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At the end of August, the EU member states will discuss the possibility of a ban on issuing visas to Russians. RBC figured out which countries support the ban, How can the ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians be implemented? An informal meeting of EU foreign ministers will be held in Prague on August 3......

On Thursday, the Saeima of Latvia recognized Russia as a sponsor of terrorism, and Estonia announced the closure of the border for Russians - holders of Schengen visas issued by this country. What are the legal grounds and consequences of these measures, What does Latvia's recognition of Russia as a sponsor of terrorism mean? On Thursday, the Saeima of Latvia adopted a majority resolution recogniz...

The EU cannot ban the issuance of short-term visas, the European Commission noted. However, members of the union can independently "study each issue of issuing short-stay visas in a particular situation", The visa code of the European Union does not contain the possibility of stopping the issuance of short-term visas, including to Russian citizens, Anita Hipper, a representative of the European Co...

After the events in Ukraine, the EU stopped air communication with Russia. And while Russians are being issued Schengen visas, the burden is borne by countries with which Russia has open land borders - Finland, Estonia and Latvia, The authorities of the EU countries should stop issuing entry visas to Russian tourists, said Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. “Stop issuing tourist visas to Russian...

The head of the CAA is transferred to the Research Institute. N.V. Sklifosovsky. He announced his hospitalization the day before, without naming the diagnosis, but stated that he became ill due to the consequences of COVID. Previously it was reported Vladimir Saldo, the head of the military-civilian administration (VGA) of the Kherson region, who was hospitalized the day before, is being transferr...

If such a need arises, Putin and Macron "will be able to call each other at any moment," but so far this is not necessary, Peskov said.In July, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused France of "leaking" the content of the presidents' talksDmitry Peskov France, in connection with the actions it is taking against Russia, is an unfriendly country, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. So...

The day before, Saldo himself announced publicly about his hospitalization, without naming the diagnosis. A few hours before reports of hospitalization, a post appeared on the official’s Telegram channel, which said, The head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, was hospitalized, RT reports, citing a source in the regional administration. Doctors put Saldo...

There are no European sanctions against the turbine for Nord Stream, despite the fact that Gazprom claims the opposite, Siemens Energy said. German Chancellor Scholz said, The turbine for the Nord Stream gas pipeline is located in Germany, Gazprom's statements about problems with its transportation to Russia due to restrictions from the EU, Canada and the UK are not reliable, a representative of S...

Within a week, the assets of 19 companies worth more than UAH 7.7 billion (more than $210 million), which were controlled by Russian corporations and banks, were transferred to state management. This was announced by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in its Telegram channel. The message, in particular, mentions Rosatom, Gazprom, Rusal and Tatneft. The representative of Rosatom declined to comm...

Sergey Lavrov and Samekh Shukri Moscow hopes that the UN will be able to achieve the lifting of sanctions that prevented the export of grain from Russia, as part of a "product deal". This was stated by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, broadcast was on YouTube. Lavrov explained that these are restrictions that have become an obstacle to grain ...

The UN hopes that the signed documents will help stabilize food prices and prevent starvation in the poorest countries.Grain exports previously stopped due to the blocking of Ukrainian ports after the outbreak of hostilities On Friday, July 22, Russia , Ukraine, Turkey and the UN signed an agreement on grain exports in Istanbul. The agreements provide for the creation of a corridor for the export ...

The head of VTB believes that Western bankers are people of negotiations, not ultimatums.Kyiv's threats to prevent banks from financing the restoration of Ukraine, he called trade the future of the country Andrey Kostin The campaign of threats to Western bankers, which was launched in Kyiv, is a manifestation of populism and selfishness in relation to "their own breadwinners" and those who help Uk...

Canada has sent a turbine for Nord Stream to Germany by plane, after which it will reach Russia by the end of July, sources told the newspaper. In Berlin, the decision was approved, The Siemens Energy gas turbine used in the Nord Stream gas pipeline went from Canada to Germany after repairs, Kommersant sources familiar with the situation said. It was originally planned that the turbine would reach...

German company that repaired the turbine for Nord Stream must guarantee that it will reach Russia, despite the sanctions,noted the Russian corporation Gazprom asked Siemens to provide documents that would allow the removal of a gas turbine engine for the Portovaya compressor station, a critical facility of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. The company announced this on its website. Gazprom needs the d...

The European Commission has proposed a new package of anti-Russian sanctions.In addition to clarifying the effect of restrictions on agricultural products, he will ban the import of Russian gold The European Commission (EC) has proposed clarifying sanctions against Russia so that they "are in no way directed at agricultural products," according to its website. At the same time, the EC proposed a n...

