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Secretary of State for European Affairs of the French Foreign Ministry Clement Bon said that the decision on the embargo on Russian oilThe EU may accept as early as this week.Emmanuel Macron to speak with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban today The European Union may decide on an embargo on Russian oil this week, Clement Bon, Secretary of State for European Affairs at the French Foreign Minist...

The main role in the decision to abandon the ban on the transportation of Russian oil by EU vessels was played by the lack of a common position among the G7 countries,agency writes The European Union intends to soften the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, in particular, to abandon the proposed ban on the transportation of Russian oil to third countries by the EU courts, writes Bloomberg c...

of Commerceexpanded restrictions on the export of industrial goods to Russia. The ban included deliveries of trucks, ball bearings, engines, The US Department of Commerce on Monday, May 9, unveiled a new rule that expands restrictions on exports to Russia of a wide range of manufactured goods. These actions are taken to "further limit Russia's ability to withstand the economic impact of multilater...

The military and their relatives will no longer be able to obtain an American visa. Also sanctionsintroduced against eight Russian companies associated with shipping,including "Oboronlogistics" Washington has imposed visa restrictions on 2,596 Russian military personnel and 13 Belarusian military officials, now these people, as well as members of their families, will not be eligible for an America...

The number of detected infections remained at the same level as the day before.but much fewer patients were admitted to the hospitals Over the past day, 5,447 new cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in Russia, 1,308 people have been hospitalized, the operational headquarters reports. A day earlier, on May 7, 5.5 thousand cases of infection were detected, while 2562 people were hosp...

In large cities of Russia, the first surge in the incidence of coronavirus is observed, which will continue in May and June. This was announced by the immunologist, candidate of medical sciences Nikolai Kryuchkov, Sputnik reports. “Of course, the new wave is in no way comparable to either the Delta or the Omicron. Nevertheless, we see indirect signs of a new wave in the dynamics of mortality and i...

observes the reaction of the countries of the world to Russia's actions in Ukraine, the Japanese authorities are sure that this affects Beijing's decisions regarding Taiwan.Earlier, the Guardian learned about the stress tests in China on the resilience of the economy from sanctions The international reaction to the special operation of Russian forces in Ukraine is a key deterrent for China on the ...

Country leaders will discuss and agree on potential new restrictions. According to the agency, The leaders of the G7 countries (Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada, France, Japan and the United States ) will discuss new sanctions against Russia on Sunday, May 8, writes Bloomberg, citing sources. According to one of them, during the online discussion, politicians will be able to agree and finaliz...

The EU expects to abandon Russian oil within nine months, the introduction of a ban in a shorter period of time will negatively affect world prices, Gentiloni said. According to Bloomberg, The European Union intends to introduce a complete ban on oil from Russia after nine months, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni told the newspaper Il Messagero. “Our proposal is to achiev...

Over the past day, 5,541 new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Russia while testing 147,000 people, the operational headquarters reported on Telegram. The last time the figure exceeded 5.5 thousand on May 3, when 6207 cases were detected. The leaders in terms of daily incidence were Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar Territory, Tatarstan and Volgograd Region. 2,845 people were admitted to hos...

The main franchisee of KFC and Pizza Hut, AmRest, announced the suspension of activities in Russia in early March.Kommersant learned about an unsuccessful attempt to sell the business to VTB Capital due to Western sanctions The restaurant holding AmRest, founded in Poland, was unable to sell its Russian division, which manages 267 KFC and Pizza Hut establishments, to the VTB Capital investment fun...

What awaits the country's agriculture under sanctions Aleksey Volozhanin has been a farmer for 25 years, raising poultry and rabbits. In recent years, he has been managing the Fermer.ru website and organizing large-scale agricultural expeditions around Russia, studying the experience of livestock breeders, vegetable growers, cheese makers and beekeepers. Especially for MSK1.RU, Alexey spoke about ...

The Ministry of Health of Russia has registered the drug against coronavirus "Mirobivir", follows from the data of the state register of medicines. The main active ingredients of the drug: nirmatrelvir and ritonavir. It passed the state registration on May 4, the manufacturer is JSC Pharmasyntez. The drug will be produced in the form of tablets of 15......

The businessman asked to suspend the personal sanctions of the European Union until the court decides on his appeal,reports agency Alisher Usmanov On April 29, Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov filed an appeal with the European Court of General Jurisdiction against the EU decision to impose personal sanctions against him , Bloomberg reports. According to the report, he asked the court to suspend...

