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Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano confirmed that Rome had submitted a four-stage plan to the UN on how to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. EU diplomat Josep Borrell said: Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio handed over to UN Secretary General António Guterres a plan developed by Rome for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di ...

Issues of humanitarian assistance to residents of Ukraine, LPR and DPR were discussed by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin and UN Deputy Secretary General Martin Griffiths. The conversation was initiated by the United Nations, the Russian agency said on its website. They also discussed the UN's proposals for global food security. The head of WFP called on Russia to open the ports of Ukraine...

May 20, Minsk. Humanity may face famine on a scale never seen before. This situation threatens global instability in the world, the Baltnews portal writes. After the outbreak of the conflict in Ukraine and the ensuing large-scale sanctions aggression against Moscow, prices for the most important agricultural products - wheat and sunflower oil - began to rise sharply. This should not be surprising,...

According to the vice-president of the European Commission, the agreements concluded with Gazprom clearly spell out the scheme for paying for gas in euros,and the President of Russia violates the agreements with his demands European companies must pay for Russian natural gas exclusively in euros. Frans Timmermans, Vice-President of the European Commission, stated this on ERR. Commenting on reports...

Washington may temporarily lift sanctions on potash fertilizers from Belarus if it allows Ukrainian grain to be exported to Latvia, WSJ sources say. The paper previously reported The US authorities are considering the possibility of lifting the restrictive measures imposed against potash fertilizers produced in Belarus if the official Minsk agrees to the transit of Ukrainian grain through the terr...

China's purchase of Russian oil to replenish its reserves will not violate US sanctions against Moscow. This was stated by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan, reports Reuters. “We have imposed a ban on the supply of Russian oil to the United States, but we have not introduced restrictions on the sale of Russian oil to other countries, so when other ...

Against the backdrop of the food crisis, Russia remains a responsible supplier of energy resources and grain crops, this year a record wheat harvest is predicted in the country, and therefore Moscow can export 25 million tons of grain in the second half of the year. This was stated by Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the topic of conflic...

A modern livestock complex for 3.5 thousand heads of cattle is planned to be built in the Mezhdurechensky district. The project with an investment of 800 million rubles intends to implement the Avrora breeding plant-collective farm. To do this, it is necessary to introduce about 4,300 hectares of abandoned land into agricultural circulation. At a personal meeting, Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov suppor...

Russian McDonald's restaurants will change their sign and will be managed by Kuzbass businessman Alexander Govor.RBC collected five facts about the new owner of the most famous catering chain Alexander Govor (third from left) On Thursday, May 19, the American corporation McDonald's named the buyer of its Russian business - Alexander Govor, one of three local partners whose company GiD opened McDon...

Rosfinmonitoring warned banks about a new way to cash out money through Mir cards using travel cashback. Market participants do not yet understand how widespread the scheme is, In Russia, a new method of cashing out money with the help of tourist cashback has been revealed - travel agencies arrange fictitious trips for figureheads in order to receive a refund from the state. The essence of the sch...

Secretary of Stateurged to take into account the "simple facts": in his opinion, Ukraine may cease to exist if hostilities stop. A similar decision by Russia, Blinken continued, The UN Security Council should avoid calling "all sides" for a ceasefire in Ukraine, because if Ukrainian forces stopped fighting, it would threaten the existence of the country, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said ...

Sony SONY $89.41 +1,96% Buy Nokia NOK$4.83 +0,21% Buy Apple AAPL$139.62 -1,01% Buy Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi reported a 10.2% drop in gross profit for the first quarter of 2022 to 12.7 billion yen. This is evidenced by the financial report of the company. From January to March 2022, Xiaomi's revenue fell by 4.59% to 73.3 billion yen, with an operating loss of 911 million yen against a profit...

The process of Ukraine's accession to the EU may take years, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaking in the Bundestag. So he commented on the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, who expressed a similar point of view, writes Tagesschau. On May 9, Macron said that the process of Ukraine's entry into the union could take "decades." For this reason, he proposed the creation of a "European ...

In Russia, 60% of small and medium-sized companies do not see the current crisis as a time of opportunity for their business, according to the survey. But the proportion of those who do not allow business closures this year, The majority of SMEs (60%) do not see opportunities for their companies in the current crisis. This is evidenced by the results of the April survey conducted as part of the RS...

Anti-Russian sanctionscan cause a food crisis, as they interfere with the normal trade in products, so they should be removed, the head of the WFP responded at the Foreign Ministry,who demanded an end to the blockade of Ukrainian ports Russia can open access to the seaports of Ukraine if the US and the EU lift sanctions from it, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said, TASS reports. So he resp...

