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Moscow must suffer military, political and economic setbacks, according to the Pentagon. Earlier, the Secretary of Defense announced Washington's desire that Moscow "be so weak" that it could not "renew its military potential" The United States is aiming to make the military operation in Ukraine a "strategic failure" for Russia, said Celeste Wallander, assistant to the head of the Pentagon for int...

The lifting of sanctions against Russia is possible if an understanding is reached with Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in an interview with ZDF TV channel, Zeit reports. “We will not lift sanctions without the consent of Ukraine. He (Russian President Vladimir Putin . -) should come to an agreement with Ukraine, ”Scholz said, adding that this should not be an “imposed peace.” The goal...

Former US Presidentbelieves that when Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, Putin saw the “weakness and incompetence” of the current US president and after that he could decide to conduct a special operation in Ukraine Donald Trump The Russian military operation in Ukraine was made possible because of the “weakness and incompetence” of US President Joe Biden, former head of...

Zelensky had "all the cards" to establish peace in the Donbass, but he chose not to, Lavrov said. According to him, Moscow seeks to ensure the security of Russia and the inhabitants of eastern Ukraine, The purpose of the special military operation is to ensure the security of eastern Ukraine and Russia, Moscow does not intend to seek a change of power in the country. This was stated by Russian For...

The Russian military will not artificially adjust their actions during the military operation in Ukraine to a specific date, including Victory Day on May 9, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Italian TV company Mediaset. This interview is given by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “Our military will not artificially adjust their actions to any dat...

A ceasefire is not enough to lift the sanctions, says German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock.She insists on the complete withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Ukraine Annalena Burbock The cessation of hostilities in Ukraine is not enough to lift sanctions against Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said in an interview with Bild am Sonntag. “We are clear that sanctions ...

State structures should create units to ensure information security or assign this function to existing departments. From 2025, government agencies and organizations are required to switch to domestic software Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on additional information security measures. The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The decree appl...

The volume of gas reserves in the storage facilities of the Czech Republic is 1 billion cubic meters. m, they are 30% full. According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the country, this is a record for May 1. The Czech Republic refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles Gas storage facilities in the Czech Republic are 3......

According to Helsingin Sanomat sources, for Finland, as well as for other EU countries,Gazprom set a deadline for the transfer of payments for gas into rubles on May 20 The Finnish authorities are preparing to cut off gas supplies from Russia on May 21, the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reports, citing government sources. According to the newspaper, the Russian "Gazprom" has given time to the Finnis...

According to the Russian military department,as a result of shelling there are wounded and dead Several civilians have died as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (UAF) of civilian infrastructure in the Kherson region, including the building of a school and a kindergarten, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the liberated settlements of...

The fight against telephone scammers, new rules for writing off funds for debts from the accounts of citizens and a reduction in the rate on preferential mortgages.About these and other changes in laws - in the material of RBC Payment of child benefits From May 1, 2022, the FIU will begin accepting applications for payments to low-income families with children from eight to 17 years old . Early ac...

European countries understand the need to reduce dependence on Russian gas, but realize that this will not happen immediately, said the Prime Minister of Greece. Sanctionsshould not cause more harm to the EU than to Russia,he pointed out Kyriakos Mitsotakis EU sanctions against Russia are important and already showing results, but should be treated with caution, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitso...

plant in Mariupol 25 civilians left the territory of the Mariupol plant Azovstal, which remains under the control of the Ukrainian military, correspondents of TASS and RIA Novosti report. According to TASS, there are six children among the people who left the plant. The day before, on April 29, the Rossiya-24 TV channel announced the exit of a family of three from the territory of the plant. The s...

Zelensky said that Ukraine was ready for immediate negotiations to evacuate people from Azovstal, but Peskov said that Putin had made his position clear: “civilians can leave,the military must lay down their arms and also leave” Azovstal plant in Mariupol The Kremlin does not see topics for negotiations on the situation around the evacuation of people from the territory of the Azovstal metallurgic...

According to the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland, several dozen small settlements were left without gas due to sanctions against NOVATEK.The company provided supplies of liquefied natural gas there Several municipalities in Poland were left without gas due to the suspension of supplies by the Russian company NOVATEK, Deputy Minister of the Interior of the Republic Pavel S...

