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Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin was disqualified for six months for expressing his support for the military operation in Ukraine. “I do not agree with the position of Karjakin, but is it right to exclude people for the opinion which we don't like? asked Carlsen Read us in News News Magnus Carlsen The current world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, in an interview with VG newspaper, said that he doubted t...

The head of the DPR, Pushilin, intends to support the ex-director of Azovmash and the deputy of the city council from the Medvedchuk party as a candidate for the post of mayor of Mariupol. The meeting of "community leaders" where he was nominated, The head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, plans to support the candidacy of the former head of Azovmash and city council deputy from th...

Reuters photo April 5, Minsk. The European Union assumed that in 2022 it would finally recover from the pandemic, lift the economy and enter a new era of prosperity. But the events in Ukraine crossed out positive expectations, according to Euronews.The "perfect storm" in the European economyIn March, annual inflation in the euro area rose to 7.5% compared to 5.9% in February, which is contrary to ...

Against the backdrop of the currently observed strengthening of the ruble, large retailers began to ask suppliers to reduce selling prices and return discounts. Magnit has already sent such appeals to counterparties. Prior to this, the network agreed to raise prices due to the growth in the value of the currency, but now it is counting on the opposite effect. Suppliers assure that their costs are ...

Flooding in the southeast in February and March and supply disruptions affected Australian red meat exports. Exports of red meat from Australia decreased by 29% compared to the same month last year. Several factors weighed on the sector's performance last month, Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) said in a press release. Following an unprecedented 393% rise in the Shanghai Container Shipping Index...

The US Treasury intends to ban Russia from servicing public debt from accounts blocked under the sanctions.In March, Russia managed to make payments on public debt from funds in blocked accounts The US Treasury will ban Russia from Monday making any payments on its dollar-denominated debt from accounts at US financial institutions, a spokesman for the US Treasury told Reuters. "Today is the deadli...

Zelensky, according to the permanent representative of Russia, “hinted” about the possibility of genocide and massacre because of what happened in Bucha. The Russian Ministry of Defense considers the publication of materials about the incident a "provocation", claiming that the troops left the city on March 3......

The refusal to hold a meeting of the UN Security Council on the events in the Ukrainian city of Bucha at the request of Moscow is unprecedented, Vasily Nebenzya, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, said at a press conference. “It is unprecedented, unthinkable, unimaginable that we were denied the UN Security Council meeting that we requested from the UK today,” the permanent representativ...

Nine citizens of Belarus will also be subject to restrictions. The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not specify the names, but said Canada intends to impose sanctions against nine Russians and nine citizens of Belarus in connection with the military operation in Ukraine, the Canadian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Their names are not specified. “The measures being prepared will impo...

Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council There are no grounds for suspending Russia's work in the UN Security Council. Barbara Woodward, permanent representative of Great Britain presiding in April in the UN Security Council, stated this. “Over the past five and a half weeks, there have been many discussions on this subject, but if we talk about whether Russia should be suspended from the UN Se...

The Airbnb rental service has banned users from Russia and Belarus from using its services, the company said in a statement. “Guests from these countries will no longer be able to book anywhere,” Airbnb said. A month ago - in early March - the company banned users from all countries from booking accommodation in Russia and Belarus, all operations in these states were suspended. Airbnb CEO Brian Ch...

According to the Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian military infrastructure is disabled by means of destruction, and damage to residential and social infrastructure is excluded. The military also provides support to the forces of the DNR and LNR. On May 18, the Ministry of Defense announced that 694 militants, blocked at the Azovstal plant, had surrendered during the day, including 29 wounded. In tota...

Russian ambassador will be summoned to the Austrian Foreign Ministry on Monday. The head of the department, Schallenberg, also criticized the statements of the Russian ambassador in an interview with an Austrian publication. Austria does not rule out the expulsion of Russian diplomats, Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said in an interview with the OE24 TV channel. He also said that the Russ...

According to Morawiecki, the already imposed sanctionsare not working and more “decisive action” is needed to stop the fighting in Ukraine.Among them are measures against United Russia and visa restrictions for Russians. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference that his country had proposed to the European Union to impose sanctions against all members of the United Russi...

A new mobile operator may appear in Crimea, Kommersant found out. According to the newspaper, Rossiya Bank, which is under sanctions, will allocate 3 billion rubles for its creation. Bank Rossiya plans to allocate 3 billion rubles. to create a new mobile operator in Crimea, Kommersant reports, citing sources. A newspaper source close to the bank explained that it is planned to allocate 3 billion r...

