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The British Prime Minister also promised to increase the volume of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. The decision was made after the publication of footage from Bucha, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced tougher sanctions against Russia due to the situation in Bucha, reports Reuters. “We are stepping up sanctions and our military assistance, as well as increasing the humanitaria...

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...

Danish Carlsberg and Dutch Heineken decided to sell their business in Russia because of a special operation in Ukraine.Which brands among the most popular will lose consumers - in RBC infographics The research company Ipsos provided RBC with data on which brand of beer is most often bought by beer consumers in large cities of Russia. The Top 1......

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......

The presidential aide assured that Kazakhstan would not become a tool to circumvent anti-Russian sanctions.At the same time, he ruled out the rejection of trade and mutual investment with Russia Timur Suleimenov Kazakhstan will comply with the sanctions imposed against Russia , Timur Suleimenov, presidential aide, said in an interview with Euractiv. “Kazakhstan will not be a tool to circumvent US ...

To impose an embargo on energy supplies from Russia would be "irresponsible" in relation to Germany, says the head of the petrochemical concern BASF Martin Brudermüller. According to him, In the event of a cessation of imports or a long-term cessation of gas and oil supplies from Russia, Germany will face an unprecedented economic crisis, says Martin Brudermüller, head of the German petrochemical ...

Top-10 deposit rates. From April 1, Russian gas will be sold to "unfriendly countries" for rubles. USAplan to supply oil to the market from strategic reserves. notable events, Moscow exchange - new The Bank of Russia has decided to conduct trading on the Moscow Exchange on April 1, 2022 in a mode similar to that established on March 31, 2......

Corporations will not stop cooperation with Russian clients who are not subject to sanctions.Otherwise, social infrastructure may be at risk Microsoft will continue to work with customers in Russia that are not sanctioned. This was announced by the president of the corporation, Brad Smith, in a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dated March 14, Reuters got acquainted with it. “Depriv...

The American film studio Walt Disney Pictures has decided to completely suspend the distribution of its films in Russia, the Bulletin of the Film Distributor reports, citing sources. The restrictions will affect both foreign and Russian projects of the studio - the premieres of "Death on the Nile" by Kenneth Branagh and "Mr. Knockout" by Artem Mikhalkov will be removed from cinemas, the newspaper ...

London has included in the sanctions lists representatives of state-owned media, including the Rossiya Segodnya agency, Sputnik and the TV-Novosti company, which, according to the British Foreign Office,owner of RT Sergey Brilev The UK imposed sanctions against journalist and citizen of the United Kingdom Sergey Brilev, Gazprom-Media CEO Alexander Zharov and the Rossiya Segodnya state agency, the ...

offered gas buyers from the EU a payment scheme with the obligatory opening of a ruble account in a Russian bank, RBC sources say. The day before, Reuters wrote, Russia has offered gas buyers from unfriendly countries a new payment scheme, which involves the obligatory opening of a ruble account in a Russian bank, RBC sources say. “The proposed scheme requires the mandatory opening of accounts in ...

On February 24, part of the goods, including fertilizers, medical equipment and medicines, were excluded from the list of anti-Russian sanctions.A month later, the US Department of the Treasury clarified the rules for their import and export, taking into account the sanctions imposed since then. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury issued a new general license (.pdf) that...

The total number of infections fell by 10% compared to the previous day. while the number of recoveries has declined. In Russia, 19,277 new cases of coronavirus infection were detected per day, according to the data of the operational headquarters for combating COVID-19 . As of March 31, 3,855 patients with this infection were hospitalized throughout the country during the day. This is 1......

All goods from Russia and Belarus will be subject to an additional duty of 35%, the Australian government has decided. Canberra announces oil embargoand other energy carriers from Russia from April 25 Australia will cancel the most favored nation trade treatment for Russia and Belarus and apply an additional 35% duty on imports from these two countries. This decision was made by Australian Prime M...

Victoria Nuland US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and EU Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs Enrique Mora met in Washington to discuss coordination of actions against Russia over Ukraine, according to the State Department website. Nuland and Mora condemned the military operation in Ukraine and noted that the US and the EU will monitor information "on war ...

Sanctions experts pointed out that "hundreds of millions" of people around the world use Kaspersky Lab products. They also fear The US White House is pressuring the Treasury to include Kaspersky Lab on the sanctions list, but they fear the consequences of such measures, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources. According to the publication, the White House believes that the Kremlin can use ...

