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The expectation of Western countries that sanctions would ruin the Russian economy did not materialize, says President Vladimir Putin. According to him, The sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia are thoughtless and insane, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his speech at SPIEF. The event will be broadcast on RBC. Putin pointed out that the speed with which they were intro...

According to the diplomat, Russian grain will not be removed from sanctions, since Western banks,insurance companies and trade institutions are "intimidated" and refuse any cooperation with Russia Sanctions exemptions for exports of food and fertilizers from Russia are illusory, since in fact Western institutions refuse any cooperation. This was announced in an article for the National Interest by...

Olaf Scholz Sanctions against Russia in connection with the situation around Ukraine will remain in effect until Moscow reaches a “fair agreement” with Kiev, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on the air of the ARD TV channel, Welt reports. He noted that only Ukraine can decide what is fair for it, and Western countries will not push it to conclude an agreement with Russia. “No one in Europe can o...

According to the presidential press secretary, the only way to normalize relations with the United Stateswould be Washington's rejection of the policy of hegemonism Dmitry Peskov The only way to normalize relations between Russia and the United States can be Washington's rejection of hegemony and the understanding that Moscow will not become anyone's vassal. This was stated in an interview with RI...

Riga previously imported 90% of the required volume of gas from Russia, but the decision not to continue purchases will not be reconsidered, Karins said.He also called for a change in NATO's defense strategy and an increase in arms supplies to Kyiv. Latvia does not intend to resume gas imports from Russia, despite the difficulties after the refusal of supplies; a way should be found to impose sanc...

Sportmaster bought Go Sport in 2019. On April 27, the Polish authorities put Go Sport on the sanctions list along with 35 companies from Russia and Belarus. According to the newspaper, Sportmaster may close its Polish sports goods network Go Sport, for which the group paid an estimated €40 million three years ago, Kommersant reports, citing sources in the retail market. Sportmaster bought Go Sport...

Dmitry Peskov Russia and its friendly countries are looking for new ways to interact against the background of the imposition of sanctions and the emergence of other risks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with TASS. “The situation is not easy, it can rather be described as difficult in terms of this unprecedented economic war. But there is no evil without good. This situation ...

June 13, Minsk. The nature and density of news from Warsaw regarding Kyiv suggests that Poland has entered an active phase of development of Ukraine. This is stated in an article by Russian political scientist, historian Veronika Krasheninnikova, published on the agency's website.Poland has become one of the main newsmakers in recent months - almost a day without news. The other day it became know...

The President of Ukraine signed a decree imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russian government ministers on June 9. Almost all rectors of Russian universities also fell under the restrictions. 00:00 Advertisement 00:00 00:00 / 00:00 You can skip ads through More VideoMore VideoMore Video Russia will not react to Ukrainian sanctions against Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian government...

Against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, the food situation in the world is expected to worsen, which will lead to both a shortage of raw materials and their rise in price, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) believes. These problems will begin in 2023, the number of hungry people in the world will increase by 13.7 million people. This forecast was voiced by the leading economi...

In the list of organizations affected by the new sanctionsThe European Union, the National Settlement Depository, three Russian banks were disconnected from SWIFT.The restrictions also affected a number of suppliers of the Ministry of Defense View of the building of the National Settlement Depository of the Russian Federation The European Union has included the National Settlement Depository in th...

Washington's decision to expand anti-Russian sanctions will affect food security around the world, as well as the situation within the United States. This was announced on his Telegram page by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. The Russian ambassador called the imposition of sanctions a "vicious" practice. Such measures, according to Antonov, will aggravate the state of affai...

Building of the National Bank of Ukraine The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) decided to raise the discount rate two and a half times - from 10 to 25%. The message about the increase was published on June 2 on the website of the Ukrainian regulator. The report states that the bank considered several possible scenarios for the development of events and decided that in the current conditions it is nec...

Pork exporters from the European Union sold significantly fewer products to third-country buyers in the first quarter of 2022 than in the same period last year. The culprit was China 's import demand , which has now fallen again. According to the EU Commission, a total of 1.14 million tonnes of pork, including by-products, were exported to third countries by the 27 member states, excluding trade ....

The draft of new sanctions against Russia provides for a partial embrago on oil supplies from Russia to the EU - by sea, Reuters reported with reference to the draft document. Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be able to receive oilin "Friendship" Representatives of the EU countries could not agree on a complete embargo on Russian oil supplies to European countries, but agreed on a ban...