NATO is not a defensive alliance, these words are a "fiction", Zakharova claims, and the entry of Sweden and Finland into the bloc threatens to "unbalance" European security. The operation in Ukraine in the Foreign Ministry considers a consequence of US policy NATO's raison d'être is a geopolitical confrontation with Russia that will affect Finland and Sweden if they join the alliance, Russian For...

Chinese agencies are using the West's actions against Russia as a basis for developing potential responses if the West does the same with Beijing.The Guardian writes China has decided to conduct a stress test in case of imposing sanctions similar to those applied by the West against Russia, the Guardian writes, citing people familiar with the matter. The test of the stability of the Chinese econom...

The European Union intends to ban services related to the transportation of Russian oil, including supply insurance services. This measure is planned to be included in the sixth package of sanctions. The EU expects The European Union, as part of a new package of sanctions, proposed to ban European courts and companies from providing services related to the transportation of Russian oil, including ...

In Budapest, they say that the refusal to import Russian oil will undermine the country's energy security.We are ready to support the EU initiative to ban oil supplies from Russia to Hungary only under special conditions Hungary will not support a ban on the import of Russian oil to the European Union. This was announced by Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto in a video statement published on his Fac...

The agency reports that the European Commission plans, within the framework of the sixth package of sanctions, to suspend all real estate transactions of Russians and Russian legal entities,as well as prohibit the transfer of ownership of real estate The European Commission plans to suspend all transactions of Russians and Russian companies with real estate in the European Union, as well as prohib...

The European Union will ban broadcasting of three Russian state channels. This was announced by the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen, the statement is posted on the website of the EC. “We are closing access to our air to three major Russian state broadcasters. They will no longer be allowed to distribute their content in the EU in any form, whether by cable, satellite, int...

The day before, the patriarch said that Russia"never attacked anyone" and only "defended their borders." He also claimed The European Commission plans to impose sanctions against the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, reports AFP, citing a document that the agency has at its disposal. This was also reported by The New York Times, citing European diplomats who read the documents. Measures are...

MKB and Rosselkhozbank are threatened with disconnection from SWIFT, Sberbank may also fall under new EU sanctions, Politico learned.In March, the European Union disconnected seven Russian banks from the international system The European Commission intends to propose the disconnection of the Moscow Credit Bank (MCB) and the Russian Agricultural Bank from the international payment system SWIFT as p...

According to the sources of the newspaper, the EU, within the framework of the sixth sanctions package, will fix the refusal to purchase Russian oil within six months.At the same time, an exception will be made for Hungary and Slovakia. As part of the sixth package of sanctions, the European Union will fix the refusal to purchase Russian oil within six months and the cessation of imports of petrol...

During the day, 5.4 thousand new infections were detected - for the first time since September 2020. According to the headquarters, Over the past day, 5,466 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been detected in Russia , the operational headquarters said. The last time the infection rate was at this level was in September 2......

Cyprus intends to ask the European Union for permission to lease Russian fire helicopters, which requires an easing of anti-Russian sanctions. This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Costas Cadiz, reports CyprusMail. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs has already been informed on this matter, and steps are being taken in Bruss...

Brussels will announce new restrictions this week. The ban on the import of Russian oil will be phased, European Union countries are close to approving an embargo on Russian oil ; Brussels is expected to announce this this week. This is reported by NBC, citing European and American diplomatic sources. According to the channel, the decision will be announced by the head of the European Commission, ...

Giving up Russian oil would be a “heavy burden,” but Germany is ready for it, said German Economy Minister Robert Habeck. The Ministry of Finance of the country reported Germany is ready to support an immediate European Union embargo on oil from Russia, Economy Minister Robert Habeck told reporters. “Germany is not against the ban on Russian oil. Of course, this is a heavy burden, but we would be ...

The Malian authorities announced "flagrant violations" of the republic's sovereignty by the French military. Bamako broke the defense agreement with Paris, Mali is terminating its defense deal with France, government spokesman Colonel Abdoulae Maiga, who was prime minister in 2017, announced in a televised address. According to him, the Malian authorities “regret a serious deterioration” in relati...

We are talking about howitzers M777, said a representative of the defense department. In total , the United States pledged to transfer 90 such weapons to Ukraine. The United States has handed over more than 70 M777 howitzers out of 90 promised to Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official told reporters. The words of the official leads the American television channel CNN. According to him, the instructor...

Tata Steel justified its decision with “uncertainty as a result of international sanctions” imposed on Russia. The Financial Times emphasizes that the Indian company took this step, The largest Indian importer of Russian coal in the first quarter of this year, Tata Steel, refused new supplies from Russia due to "uncertainty as a result of international sanctions." This is reported by the Financial...