April 4, Minsk. The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange is intensifying exchange trading with the Penza region of Russia, BelTA learned from the press service of the BUCE.The Chairman of the Board of the Exchange Alexander Osmolovsky met with the Governor of the Penza Region Oleg Melnichenko at the Trade Representation of Russia in Belarus. "The exchange platform will serve as an additional me...

According to the initiative, liability will be provided, including for refusing to work with those who fell under sanctionsRussian banks View of the building of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation The Supreme Court upheld amendments to the law on punishment for the execution of sanctions on the territory of Russia, Andrey Klishas, ​​head of the Federation Council Committee on State Constru...

After the ban on the supply of products to the European Union due to sanctions, Russian metallurgists announced a reorientation of exports to the East.But they will have to give discounts to customers and solve problems with logistics. Russian ferrous metallurgy enterprises will have to reorient about 4 million tons of steel products per year to the eastern direction. The reason is the sanctions a...

is under great sanctions pressure, the arrests of Russian accounts indicate a decrease in confidence in the dollar and the euro, so countries are thinking about settlements in their currencies,noted Peskov Russia is experiencing the largest sanctions burden in history, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on the TV channel "Russia-1". “We see such a frenzy of sa...

Sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin showed that the authorities of the countries that imposed them are capable of "any nonsense." This was stated by his press secretary Dmitry Peskov in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on TV channel "Russia 1". “To be honest, no one could imagine a situation where sanctions are imposed against the head of state. This doesn't happen. This is the ...

Georgia supports Ukraine, but will not impose sanctionsagainst Russia because of national interests, the prime minister said.Earlier, the President of the country announced participation in international sanctions and resolutions Irakli Garibashvili Georgia will not impose sanctions against Russia because of the military operation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said, Rustavi report...

The last time less than 17 thousand new cases of COVID were registered on January 10.Over the past day, the number of hospitalized increased by 45% Over the past day, 16,828 new cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Russia, 1,981 people have been hospitalized, which is 45.1% less compared to April 2, the operational headquarters reported. The last time less than 17 thousand new case...

"Sick and radical" politicians inside the United States threaten the country more than Russia , ChinaOr Iran, says Trump. In his opinion, the United States is threatened by inflation and recession Donald Trump The greatest danger to the United States comes from radical American politicians who are trying, knowingly or unknowingly, to "destroy our country," former President Donald Trump said during...

Finland will face consequences if it joins NATO and if it doesn't, Marin said. In her opinion, it is worth making a choice this spring, and this should be done “carefully, but quickly” Finland should seriously reconsider its position on NATO entry due to Russia's actions, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said during the congress of delegates of the Social Democratic Party, Yle reports. The theme...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is the brand of his country, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel, the recording of which was published on the Youtube channel of the Television News Agency (ATN). “We still have a brand - Putin. It really is. With us, he enjoys a completely unique support, ”he said in response to a journalist’s question about the Russian b...

and Ukraine have reached a compromise on all points except the issue of Crimea, said Arakhamia. Earlier, Kyiv offered Moscow to resolve the issue of ownership of the peninsula within 15 years, The Russian delegation agreed with all the proposals of the Ukrainian side, presented at the talks in Istanbul, except for the issue of Crimea, David Arakhamia, head of the Ukrainian delegation and the parli...

It is necessary to resume negotiations on security, including arms control issues, "for the benefit of all mankind", but in the current conditions it is difficult to do this,recognized Ambassador Sullivan John Sullivan Moscow and Washington should continue to discuss key security issues, including weapons of mass destruction. This was stated by US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, his words were...

policy is aimed at ensuring that Russia“due to severe sanctions” felt the consequences of her decision to launch a military operation, and on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine,noted Harris Kamala Harris The United States is not interested in a change of power in Russia, US Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview with MSNBC. “Let me be very clear. We [USA] are not intere...

In the context of sanctions, rising rates and falling indices, some papers showed significant growth.The ten most expensive stocks of Russian companies in the review of "RBC Investments" "Akron" AKRN₽21 190 -7,87% Buy Rusgrain RUGR₽17 -11,06% Buy PhosAgro PHOR₽7 400 -8,02% Buy In the first quarter of 2......

China has not received requests from Ukraine for Beijing to become a guarantor of Kiev's security, said Wang Lutong, head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry 's department for European affairs. “I will need to clarify what exactly the Ukrainian side said about security guarantees, but I am not aware that we received any request,” Lutong said (quoted by RIA Novosti). Zelensky announced his desire to se...