Friday, May 20 At 11:00 at the Bylkov Puppet Theatre, a children's performance "Damn-well done" will begin. 0+ At 18:00 , the Rostov Musical Theater will give the opera "Turandot" by Giacomo Puccini. 16+ At 18:30 on the stage of the Gorky Drama Theater, the play "Sheep and Wolves" based on the work of Alexander Ostrovsky will begin. 12+ At 19:......

Industry experts talk about what awaits the advertising market in Russia in the new conditions of 2022 The advertising business is already feeling the consequences of the crisis caused by Western sanctions. The departure of large foreign clients and the blocking of social networks are forcing agencies to look for new sites and rebuild strategies. Industry experts spoke about the forecasts, prospec...

According to Medvedev, if the United States blocks the possibility of paying Russia's public debt, the American holders of debt securities themselves, as well as Russia , will not receive Russian moneymay “not pay at all” Dmitry Medvedev For Russia, a possible ban on the part of the United States from paying debt obligations in dollars will be “not the worst decision,” Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head...

The jump in prices for feed barley due to the Ukrainian crisis and the rise in energy prices caused protests from farmers in Tunisia. This will lead to a rise in the price of a number of livestock products. Trade unions in Tunisia have warned that a wave of multiple price increases and falling purchasing power amid a severe economic crisis could lead to protests that the authorities cannot control...

Representatives of the flower business reported that due to sanctions and complicated logistics, product deliveries are delayed. flower prices, RBC Tatarstan interviewed flower shop market players and enterprises that grow flowers in the republic. Roses on the border Nargiza Akhmadullina, the head of the Flowers Without a Reason salon, said that now the goods are arriving with a delay of several d...

Antonov called the words about the absence of a connection between the sanctions of the West and the global food crisis cunning. A day earlier, Blinken assured that the United Statesdid not impose restrictions on agricultural products and fertilizers International economic and transport sanctions imposed against Russia have a direct impact on the situation on the global food market, said Russian A...

The US Senate approved the candidacy of US Ambassador to Slovakia Bridget Brink for the post of head of the diplomatic mission in Ukraine. The meeting was broadcast by the C-SPAN TV channel. “We have just confirmed Bridget E. Brink as ambassador to Ukraine,” announced Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, noting that the decision was unanimous. Earlier, the US Embassy in Kyiv resumed work .........

Turkey's decision to block Sweden and Finland from joining NATO increases US concerns about Turkey's credibility as an ally, which could influence the decision to supply Ankara with US F-16 fighter jets, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez said, The Washington Post reports. “I hope the administration takes note of this as they look at the F-16,” he said. “You should tell Er...

Ivan Zasursky, head of the department of new media and communication theory at the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, left his post and left the country, noting that he was worried about the climate situation. He announced the sale of his company. Head of the Department of New Media and Communication Theory of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University, member of the Presi...

Alekseevka was shelled for the second time in a day and the third in two days, as well as the village of Tetkino, where a sugar factory was shelled the day before, Governor Roman Starovoit said. According to him, there were no casualties. The village of Tyotkino and the village of Alekseevka in the Glushkovsky district of the Kursk region came under fire, there were no casualties, Governor of the ...

Guterres called for food from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to be allowed on world markets, saying it was the best way to solve the food crisis.Putin has previously blamed the threat of famine on "sanctions obsession" Russian-made food and fertilizers must be allowed on the world markets to solve the food crisis, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the ministerial meeting "Roadmap for Glob...

Mazda Sollers is negotiating the resumption of supplies of components to the plant in Vladivostok, the Sollers Auto press service told RBC. “Like other automakers, Mazda Sollers is currently experiencing a shortage of components, which is caused by a break in supply chains - the supply of components to the plant has been temporarily suspended,” the company said. The company also extended the fully...

The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) called on G7 countries to help prevent future food shortages as the Ukraine crisis cuts food supplies, raises prices to record highs and threatens already vulnerable countries in Africa and Asia. “We need to actively seek and find ways to fill potential future gaps in global markets by working together to promote sustain...

Deutsche Bank stopped working with a number of large Russian banks, closing their correspondent accounts, RBC learned. Such actions can lead to problems with transfers abroad. The German Deutsche Bank has terminated relations with a number of Russian banks that had correspondent accounts in euros opened with it. RBC was told about this by two sources in the financial market. Deutsche Bank in mid-M...

Idle time at AvtoVAZ was extended until May 27.It was introduced due to a shortage of components AvtoVAZ extended the downtime for some employees for another week, it will be valid from May 23 to May 27, according to the group of the trade union organization of the enterprise on VKontakte. Downtime is introduced due to the lack of components. It is set for employees who are not involved in "urgent...