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NWFagainst Russia The Accounts Chamber has sent a number of proposals to the Russian government aimed at improving the safety of the National Welfare Fund (NWF), the agency's website says. “The control agency recommended analyzing the current structure of the NWF funds and making changes to it, providing for the exclusion of the share of funds placed in foreign currencies of states that have appli...

Some Samsung smartphones have become unavailable in the regions or can only be purchased with delivery after a few days. Experts explain this by the appearance of a new line and the fact that The fact that some models of Samsung smartphones have disappeared from sale in certain Russian regions was told to RBC by several participants in the telecommunications market. This information was confirmed ...

According to the Lithuanian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church is Putin's closest ally and one of the most active supporters of the "war against Ukraine."Earlier, Lithuania also proposed to include the patriarch in the EU sanctions list Patriarch Kirill Lithuania has banned the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Ru...

The publication writes that due to the actions of the President of Russia, who seeks to destabilize the EU,German consumers may face a shortage of gas cylinders and oil coolers Gas cylinders and oil coolers are gradually disappearing from the shelves of German hardware stores, writes Spiegel in the morning newsletter. According to the authors, the current shortage is similar to that of toilet pape...

Earlier, Gazprom announced that from July 27 it will decommission another turbine at the Portovaya CS of the Nord Stream pipeline. According to the German operator Gascade, The flow of gas through Nord Stream 1 has decreased from 65 million cubic meters. m per day up to 35 million cubic meters. m, or 2......

According to the head of the Bavaria Paper Manufacturers Association,due to a shortage of gas and expensive electricity, Germans are at risk of facing a shortage of familiar paper products in the coming months If Germany does not get enough gas in the coming months, many products from the paper industry, including toilet paper, could be in short supply. Jurgen Schaller, Chairman of the Board of th...

23% of respondents were in favor of the re-introduction of the mask regime, 48 were against.Most supporters of wearing masks in public places are among women and Russians under 34 Every fourth Russian polled expressed support for the re-introduction of the mask regime in Russia. Such data is provided by the SuperJob service with reference to the results of the study (available from RBC). The intro...

According to the head of the Sverdlovsk Federal Penitentiary Service Alexander Fedorov, the price / quality ratio of goods produced by prisoners is higher,therefore, they "may well replace foreign companies" Products manufactured in colonies by Russian prisoners are capable of replacing brands that have left Russia in a number of segments, Alexander Fedorov, head of the GUFSIN for the Sverdlovsk r...

According to Bloomberg sources, Russiais using supply disruptions to encourage European countries to “rethink painful sanctions.” The Kremlin has repeatedly stressed Russia is likely to keep gas supplies to the European Union at a minimum, increasing pressure on it due to sanctions, sources told Bloomberg. As the agency writes, officially the Russian authorities called the reasons for the reductio...

In connection with the increase in the incidence of coronavirus, Rospotrebnadzor recommended that people from risk groups continue to wear masks in public places and use antiseptics, as well as to be vaccinated every six months for all Russians. Risk groups include the elderly and those with chronic diseases. The agency noted that the increase in the incidence in Russia was caused by the spread of...

Japan's Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Sankei Shimbun newspaper reported, citing the Cabinet Office. Now Matsuno is being treated at home. The report notes that he had no contact with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his office staff. According to the Kyodo agency, the incidence of coronavirus in Japan has been breaking records for ...

US President Joe Biden is doing well and continues to work despite being infected with the coronavirus, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. The broadcast was on YouTube. “The president is doing well. He slept very well last night. Ate all breakfast and lunch. The appetite hasn't changed. He is in a very good mood,” added Ashish Jha, White House coordinator for the fight against th...

The EU Council approved a new package of sanctions against Russia - the “sixth and a half”, as it mainly included measures to clarify the sanctions and bring them in line with the American and British ones.RBC brings the most important of it Whom did the EU put on the sanctions list? 48 individuals and nine legal entities (companies and organizations) have been added to the EU sanctions list for R...

The decision was taken as a response to restrictions against the Russians,which Australia adopted under the "Magnitsky Act" Russian authorities have banned 39 Australian citizens from entering the country, according to a statement posted on the Foreign Ministry website. “In response to the earlier decision of the official Canberra to impose sanctions under the Australian analogue of the Magnitsky ...

The country has seen an increase in the incidence of COVID-19 , Russians, especially the elderly and those suffering from chronic diseases, should undergo revaccination against coronavirus six months after the previous vaccination. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Health Andrey Plutnitsky, TASS reports. “There is no way to relax. We urge our citizens to undergo revaccination within six mon...

