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After explanations from the EU authorities about the ban on the import of cars, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stopped allowing cars with Russian license plates. Which countries have decided on the interpretation of sanctions and where Russians’ cars can be confiscated - in the RBC reviewOn September 8 , the European Commission clarified the rules for applying existing sanctions. They indicated tha...

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un Relations between Russia and North Korea are gradually returning to the level that existed before the coronavirus pandemic. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). “Now, lately, one way or another, this interaction is entering a pre-C...

The sanctions are aimed at all Russians; this is “discrimination based on a passport,” said Andrei Klishas. The Federal Customs Service expressed the hope that Russia will not prohibit the import of personal belongings to EU citizens , since “we are civilized people” Andrey KlishasWestern sanctions are aimed at all Russians, regardless of their beliefs and political views, this is “pure discrimina...

Non-residents who want to receive payments on their frozen assets will have to resolve this issue with regulators in Europe, Andrey Kostin said. The West becomes more flexible when it has a material interest, he believesAs part of the frozen asset exchange scheme proposed by Russia, Western investors will be able to access payments as a result of agreements with their regulators, and not with Russ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson became an honorary doctor of the Ivan Franko Lviv National University (LNU), Sky News reports. This happened during Johnson’s visit to Ukraine, the channel writes. Sky News showed a photo of the politician from the ceremony, in which he is dressed in a black robe, with a matching headdress visible on his head. A degree can be awarded to a person based on...

US authorities positively assess the possibility of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's participation at the G20 summit in India to continue work on resolving the conflict, said Jake Sullivan, adviser to the American leader. “From our point of view, any time President Zelensky has an opportunity to speak to any organization or group [of people], it plays a positive role,” Sullivan said, respon...

Google will require advertisers to label political ads that were created using neural networks. The change in rules was preceded by a scandal involving fake photographs of Donald Trump in advertising for his competitor.Starting in November, Google will begin requiring those who place political ads to inform users of the company's services if artificial intelligence was used to create them . The Hi...

11 members of the Trickbot hacker group were subject to American and British sanctions . The US accuses her of attacks on companies and the country's government , as well as hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a new sanctions list that includes 11 people. The list states that the sanctions were imposed for activi...

After blocking accounts in May 2022, the Russian subsidiary of Google applied to the court to declare it bankrupt, and a temporary manager was appointed in the company. As a result of the investigation, he revealed signs of deliberate bankruptcyThe interim manager of Google LLC (the Russian subsidiary of Google) Valery Talyarovsky said that there are signs of deliberate bankruptcy in the subsidiar...

Europe is at risk of worsening drought, and both ordinary farmers and energy producers may face water shortages in the coming years, as water is also needed to cool nuclear power plants, writes FTMore and more European regions are facing drought and water scarcity, leading to reduced crop yields. The problem is exacerbated by abnormally hot temperatures, increased wildfires and bad policies, write...

Western countries' desire to maintain global hegemony has led to a severe crisis in Ukraine , Russian President Vladimir Putin stated while speaking via video link at a BRICS meeting. "First, with the help of Western countries, an unconstitutional coup d'état was carried out in this country, and then a war was unleashed against those people who did not agree with this coup d'état," he noted. The R...

Boris TitovA sharp increase in the key rate by the Central Bank is similar to a doctor's decision to prescribe antibiotics to a patient , but side effects are inevitable, business ombudsman Boris Titov said. “The Central Bank raised the key rate more than expected. Now 12%. Trying to crush the disease , the doctor hastily injected a double dose of an antibiotic, but any antibiotic has side effects...

The fact that the FAS decided to check the validity of the prices of large market participants, RBC sources reported a week ago. The department said that two poultry producers were issued ordersThe Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) sent inquiries to the three largest poultry meat producers to verify the validity of their wholesale selling prices, as well as to animal feed manufacturers and repres...

In Russia, the rise in meat prices is due to a seasonal factor, and their decline is expected at the end of August, said Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev. “Given the increase in production, I think that in the near future we will see a decrease in prices. I think that this will happen in late August - early September, and prices will stabilize," he said. The Ministry of Agriculture did not...

Prior to the start of the COVID pandemic , Xi Jinping made an average of 14 foreign trips a year. In 2022, after a break, he visited five countries and spent 13 days abroad. In the first half of 2023, the figure fell to two days Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin In 2023, Chinese leader Xi Jinping spent only two days outside his country, according to Bloomberg , which analyzed government records of his...

