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On the one hand, climate change may lead to more frequent droughts in the southern regions of our country. “On the other hand, an increase in average annual temperatures leads to an increase in the duration of the growing season, the emergence of the possibility of developing the more northern territories of our country for agriculture. This creates the potential for expanding the zone in Russia s...

In July 2023, African countries almost stopped paying in rubles for exports from Russia. At the same time, the use of “friendly” currencies, which include the yuan, has jumped. A view of the international port of Tangier in northern MoroccoIn July 2023, African countries, when making payments to Russia for exports, mainly used the currencies of friendly countries and sharply reduced the share of t...

Hello everyone, my friends! Kazakhstan is in touch! On September 21 at 20:00 Almaty time, or at 17:00 Moscow time, a live broadcast of The Most Profitable Breed of Sheep in 2023 will take place on our channel . What are the economics of sheep farming? Edilbay? The guests of this live broadcast will be : Eragy Isaevich Gishlarkaev, head of the selection and genetic center "Volgograd-Edilbay". Russi...

The country has withstood the unprecedented “sanctions onslaught” of unfriendly states, says President Vladimir Putin The recovery of the Russian economy after sanctions is complete, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on the draft federal budget for 2024–2026, his words are quoted on the Kremlin website. “In general, we can say that the stage of recovery of the Russian economy has been com...

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia and the DPRK have “good” prospects in the field of military-technical cooperation, but Moscow respects existing restrictions. Pyongyang is under UN Security Council sanctions Yoon Seok YeolSouth Korean President Yun Seok-yeol announced “illegal” and “unlawful” military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK, and also promised to raise this topic at the UN...

Sergey LavrovRussia will develop bilateral relations with North Korea, despite sanctions against Pyongyang by the UN Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in the “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin,” RIA Novosti reports. The host of the program, Pavel Zarubin, asked Lavrov if Russia could lift sanctions on the DPRK. “We did not announce sanctions against North Korea, the Security Counc...

The German government has taken a break and by the end of September will prepare a response to the implementation of sanctions against cars and personal belongings of Russians, Alternative for Germany party deputy Evgeniy Schmidt told RBCBundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany party Eugene Schmidt told RBC that at the end of August he sent an appeal to the government of the country on be...

За первое полугодие 2023 года Россия экспортировала 74 тыс. тонн свинины, что на 57% больше, чем в предыдущем году, подсчитали в Центре развития экспорта при Минсельхозе России. Экспорт во Вьетнам вырос на 110% до 38 000 тонн. Экспорт вырос в стоимостном выражении на 160%, сообщило агентство, не указав конкретных цифр. Беларусь, крупнейший рынок сбыта российского свиноводства в регионе СНГ, импорт...

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...

The Russian authorities have successfully rebuilt the country's economy, focusing mainly on the military industry, and now the volume of ammunition production in Russia is seven times greater than in the West, the NYT notesDespite sanctions restrictions, Russia was able to significantly increase the production of missiles, tanks and other weapons, The New York Times reports, citing American, Europ...

Владимир Путин и Ким Чен Ын во время встречи на космодроме Восточный США готовы принять меры, чтобы предотвратить развитие военно-технического сотрудничества России с Северной Кореей. Об этом заявил руководитель пресс-службы американского Госдепартамента Мэттью Миллер в ходе брифинга. Трансляция шла на YouТube-канале ведомства. «Мы будем наблюдать за происходящим и при необходимости без колебаний ...

Приграничные с Россией страны на неделе обсудят рекомендации Еврокомиссии о запрете на въезд в ЕС автомобилей с российскими номерами. Эстония и Литва готовы начать их конфискацию, в Финляндии на такой шаг идти не собираются Страны — члены Европейского союза, граничащие с Россией, на неделе обсудят исполнение рекомендаций Еврокомиссии о запрете россиянам на въезд в страны ЕС на автомобилях с россий...

Russia did not manage to implement plans for infrastructure development in a timely manner before the imposition of sanctions, which is regrettable, Putin said. At the same time, he noted that Vladimir Putin already has new plans for this at the plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic ForumRussia did not have time to implement plans for the development of railway infrastructure before the impositi...

First of all, Russia and the countries of the global South need to create an alternative to SWIFT, says VTB CEO Andrei Kostin. Secondly, establish digital calculations. Technically it’s not difficult, the question is political, he saysOne of the most important tasks in the development of a system of financial settlements between the countries of the global South (plus Russia ) is the creation of a...

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...