Mateusz Morawiecki called for more sanctionsagainst Russia. According to him, Moscow is "doing a good job" with the existing ones. Russia is doing well with sanctions so far, so Warsaw is trying to develop new sanctions packages. This was stated by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a briefing. “So far we see that Russia, unfortunately, is coping well with sanctions. In this regard, Polan...

President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to consider providing soft loans to small businesses operating on a franchising model that will replace foreign firms that have left the Russian market. This is stated on the Kremlin website. For them, they can subsidize the interest rate on loans provided to them to acquire a franchise and develop their business to “replace foreign companies” tha...

According to a Bloomberg source, four European companies have already paid for gas supplies from Russia in rubles. Ten more countries have opened special accounts with Gazprombank. Ten European buyers have already opened special accounts with Gazprombank to pay for Russian gas supplies in rubles, Bloomberg reports citing a source close to Gazprom. According to him, four European companies have alr...

During his speech at the Federation Council, the President urged to work directly with business, NGOs and labor collectives, helping them solve problems Vladimir Putin Russia will pursue a policy of greater openness and greater freedom of business in response to "clumsy" attempts to isolate the country, President Vladimir Putin said during a speech at the Federation Council. The broadcast was on Y...

On April 27, a ban on the issue and circulation of foreign depositary receipts for shares of Russian companies began to operate.Residents began to massively buy receipts from non-residents for subsequent conversion and sale of the IMOEX Moscow Exchange Index2414.06 +4,12% SPB Exchange SPBE ₽282,6+2,76% Buy Moscow Exchange MOEX$93.53 +3,......

Indexation of pensions, salaries of public sector specialists and social benefits will happen in Russia soon, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the Council of Legislators. The broadcast was conducted by the TV channel "Russia 24". “I want to note that concrete decisions will be made in the near future,” the president promised. To implement this decision, Putin continued, parliamentar...

In the Chelyabinsk region, farmers produced 74.1 thousand tons of sausages in 2021; this is 2.5 thousand tons less than in 2020. Also in the region, the amount of meat and flour produced has decreased. This follows from the data provided on April 27 by URA.RU in Chelyabinskstat. “In 2021, Chelyabinsk producers produced for consumers 163.7 thousand tons of poultry meat and offal, 95 thousand tons o...

Russia accounts for up to 2% of Schneider Electric's total revenues.Earlier, the company suspended investments and deliveries to Russia and Belarus The French Schneider Electric announced that it intends to sell its Russian assets to local management, having previously agreed the deal with the Russian authorities. This is stated in the message on the company's website. “After a thorough review of ...

The government does not exclude the spread of preferential mortgages to the secondary housing market, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin told RBC.This can happen when sales of apartments in new buildings slow down. Measures to support the housing market can be extended to the secondary real estate market. Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin spoke about this in an interview with RBC. This ca...

Russia's long-term stability is under threat due to rapprochement with China, according to Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton. Beijing's ambitions will grow, and to Moscow, Chinawill be referred to as John Bolton's "younger brother" As it draws closer to China , Russia may find itself in the situation of Beijing's raw materials appendage. This opinion was expressed in an intervie...

He added that they also searched the apartment of one of the deputies of the district, Aleksey Gorinov, who was taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation. Yashin suggested The office of the council of deputies of the Krasnoselsky municipal district of Moscow is being searched, deputy and former head of the district Ilya Yashin said on Twitter. According to him, a search also took plac...

In early May, 1 million barrels of oil will be delivered to Britain. oil from the UAE. The last time the country sent raw materials to Europe was in May 2020. French oil and gas company TotalEnergies has chartered a tanker to deliver crude oil from the United Arab Emirates to Europe, Reuters reports citing traders. The company's shipping division, CSSSA, has hired the tanker Moscow Spirit to ship ...

endedannounced the start of the second phase of the operation. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that negotiations with Ukraine are progressing "slowly" What events happened during the second month of the special operation On April 13, the Finnish government published a report on the changed security situation. It contained theses in favor of the country's entry into NATO. The Prime Ministers of...

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that after the completion of the special operation in Ukraine, the West will again have to interact with Moscow. According to him, a country like Russia,it is impossible to isolate Gerhard Schroeder for long Russia cannot be isolated in the long run, German industry needs Russian resources. This was stated by former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroede...

. At the same time, a Pentagon spokesman said that the United Statesvalue cooperation with India on defense issues and want to further develop it Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby The United States has demanded that India and other countries renounce joint defense activities with Russia, US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said, according to the Times of India. “We have made it clear t...