Following gold, Russian oil was banned in the UKand coal The UK will impose sanctions on the import of coal and oil from Russia, according to a notice to exporters distributed by the Kingdom's Foreign Trade Ministry. “This amendment prohibits the import of oil and oil products, coal and gold, as well as the purchase, supply and delivery, directly or indirectly, of these goods. It also prohibits th...

Rostrud sent a warning to IKEA about the inadmissibility of violations of the labor rights of Russian employees of the company. The service is now solving the issue of conducting an inspection, The Federal Service for Labor and Employment (Rostrud) sent a warning to IKEA about the inadmissibility of violating the mandatory requirements of labor legislation. This was reported to RBC in the departme...

The regulator estimated the cost of blocked foreign shares of individuals at 320 billion rubles. More than 5 million Russians have blocked assets on their accounts, said Filipp Gabunia, deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia, RBC correspondent reports. According to him, only foreign shares owned by individuals are blocked by more than 32......

Under sanctionsthe military-patriotic movement "Yunarmiya" and the foundation for the support and popularization of the Russian language abroad "Russian World" will fall.“Sberu” in addition to disconnecting from SWIFT will now prohibit transactions and freeze assets The EU will blacklist Sberbank of individuals and companies supporting Russia's actions in Ukraine, Reuters reports with reference to...

The head of VTB believes that Western bankers are people of negotiations, not ultimatums.Kyiv's threats to prevent banks from financing the restoration of Ukraine, he called trade the future of the country Andrey Kostin The campaign of threats to Western bankers, which was launched in Kyiv, is a manifestation of populism and selfishness in relation to "their own breadwinners" and those who help Uk...

they are “working” against Russia, and reports to the contrary are not true, Borrell said. According to him, EU sanctions will not stop hostilities in Ukraine in a short time, but will create many economic problems for Russia, European diplomat Josep Borrell said at a press conference following a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the Europea...

The head of state noted that in the modern world "it is impossible to circle everything with a compass and put up a huge fence like that." According to him, Russiawill look for new solutions and use existing technological reserves video Russia, due to the restrictions imposed against it, is not going to retreat decades ago and will not develop in isolation, the president said at a meeting of the C...

Canada has sent a turbine for Nord Stream to Germany by plane, after which it will reach Russia by the end of July, sources told the newspaper. In Berlin, the decision was approved, The Siemens Energy gas turbine used in the Nord Stream gas pipeline went from Canada to Germany after repairs, Kommersant sources familiar with the situation said. It was originally planned that the turbine would reach...

President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev told RBC why business is not investing enough in Russian science,do scientists continue to communicate with foreign colleagues and what are the prospects for fundamental research Alexander Sergeev On breaking off contacts with foreign scientists Why Russian companies invested little in science On the Nobel Prize for Russia and the reco...

Of the number of German companies that make up two-thirds of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce, only 4% announced their intention to leave the Russian market completely.The rest plan to continue Only 4% of German companies operating in Russia have expressed their desire to completely leave the market since the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, RBC was told in the Russian-German Foreign Trad...

Lithuanian business has not completely broken off contacts with companies from Russia that have fallen under sanctions, said Rolandas Jurgaitis, a representative of the Lithuanian customs, Delfi reports. “It seems that we sympathize with Ukraine, but money is money, business is business, and not all business, I want to say, patriotically ceased its activities. There are those who continue an.........

in St. Petersburgthe jubilee 25th SPIEF has started. It takes place against the backdrop of increased sanctions against Russia in recent months. RBC found out from forum participants which foreign companies and products they will miss Victoria Abramchenko, Deputy Prime Minister “[It will be missing], probably, something from the category of culture, a high-quality visual range, for example, cinema...

VTB plans to make a full-fledged bank in Telegram. Alfa also plans to improve its bot in the messenger. VTB Bank, which fell under US blocking sanctions , plans to launch a digital bank in the Telegram messenger by the end of 2022. This was told to RBC by a member of the board of VTB Svyatoslav Ostrovsky. Alfa-Bank, which is under the same sanctions, is also planning to improve its digital bank in...

Employees who did not condemn the special operation in Ukraine “should not be members of the BASF family,” the head of the concern believes. Publicly, a top manager opposed the ban on oil importsand gas from Russia. What is known about the departure of BASF, "None of these people should be a member of the BASF family," BASF chairman Martin Brudermüller said of those who support and do not condemn ...

Jennifer Granholm The Russian Foreign Ministry announced personal sanctions against another 61 US citizens, the list appeared on the department's website. It, in particular, hit Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “In response to the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, as well as representatives of domestic businesses, 61 Am...