The EC previously clarified certain points of the sanctions legislation, according to which Russians are prohibited from entering the EU in personal cars, as well as with their smartphones and shampoos. The head of the Federal Customs Service called it “complete lawlessness” Ruslan DavydovThe ban on Russians entering the EU with their cars, smartphones and shampoos is “complete chaos,” but Russia ...

Одними из требований России для возобновления зерновой сделки были переподключение РСХБ к SWIFT и снятие ограничений на экспорт удобрений. Песков призвал не искажать эти требования и не говорить, например, о создании «дочки» РСХБ Для возвращения России к зерновой сделке западным странам необходимо выполнить изначальные требования Москвы, не пытаясь их как-либо исказить, заявил пресс-секретарь през...

The country intends to adopt a corresponding bill soon . It will affect the assets of Russian companies worth €35 million. The Kremlin warned that Russia would respond to such actions with legal proceedings Margus TsahknaEstonia in the near future intends to pass a bill that will allow the confiscation of Russian assets; it will be a pioneer in the EU in this regard , the head of the Republic’s Fo...

ООН помогает России с обходом санкций ради зерновой сделки, заявил заместитель представителя генерального секретаря ООН Фархан Хак. Его брифинг транслировался на YouTube-канале организации. «Интерпретация информации в статье [в немецкой газете] Bild некорректна. В ней, как представляется, идет речь о том, что мы пытаемся найти путь обхода санкций. Это неверно», — сказал он. Хак подчеркнул, что ген...

Страны ЕС усиленно работают над введением ограничений против алмазной отрасли России, заявил глава Евросовета Мишель. Ранее против санкций в отношении российских алмазов выступала Бельгия, опасаясь влияния на торговлю в Антверпене Страны ЕС работают над санкциями против алмазной отрасли России, так как могут сделать больше в указанном направлении. Об этом заявил глава Евросовета Шарль Мишель на пр...

About $280 billion of Russian assets are blocked around the world, most of them are in the EU , the US Treasury reported . In 2022, the total value of Russia's frozen assets was estimated at $330 billion. Moscow considers this illegalThe total value of frozen Russian assets abroad is estimated at approximately $28......

Secretary of State Blinken previously announced the transfer to Kiev of part of the Russian assets blocked in the United States to support Ukrainian veterans. Russian authorities compared this practice to “robbery”Russia considers all cases of blocking, arrest or retention of state or private property abroad as illegal acts, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters , Interfax repo...

The Indian authorities have taken preparations seriously for the G20 summit in New Delhi. The city has strengthened security measures and also decided to disperse small monkeys living on the streets of the city by installing special scarecrows for this purpose. A langur figure tied to a fence along the road to scare away the monkeysIn the capital of India, New Delhi, preparations are in full swing...

Representatives of the EC will hold meetings within the union, at which the introduction of a tax on windfall profits in the amount of €3 billion from the frozen assets of the Central Bank will be discussed, Bloomberg has learned . Moscow calls asset confiscation theft View of the building of the Central Bank of RussiaThis week, representatives of the European Commission (EC) will begin meeting wi...

The G7 countries have decided not to revise the price ceiling for Russianoil at $60 a barrel, although some countries in the EU have come up with such an initiative, Reuters learnedThe G7 countries (Great Britain , Germany , Italy , Canada , France , Japan and the United States ) do not plan to revise the price ceiling for Russian oil at $6......

According to them, every year there is less and less hay, diesel fuel and feed become more expensive. Timur Nurgazin, a representative of one of the peasant farms in the Samara region of Eastern Kazakhstan, says: it is becoming unprofitable to engage in livestock farming. The current drought has added problems to the villagers. "There hasn't been enough hay in the last three or four years. Previou...

During the first kickoff meeting, the parties agreed on the composition of a working group to determine further steps in harmonizing and unifying traceability standards and principles for mutual product deliveries. They also discussed the format of the work and developed a draft plan for key areas of cooperation on this topic. The meeting participants agreed to analyze the national legislation of ...

This year's record rise in prices for all types of meat is forcing meat processors to think about abandoning small-scale purchases of raw materials in favor of long-term contracts at an average annual price. As Expert learned, this week at Sberbank, creditors of the agricultural industry and pig farmers will discuss with representatives of 17 meat processing plants the transition to long-term annu...

Despite the sanctions , the Russian fuel and energy complex (FEC) - oil and gas companies, feel confident, said Russian President Vladimir Putin . “Despite the openly hostile actions of a number of countries, illegal and endless restrictions, sanctions, the Russian fuel and energy complex - our oil and gas companies as a whole feel confident: they are developing, successfully solving the tasks the...