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Support rises in Slovakia for sanctions-critical former prime minister
Robert Fico, the former Slovak prime minister, now heads the party that leads polls in popular support. Fico has repeatedly criticized anti-Russian sanctions,and now providing assistance to UkraineRobert Fico (left) In Slovakia, support for the Smer party, led by former Prime Minister Robert Fico, has grown, Bloomberg writes, citing the results of an opinion poll by AKO. The survey was conducted f...
Russia increased supplies of platinum to China by almost 300 times
In January-February 2023 Russiaincreased supplies of platinum to China by 279 times, up to 1.67 tons, palladium - by 8.5 times (up to 2.72 tons). The head of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin said, According to the General Administration of Customs of China , in January-February 2023, imports of platinum from Russia to China increased by 279 times compared to the same period last year in physical te...
The United States allowed restrictions against diamonds mined in Russia The United States may propose to the G7 to introduce the need for importers to confirm the non-Russian origin of diamonds. Sanctions
against the industry are already being discussed,Diamond mining ALROSA came under Washington restrictions last year As part of the new G7 sanctions against Russia, importers may be required to confirm the non-Russian origin of diamonds, the industry publication Rapaport reports, citing a summary of the report by the head of the US State Department's Sanctions Coordination Unit, James O'Brien. The ...
Analysts have predicted a doubling of the volume of replacement bonds in the market
If the norm on the mandatory replacement of Eurobonds is adopted, the volume of such currency securities on the Russian market could double, ACRA estimated. On the one hand, this can put pressure on prices, The total volume of the market for corporate replacement bonds denominated in foreign currency may grow to $25-3......
A ship with Russian fertilizers was detained in the Finnish port
A ship carrying 20 thousand tons of fertilizers was detained in Finland due to suspicionthat they belong to a person on the EU sanctions listView of the port of Kotka In the port of Kotka in southern Finland, a ship was detained with fertilizers, which, according to local authorities, are associated with a "Russian oligarch" who is under EU sanctions, reports Yle. The cargo ship Smew is now anchor...
London corrected a mistake in the sanctions against the first deputy director of the FSB
London, justifying the restrictions against Sergei Korolev, stated,that he "benefits from the support of the Russian government" The British authorities have edited the sanctions list, removing from it a duplicate entry about the first deputy director of the FSB, Sergei Korolev, follows from a document on the website of the government of the United Kingdom. Korolev previously appeared on the sanct...
The FT has learned about the decision to postpone the increase in the retirement age in Britain
The UK authorities have postponed plans to raise the retirement age to 68. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing government sources. Now in the kingdom, both women and men retire at 66. The reform was planned to be carried out in 2037-2039. The ministers decided to delay the decision due to a possible backlash from middle-aged voters - that is, those who will reach retirement age by the...
Bulgaria allowed Kozloduy NPP to purchase equipment in Russia
NPP KozloduyNPP KozloduyNPP Kozloduy The Bulgarian Cabinet of Ministers, as an exception, allowed the Kozloduy nuclear power plant to purchase the necessary equipment and materials from Russia, Energy Minister Rosen Hristov said, according to the Novosti 247 portal. “We are talking about emergency parts, services and materials for which we have not yet found other suppliers. We continue the proces...
Bolton announced the formation of the Russia-China axis
Both countries regard their relationship as an "alliance without borders", which is becoming a real problem for the West,Donald Trump's former national security aide Russia and China are forming an axis, which is becoming a real problem for the West, John Bolton, former US national security adviser to former US President Donald Trump, said in an interview with The Telegraph. “I believe that a Russ...
Ukrainian court sentences Maidanov in absentia
A Ukrainian court sentenced 20 Russian deputies in absentia.They were accused of encroaching on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine and sentenced to 15 years in prison.Denis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanovDenis maidanov A Ukrainian court has sentenced 2......
What Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed on in Moscow Russia and China do not intend to slow down the pace of rapprochement, follows from the statements of the leaders of the two countries. What did Vladimir Putin agree on?
and Xi Jinping - in the material of RBCXi Jinping and Vladimir PutinXi Jinping and Vladimir PutinXi Jinping and Vladimir PutinXi Jinping and Vladimir PutinXi Jinping and Vladimir Putin How did the high-level meeting go? Tuesday was the highlight of Xi Jinping's three-day state visit to Russia. It began with a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the White House. Tam Xi said that he inv...
Russia extended the decision to cut oil production until July
In March, Russiareduced production "voluntarily" by 500 thousand barrels. per day. Now, Novak said, The decision to voluntarily reduce oil production in Russia by 500 thousand barrels. per day will be valid until June 2023 inclusive. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, his words were conveyed to RBC by the press service. In early February 2......
The Kremlin called McFaul's scheme to lift sanctions against businessmen frivolous Former US
Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul proposed lifting sanctionsfrom Russian businessmen,who will condemn the military operation and donate half of their fortune to UkraineMichael McFaulMichael McFaulMichael McFaulMichael McFaulMichael McFaul Russian businessmen who work and earn income in Russia are unlikely to take seriously the proposal to lift Western sanctions in exchange for condemning the mil...
Rosbank spoke about the possibility of sending transfers in yuan
after sanctions. But to transfer money abroad, in particular in yuan, Rosbank lost part of the correspondent accounts opened in banks of friendly countries in local currency after falling under sanctions. This was announced at a briefing on the results of the disclosure of the financial results of the bank by its chairman of the board Natalia Voevodina. “There were certain nostro accounts [in frie...