The mobile application of the Unistream payment system disappeared from the Google Play app store, RBC was convinced. However, it remains available for download in the App Store. Applications of Loko-Bank, Solidarity Bank and St. Petersburg Social and Commercial Bank (PSKB) also disappeared from Google Play. All of them are under US sanctions . Unistream Bank, a Russian bank, operator and settleme...

Moscow can initiate an international document that would prohibit the enforcement of foreign judgments related to sanctions. It will be a kind of "multilateral shield", said the head of the Ministry of Justice Chuichenko Konstantin Chuichenko The Ministry of Justice of Russia allowed the creation of an international treaty that would allow not to execute court decisions made in connection with the...

Google , Facebook , Twitter and other major resources underestimate media content in Cyrillic in Kazakhstan in search results. The expert called this decision "splashes" from the sanctions policy of Western countries against Russia After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine , producers of Cyrillic content began to experience difficulties with its distribution not only in Russia, bu...

National intelligence has previously doubted the laboratory origin of COVID-19 . China refused to cooperate with the WHO in the investigation of the origin of the virus and accused the organization of political posturing US National Intelligence did not see evidence of a possible incident during the study of coronaviruses in the Wuhan laboratory, which could lead to a COVID-19 pandemic. This is st...

Kyiv has blacklisted the Chinese automobile company Geely because of its refusal to withdraw from Russia. Earlier this list also included Raiffeisen Bank International, Auchan Holding and sweets manufacturer Mondelez International. The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) of Ukraine has included the Chinese car manufacturer Geely in the list of "international sponsors of the war...

New restrictive measures include a ban on the arrival in Britain of aircraft and ships associated with a businessman. Pumpyansky has been under UK , EU and US sanctions since spring 2022 Dmitry Pumpyansky British authorities have expanded restrictive measures against Russian billionaire Dmitry Pumpyansky, follows from an update in the UK sanctions list dated June 23. Aircraft and vessels associate...

In March 2022, Carlsberg announced the sale of the Russian business, which includes eight Baltika breweries. According to the company, a buyer for the assets has been found, now the deal must be approved by the authorities. The Danish brewing corporation Carlsberg Carlsberg Group has signed an agreement on the sale of its Russian business, which is represented by the brewing company Baltika, accor...

New EU sanctions against Russia, which include a ban on the export of luxury cars, electric and hybrid cars to the country, will lead to the growth of the Russian car industry. This was stated in the telegram channel by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova . “Except for the inevitable growth of the domestic auto industry, including the use of Chinese co...

View of Vienna Vienna has become the best city in the world in terms of quality of life. The capital of Austria again topped the rating of the analytical division of the British magazine The Economist - Economist Intelligence Unit. The city was ranked number one for its "winning combination of stability, good culture and entertainment, robust infrastructure, and exemplary education and health serv...

The head physician of Kommunarka Denis Protsenko in an interview with RBC spoke about how covid was replaced by post-covid, the frequency of epidemics and new threats due to anti-vaxxers Denis Protsenko - Your name is often associated with the treatment of COVID . How many people are now hospitalized with this diagnosis? How has COVID treatment changed? – I’ll surprise you now, but it’s been exact...

The head physician of Kommunarka said that as a result of the post-COVID the number of people with diabetes mellitus increased, the numbers of arterial hypertension “rejuvenated” Denis Protsenko Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 often experience what is known as post-COVID-19, a range of diseases that can be both relatively harmless and dangerous to the cardiovascular system and memory. De...

Denis Protsenko considers COVID-19 not an artificial virus. In his opinion, major pandemics happen once every 50 years, and “our generation is unlucky” Denis Protsenko The head physician of the Moscow Kommunarka hospital, Denis Protsenko, is sure that COVID-19 is not an artificial virus . In an interview with RBC, Protsenko said that pandemics happen once every 5......

Minsk , meet the summer juicy! The Oplati™ team will present bright gifts to its users this Friday, June 23rd.The shopping center "Zamok" will host a special mobile service. At Oplati™ promo stations, users can get a tennis set, sports water bottles and branded mugs, bright shoppers and soft towels.To collect your gift:1. From ......

Swedbank office in Riga A division of the Swedish bank Swedbank in Riga will pay $ 3.43 million in connection with the violation of US sanctions, according to the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department . The report says that the management has entered into a settlement agreement with Swedbank AS (a subsidiary of Swedish Swedbank, based in Stockholm). “...

Foreign states and legal entities paid Russia in 2022 24.4% of the plan on debts. The volume of payments amounted to ₽34 billion against the plan of ₽138 billion. Violation of the payment infrastructure makes it difficult to service debts, experts say The amounts of repayments in terms of the principal debt on state financial and export loans provided by Russia to foreign countries and legal entit...