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To support Kiev, the West imposed tough sanctions that "pained" Russia, said the US President. He added that a military operation in Ukraine would weaken Russia and make the rest of the world stronger Joe Biden The Russian economy is shattered after Western sanctions, US President Joe Biden said during his speech to Congress. The speech was posted on the White House website. The head of state call...

v. Nord Stream 2 AG and company officials on 23 February in response to the Russian operation in Ukraine The operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2 AG, is now considering filing for bankruptcy. This was reported to Reuters by two sources familiar with the situation. The company is owned by Gazprom. The agency's interlocutors, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters tha...

US citizens are advised not to visit Russia in connection with the military operation in Ukraine, follows from the message of the US State Department. “Do not come to Russia due to the unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces on Ukraine, possible harassment of US citizens by Russian government security personnel, the limited ability of the embassy to assist US citizens in Russi...

Possible US sanctions in relation to the Bank of Russia will target most of the reserves in the amount of $643 billion,writes agency View of the building of the Central Bank of Russia The United States is considering sanctions against the Central Bank of Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing anonymous sources. According to them, the move will target most of the $643 billion in reserves that Russian Pr...

The head of the department saidthat all hospitals in Ukraine continue to work According to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, 198 people were killed and 1,115 people were injured as a result of hostilities. This was announced by the head of the department Viktor Lyashko. “The medical system continues to work, the ministry, for its part, is doing everything possible and impossible to get everything...

According to the head of the Australian Foreign Ministry, the sanctionswill affect key people in the leadership of the country. The Yomiuri Sinbun newspaper reported that the Japanese authorities are also exploring such a possibility after the introduction of similar measures by Washington. Australia will impose sanctions against the Belarusian leadership, Australian Foreign Minister Maris Payne s...

After the recognition by Russia of the LPR and DPR and the start of a military operation in Ukraine, Kiev severed diplomatic relations with Moscow, and the EU, the USAand other countries have imposed sanctions. Who announced the restrictions - in RBC infographics Russia recognized the DPR and LPR on February 21. Early on the morning of February 24, Vladimir Putin announced a special military opera...

of Putin and Lavrov The European Union will freeze the accounts of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Europe. This was announced by Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg before a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, reports Reuters. “There will be no travel ban for them to Europe, because we want to keep the possibility of negotiations in case th...

The sanctions list also includes the sons of Nikolai Patrushev,Sergei Kiriyenko and Sergei Chemezov Roman Rotenberg Canada has published a sanctions list against Russia. In particular, Russian businessmen Boris Rotenberg, Yevgeny Prigozhin, representative of the President of Russia Sergei Ivanov, as well as their children, were subject to restrictions. The government of Canada explained these sanc...

At the same time, a White House representative noted that at the moment the United States does not intend to introduce measures that could disrupt energy supplies to European countries The United States seeks to limit Russia's ability to produce oil and gas in the long term, but at the moment there are no plans for sanctions measures that could disrupt energy supplies to European countries. This w...

The country's second-largest bank came under the blocking of all transactions and assets in dollars and pounds sterling. VTB said that during the previous sanctions, the bank had time to prepare for the toughest scenario video VTB Bank will be included in the US SDN sanctions list, said US President Joe Biden . Getting into this list means blocking all assets and accounts of credit organizations i...

European diplomats generally agreed on restrictive measures against Russia due to the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine. However, several countries, led by Germany, are not ready to agree to sanctions .personally against Putin, writes NYT Vladimir Putin European Union ambassadors in Brussels discussed sanctions against the Russian economy and individuals, but failed to agree to impose sanctions o...

The building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.Photo TASS February 24, Minsk. The Verkhovna Rada approved the introduction of martial law throughout the country, Ukrinform reports.This decision was supported by 300 people's deputies.According to RBC-Ukraine, for the period of martial law, state and local authorities, military commands receive additional powers in order to stabilize the situation as...

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine will lead to an increase in world food prices, which are already close to multi-year highs, analysts and traders have warned. This is due to the fact that importers will have to look for alternative supplies due to the conflict between two large exporters. The aggravation of Russian-Ukrainian relations may lead to a further increase in worl...

2US President Joe Biden has instructed his administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and company officials, according to the White House website. “Today, I instructed my administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its officials. These steps are another part of our initial tranche of sanctions in response to Russia's actio...