EU plans to expand sanctionsagainst four Russian banks, including VTB,as well as limit the ability to use cryptocurrencies to circumvent previously introduced restrictions The European Union is considering new sanctions against Russian banks, family members of major businessmen and restrictions on the use of cryptocurrencies. This was reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing sources familiar wi...

Quotes of the fertilizer producer fall for the first time since the resumption of trading on the Moscow Exchange,stopped on February 28 PhosAgro PHOR₽7 520 -15,58% Buy Akron AKRN₽22 054 -18,35% Buy Uralkali URKA— — Quotes of PhosAgro immediately collapsed by 17.2%, dropping to ₽7.37 thousand per share. As of 11:17 Moscow time, the value of the shares corrected to ₽7.75 thousand. This is evidenced ...

Alexei Venediktov was not included in the list of 15 members of the Public Chamber of Moscow, which is approved by the mayor of the capital. Earlier, Sergei Sobyanin appointed the former editor-in-chief of Ekho Moskvy twice. Former editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Alexei Venediktov, was not included in the list of 15 members of the Public Chamber of Moscow, approved by the mayor o...

The last time less than 20,000 cases were detected in the country was on January 12.At the same time, the number of hospitalized patients increased by almost 180% per day. Over the past day, 19,660 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been detected in Russia , 4,932 people have been hospitalized, a 179.9% increase compared to March 28, the operational headquarters reported on Telegram. The last ti...

Top 10 deposit rates. The Central Bank opposed the abolition of personal income tax on citizens' income from securities. Bloomberg will shut down terminals in Russia on April 3rd. notable events, На Мосбирже торги будут проводиться: federal loan bonds in the main trading mode from 9:50 to 18:50 Moscow time, as well as from 9:3......

Japan follows the EU and the USbanned the export of luxury goods to Russia,including luxury cars and jewels by Koichi Hagiuda (center) Japan from April 5 will introduce a ban on the export of luxury goods to Russia. This was announced by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda, reports Reuters. The ban applies to gems, jewelry and premium cars. video On March 11, the United Stat...

The bill, which was prepared by the senators, implies,that the proceeds from the confiscation of Russian assets will go to a fund to help Ukrainian refugees and restore Ukraine Rob Portman Democratic Senator Michael Bennett of Colorado and Republican Senator Rob Portman of Ohio have drafted a bill that proposes to use the proceeds from confiscated Russian assets to help Ukraine, Axios reports. It ...

Earlier, a former employee of the company told RBC that Bloomberg would disconnect Russia from its terminals from April 3. Customers in Russia and Belarus will no longer be able to access the terminal and data tape, Bloomberg suspends activities in Russia and Belarus, the agency said in a statement. "Customers in the two countries will not be able to access any of Bloomberg's financial products, i...

The newspaper believes that economic sanctions against Russia will affect the rest of the world. In particular, the publication believes that the redirection of oil and gas exports from the EU and the USto Asia will be an "economic shock" The reorientation of Russian energy exports from US and European markets to Asia would be an "economic shock", writes the Guardian. In the article, the newspaper...

The American manufacturer of engines, which were installed on Russian MS-21 aircraft, stopped deliveries to Russia due to sanctions. According to Kommersant, they will be able to replace the engines no earlier than in two years. The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was unable to obtain most of the engines for the MS-21 aircraft from the American corporation Pratt & Whitney, which is why it reduce...

The London-based businessman expressed hope that Putin's words about "scum and traitors" making money in Russia did not apply to him,and living abroad Mikhail Fridman Alfa Group founder Mikhail Fridman gave an interview to the American CBS channel. In a conversation with a journalist, he said that he did not consider himself a national traitor. The entrepreneur recalled the "extremely understandab...

The kingdom will temporarily stop funding joint projects with Russian organizations that are of "strategic importance" for the Kremlin. Individual Russian scientists under sanctionsLondon missed The UK limits funding for joint scientific projects with Russia, according to the website of the Ministry of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "The government has decided to suspend publicly funded...

The international community to respond to cyber threats FIRST has suspended work with Russian centers. It is not the only source of data on cyberattacks, but if others follow suit, The FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) international community, which compiles the accumulated knowledge about cyber attacks from different countries and allows its members to exchange experience, has...

Russia has been hit with the largest number of sanctions in history. What is an embargo, why are they introduced and what consequences do they cause,Russia ranks first in the world In this article: What is an embargo Consequences of the oil embargo for Russia What is an embargo An embargo is a ban on the import or export of any goods, services, currency and other valuables to a particular country....