists, Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry, told RBC. The introduction of a new tourism safety program after the lifting of restrictions in force during the COVID-19 pandemic was previously announced by the Presiden...

Yerevan Brandy Factory, which produces Ararat brandy, will stop supplyingalcohol to Russia, reported the Ministry of Economy of Armenia. The owner of the plant, the French Pernod Ricard, had previously suspended exports .alcohol in RussiaView of the building of the Yerevan brandy factory "Ararat"View of the building of the Yerevan brandy factory "Ararat"View of the building of the Yerevan brandy f...

On May 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the extension of the grain deal for two months, and also called for the “distortions” in the execution of the deal to be corrected as quickly as possible. According to the Ukrainian ambassador to Turkey, The grain deal, which was previously announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry for a two-month extension, does not take into account Russia's requ...

Restrictions will be in effect for six months and may be extended. US authorities explained the freeze of Smartavia privileges by ongoing export control violations The United States has temporarily canceled export privileges for Smartavia, according to a statement on the website of the country's Department of Commerce. The reason was "continued violations of export controls" imposed on Russia. The...

Kadyrov previously said that the SBU staged the kidnapping of his stallion Zaza from the Czech Republic and demanded a ransom of $18,000. According to the head of Chechnya, at the border, his people simply took the horse from the Ukrainian special services,while they were "sorting things out"Ramzan Kadyrov with horse ZazuRamzan Kadyrov with horse ZazuRamzan Kadyrov with horse ZazuRamzan Kadyrov wi...

Brussels, as part of a new package of sanctions, may take measures to help European companies leave the Russian market.New restrictions will affect 100 individuals and legal entities The 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia will include 100 individuals and legal entities, according to EUobserver. In total, since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine , within the framework of restrictions ...

Doctors cited strong anti-vaccination propaganda as one of the main problems that contributed to the increase in the number of measles infections in Russia. These are the poll results Мощная пропаганда со стороны антипрививочников, по мнению трети опрошенных врачей (33,4%), является одной из основных проблем, способствовавших росту числа заражений корью в России. Также значительное влияние на рост...

Vector took measures “to suppress the revealed facts” of violations of the law on corruption, the Rospotrebnadzor reported.Earlier it became known about the dismissal of the CEO of this scientific center MaksyutovRinat Maksyutov The head of the Novosibirsk scientific center "Vector" Rinat Maksyutov was fired due to violations of the law on combating corruption and conflict of interest, according t...

The owner of 215 KFC restaurants in Russia, the Polish holding AmRest, has announced the sale of its business to the Russian company Smart Service, which develops the Rostic's brand.The deal amounted to €100 million The owner of the KFC franchise in Russia, the Polish holding AmRest, has closed a deal to sell the business to the Russian company Smart Service, according to a message on the AmRest w...

Kommersant, citing the IAC report on flight safety, writes that last year the number of accidents and disasters per 1 million flights reached the lowest values,and the passenger turnover of Russian airlines decreased by only 6% The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) noted the improvement in flight safety in Russia, despite Western sanctions . The number of accidents and catastrophes per 1 million...