The last time the European currency reached this mark was in April last year; the dollar exchange rate exceeded 81 rubles. The euro exchange rate on the Moscow stock exchange rose to 92 rubles, according to trading data as of 22:41 Moscow time. The European currency reached this mark for the first time since April 22, 2......

According to former President of the United States Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin plays the current owner of the White House, Joe Biden, like a drum. A brief statement from Trump's office is quoted by The Independent. “Putin plays Biden like a drum. An unfortunate sight,” Trump said. The publication notes that Trump appears to be ignoring the flurry of criticism that hit him after ...

recognized the independence of the DPR and LPR within the borders of the regions. There are no legal risks for mapping services, such as Yandex.Maps, when specifying new disputed territories, Russian and foreign legislation does not yet provide for legal liability for the designation of disputed territories in cartographic services, but their owners may face the threat of sanctions. This version w...

reacted to Russia's recognition of the LPR and DPR, the ruble has become the most volatile currency in the world due to geopolitics, more than 30 banks in Russia may cease to exist in the near future - in the RBC review How Ukraine, the EU and the US reacted to the recognition of the LPR and DPR by Russia On the evening of February 21, President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the indepe...

DPR and LPR US President Joe Biden signed a decree imposing sanctions on the DPR and LPR, the recognition of which President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday evening. The document prohibits US citizens from any investment in the economy of the DNR and LNR, import into the United States, directly or indirectly, of any goods and technologies from the republics, export of any goods from the United ...

LPR The EU believes that Vladimir Putinhas not yet made a final decision on this issue The European Union will respond with a united front to the recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, if Russia decides to do so. This was stated by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and EU Security Policy Josep Borrell. “We think that the final decision (on the recognition of the DPR an...

40,000 residents of the unrecognized LPR and DPR arrived in Russia, and dozens of Russian regions announced their readiness to accept refugees.The main thing about the evacuation - in the material of RBC Main by 20.00 Magomed Darsigov, the transport coordinator at the operational headquarters of the Rostov region, told RBC that buses are on duty around the border checkpoints around the clock, taki...

Residents of the DPR and LPR began to arrive in the Rostov region. In Donetsk, they announced an imminent attack by the Ukrainian army, Kyiv denies this. Putin urged Kyiv to sit down at the negotiating table. Main by 10:00 The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, announced a general mobilization. He called on the men in the reserve to come to the military commissariats. Later, mobilization was announc...

Negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have begun in the Kremlin on the settlement of the crisis over Ukraine and the security guarantees offered by Moscow, TASS reports. “We will devote a significant part of our time to discussing the security situation in Europe and the discussions that have now unfolded so sharply on this issue, including in conn...

Jens Stoltenberg The rapprochement between China and Russia, including in the military and diplomatic spheres, directly affects the security of NATO, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference before a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels. “NATO must respond to reality, and the reality is that Russia and China have been getting closer in recent years. They work tog...

Bob Menendez (center) The development of a bill on sanctions against Russia in the US Senate has stalled, said Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez. His words on his Twitter are quoted by CNN's chief correspondent in the US Congress, Manu Raju. “I think we have reached a dead end,” Menendez told a journalist, referring to the Russia sanctions bill. The senator clarified that the "freeze"...

Russian courts must respond quickly to appeals and make fair decisions, President Vladimir Putin said at the annual meeting of judges of courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts. The transcript was published on the Kremlin website. “A lot of people are having a hard time right now. If citizens go to court, they should receive a quick response and a fair decision,” the president said. ...

Andrey Travnikov Andrey Travnikov, Governor of the Novosibirsk Region, has tested positive for coronavirus. He announced this on his Facebook page. "Good afternoon friends! My COVID-19 test result came in today . The result is positive, so I will work remotely for several days. I feel fine, the temperature is gone. Vaccines work! he wrote. In April 2......

is ready to help the Taliban to be removed from the UN terrorist list, subject to the creation of an inclusive government and ensuring human rights in Afghanistan,Zamir Kabulov, President's Special Representative for Afghanistan, said Russia is ready to initiate a discussion at the UN to remove the Taliban from the terrorist list, subject to ensuring the inclusiveness of the government and basic h...

Coronavirus in Russia: infections are growing, hospitalizations are falling, quarantine is being weakened; Bloomberg mistakenly reported Russia's invasion of Ukraine at night, the Russians took the first gold in Beijing. The main events of the day - in the review of RBC Russia eases coronavirus restrictions Over the weekend, several easing of restrictive measures came into force in Russia due to t...