According to him, the sanctionsagainst Moscow "was not written overnight" and introduced quickly enough, so they are unlikely to be removed at the same speed.Previously, Western politicians called the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine a condition for lifting sanctions. Western countries have long been preparing to impose sanctions against Russia, so they are unlikely to be lifted, Foreign Minister...

According to the head of the British Foreign Office, the allies must be adamant in military assistance to Ukraine and sanctions against Russia. "Now we can't take our foot off the pedal" British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, during a visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, intends to warn the allies against trying to "appease" Russia, follows from her speech, which she is going to deliver to the armed for...

In Europe, they are calling on Ukraine to surrender territories in the south and east to Russia “for the sake of peace,” but Kyiv, as Podolyak said, will not participate in such discussions. He added, Some Western politicians are offering Kyiv to cede part of the territory to Moscow in order to stop the Russian military operation, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the Presiden...

It is "emotionally painful" for Kiev to negotiate with Moscow, the Foreign Minister said, but expressed Ukraine's readiness to "control emotions" if this leads to peace. The parties suspended negotiations in May Kyiv has no preconditions for resuming diplomatic talks with Moscow, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to him, it is “emotio...

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that African countries take an objective position on the situation in Ukraine,and called on "African friends" to demand that the West lift sanctions against Moscow Sergey Larov The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Larov, called on African countries to demand that the West lift the sanctions imposed against Russia . The minister said this wh...

Gene Raimondo The goal of US sanctions is to stop hostilities in Ukraine, including by depriving Russia of the benefits of participating in the global economy, US Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The broadcast of the discussion with her participation is available on the forum website. “They must be denied the benefits of a global economy and...

Poland is disappointed that Germany did not keep its promise to supply Leopard tanks to replace the equipment sent to Ukraine, Duda said. The German Foreign Ministry assured in response The German government broke its promise to supply Poland with Leopard tanks to replace military equipment sent to Ukraine, Warsaw is “very disappointed” with this situation, Polish President Andrzej Duda told Die W...

How are the trials of the military involved in hostilities,volunteers and war criminals On May 20, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the capture of 2,439 Ukrainian soldiers who were previously blocked at Azovstal. On the same day, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, the last group of fighters of the Ukrainian volunteer national regiment "Azov" (its symbols are recognized as extremis...

The Ministry of Finance proposed to simplify the requirements for IT companies applying for tax incentives - this will increase the number of participants in the tax maneuver. But how will the falling ₽20 billion from the budget be compensated, The Ministry of Finance proposed to simplify the criteria for obtaining benefits as part of the tax maneuver: accredited IT companies with a share of incom...

A third of the respondents answered that the quality of sausages had fallen in Russia (33%), about a quarter (25%) reported that canned food had changed for the worse. The top five also included dairy products, In Russia, the quality of sausages, canned food and dairy products has deteriorated, follows from the results of a study conducted by the Center for the Study of Consumer Behavior (CIPP) of...

Bulgaria expects that the European Commission will give additional instructions on the issue of paying for Russian gas in rubles. At the end of April, Sofia refused to comply with Moscow's demands, Bulgaria will hold talks with the European Commission in the coming days and discuss with its representatives Russia's demand to pay for gas in rubles, Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov told BTV. “This ...

The Turkish President saidthat instead of participating in the “show” to resolve the situation in Ukraine, Ankara provided concrete assistance to Kyiv and clearly expressed support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey has made a real effort to bring peace to Ukraine, instead of participating in a "show" for a settlement, said President Recep Tayy...

The main center of resistance of the Ukrainian military in Mariupol, the Azovstal steel plant, was taken. For complete control over the Donbass, it is necessary to capture several more large cities, which could take months, the expert believes The main results of the third month of the operation Almost three months after the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense ...

Three months later, Russian airlines may begin to disassemble part of foreign aircraft for spare parts, the agency writes. Kommersant wrote, Stocks of spare parts for aircraft of Russian airlines will last for three months. Bloomberg gave such an assessment of specialists in the IBA aviation industry. In their opinion, in three months, Russian airlines can begin to dismantle aircraft for spare par...

On May 19, 2022, on the day of the 100th anniversary of the Soviet pioneers, a bill was submitted to the State Duma of the Russian Federation on the creation of a public movement for children and youth "Big Change", which should become the largest in Russia. According to the document, the structure of the new organization will resemble the pioneers - the authorities will create regional and local ...