, Canada and Japan. The European Union is working on similar restrictive measures, Australia will ban gold imports from Russia and impose sanctions on 16 Russian ministers, Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz said at a press conference in Kyiv, Reuters reports. The total number of Russians who are under the restrictive measures of Canberra will reach 843. The visit of the head of the Australian governm...

Rasmussen will work on projects of international guarantees for Ukraine together with the head of Zelensky's office, Andriy Yermak.During the years of Poroshenko's presidency, he was his freelance adviser Anders Fogh Rasmussen Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, along with the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak, will lead the platform to develop security ...

Sportmaster bought Go Sport in 2019. On April 27, the Polish authorities put Go Sport on the sanctions list along with 35 companies from Russia and Belarus. According to the newspaper, Sportmaster may close its Polish sports goods network Go Sport, for which the group paid an estimated €40 million three years ago, Kommersant reports, citing sources in the retail market. Sportmaster bought Go Sport...

The director said that Abramovich helped modern Russian culture a lot, including paying for Andrey Zvyagintsev's treatment for COVID in Germany.The billionaire is under EU and UK sanctions Kirill Serebrennikov Director Kirill Serebrennikov explained his call to lift sanctions against billionaire Roman Abramovich with the help of a businessman for contemporary Russian culture. He said this in an in...

June 13, Minsk. The nature and density of news from Warsaw regarding Kyiv suggests that Poland has entered an active phase of development of Ukraine. This is stated in an article by Russian political scientist, historian Veronika Krasheninnikova, published on the agency's website.Poland has become one of the main newsmakers in recent months - almost a day without news. The other day it became know...

Western countries did not impose preventive sanctionsagainst Russia against the backdrop of the threat of the outbreak of hostilities, as requested by the Ukrainian authorities, this allows us to say that Kyiv's partners did not want to hear him,considers Nikiforov Sergey Nikiforov The words of US President Joe Biden that his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky “did not want to hear” warnings ...

The President of Ukraine signed a decree imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin and Russian government ministers on June 9. Almost all rectors of Russian universities also fell under the restrictions. 00:00 Advertisement 00:00 00:00 / 00:00 You can skip ads through More VideoMore VideoMore Video Russia will not react to Ukrainian sanctions against Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian government...

EU will impose a partial embargo on oil supplies, disconnect three banks from SWIFT, disconnect three TV channels from broadcasting,will ban the provision of consulting services and the use of cloud services Josep Borrell The EU Council approved the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, follows from the statement of the organization. “The Council today decided to impose the sixth package of e...

Washington's decision to expand anti-Russian sanctions will affect food security around the world, as well as the situation within the United States. This was announced on his Telegram page by Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. The Russian ambassador called the imposition of sanctions a "vicious" practice. Such measures, according to Antonov, will aggravate the state of affai...

The Biden administration fears that if Washington confiscates the assets of the Russian Central Bank, other countries will stop seeing the United States"country for holding investments". Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Calls Confiscation of Reserves Illegal Joe Biden Officials in the administration of US President Joe Biden cannot reach a consensus on the issue of confiscating frozen Russian asset...

" sanctionsin exchange for transferring money for the restoration of Ukraine, AP reports. Western countries are interested in the idea, Western countries are considering the idea of ​​giving Russian businessmen the opportunity to “buy off” sanctions in exchange for their funds being used to restore Ukraine, the Associated Press (AP) reports, citing sources. According to the agency, a similar initi...

Russia is "unreasonably accused of problems with the supply of agricultural products to world markets," Putin said. According to him, Russia is ready to contribute to overcoming the food crisis if politically motivated sanctions are lifted , President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, the Kremlin reported. During the conversation, Putin noted...

In Europe, they are calling on Ukraine to surrender territories in the south and east to Russia “for the sake of peace,” but Kyiv, as Podolyak said, will not participate in such discussions. He added, Some Western politicians are offering Kyiv to cede part of the territory to Moscow in order to stop the Russian military operation, Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the office of the Presiden...

It is "emotionally painful" for Kiev to negotiate with Moscow, the Foreign Minister said, but expressed Ukraine's readiness to "control emotions" if this leads to peace. The parties suspended negotiations in May Kyiv has no preconditions for resuming diplomatic talks with Moscow, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to him, it is “emotio...

Putin proposed to appoint his former adjutant Alexander Kurenkov as Minister of Emergency Situations, RBC sources said.All 159 senators voted for his candidacy Alexander Kurenkov The Federation Council unanimously supported the candidacy of Major General Alexander Kurenkov for the post of Minister of Emergency Situations. The meeting was broadcast on the YouTube channel of the upper chamber. Chair...