"Pragmatic peacemaker" and best friend: world media about Xi's visit to Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on a three-day visit. Formerly Chinapresented his peace plan for Ukraine.How the world media assess the arrival of the Chinese leader in Russia - in the RBC review The Guardian, UK “Xi is well aware of the stakes of his visit. It will be widely interpreted as a show of support for Putin, whom Xi calls his best friend. But Xi will also want to show.......
Rosbank's profit fell by 75% in 2022
Rosbank, which changed ownership and fell under sanctionsin 2022, reported financial results for the first time since the crisis began. He managed not to lose The net profit of Rosbank under IFRS in 2022 amounted to 4.9 billion rubles, having decreased by 75% compared to the result of 2021 (19.6 billion rubles), follows from the message of the credit institution received by RBC. The group's net in...
Germany: meat exports decreased by 19.3% over the past five years
In particular, pork exports have declined markedly over the past five years. In 2022, pork (just under 1.5 million tons) accounted for just over half (50.5%) of German meat exports. From 2017 to 2022, the amount of meat exported decreased by just over one-fifth (-20.4%). Beef exports fell 11.4% over the same period to just over 254,......
Amazon announced the dismissal of 9 thousand employees
Online retailer Amazon will cut about 9,000 employees, CEO Andy Jesse has announced. The reductions will primarily affect the structure of the AWS cloud platform, the People, Experience and Technology (PXT) division, which deals with personnel issues, as well as the advertising department and the Twitch division. Dismissing workers, according to Jesse, will begin in the coming weeks. Amazon began ...
EU imposes sanctions against Iranian imam and judge
The EU Council imposed sanctions on eight individuals and one organization from Iran, whom it considered involved in the violation of human rights in the country. This was reported on the website of the Council. The restrictions, which include freezing assets, restricting access to funds and economic resources, banning entry and other measures, include: Vahid Jalili, Head of the Culture and Politi...
Biden demanded declassification of intelligence data on the origin of COVID
US President Joe Biden has signed a law that requires the administration to declassify some intelligence about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the White House press service reports. Biden recalled that in 2021 he instructed the US intelligence community to "use all the tools at its disposal" to investigate the emergence of the virus, and now this work continues. “We need to understand th...
Turkey draws up list of goods banned for export to Russia
Turkey stops transit of goods subject to sanctionsWest of goods from March 1 and distributed among its companies a list of "prohibited". Previously, the West put pressure on Ankara, The Turkish authorities have distributed among companies a list of goods whose export to Russia is prohibited, Reuters reports citing the head of the Istanbul Association of Exporters of Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals, ...
Excessive demand for visas to China has been recorded in
Russia,writes editionThe building of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in MoscowThe building of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in MoscowThe building of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in MoscowThe building of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in MoscowThe building of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Moscow Two days after the resu...
MakSim apologized for disrupting the concert in Sochi
Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova) Singer MakSim (real name - Marina Abrosimova) apologized for disrupting her concert, which took place the day before in Sochi. The artist published her appeal in the telegram channel. “It’s not easy for me to write this text, but I sincerely apologize to everyone who let me down yesterday — those who prepared the concert, my team, and most importantly, you, my bel...
Reuters learned of the consultations of the US authorities with Buffett on the crisis
The discussion was focused on the fact that billionaire Buffett can invest in the US regional banking sector,clarifies BloombergWarren Buffett Employees of the administration of US President Joe Biden held consultations with the founder of the financial holding Berkshire Hathaway, billionaire Warren Buffett regarding the banking crisis in the United States. It is reported by Reuters, citing a sour...
Singer MakSim became ill during the concert
Singer MakSim (Marina Abrosimova) became ill during a concert in Sochi, doctors are helping her, her press secretary Yana Bogushevskaya told RIA Novosti. The concert as part of the singer's tour "I Will Live" was held at the Rose Hall. Director MakSim Pavel Nazarov stressed that the speech was prepared properly. Due to the deterioration of the singer's health, the concert was stopped. All tickets ...
SCMP Reports China's Disneyland Ticket Fraud Scheme
Owners of the Magic Access pass, which allows its holders to visit Disneyland all year round, have begun renting it out to other people amid the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in China, writes the South China Morning Post. The situation began to be actively discussed after a clip appeared on Douyin (the version of the TikTok social network for mainland China ) where a man told how he visited ...
The head of Huawei announced the replacement of 13 thousand components after US sanctions
Since 2019, Huawei has been under US export sanctions. According to the head of the Chinese company, during this time, Huawei has redesigned about 4 thousand printed circuit boards and replaced more than 13 thousand. The Chinese technology company Huawei Technologies has replaced more than 13,000 components in its products that were affected by US sanctions . This was stated by the head of the cor...
Zelensky imposed sanctions against Bashar al-Assad
During his recent visit to Moscow, Assad compared Zelensky to a "clown" and announced Syria's recognition of new Russian territories. Zelensky by his decree imposed sanctions against Assad, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council and imposed sanctions against 3......
Nebenzya delivered an ultimatum to the West on the implementation of the grain
deal,hindering this processVasily Nebenzya Within two months, during which the grain deal was extended, the West should withdraw from sanctions operations accompanying agricultural exports from Russia, said the country's permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya at a meeting of the organization's Security Council. The meeting was broadcast on the UN media resource. “If Washington, Brussel...
London announces efforts to reduce impact of conflict on Kazakhstan
The UK seeks to minimize the negative economic impact of the conflict in Ukraine on Kazakhstan as much as possible, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in an interview with the Kazakhstani edition of Vlast. “We know the economic price this war is paying countries around the world, including Kazakhstan, with price spikes and supply chain disruptions. We will continue to do everythin.........

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