Russian President Vladimir Putin received Czech President Milos Zeman in the Kremlin. The Czech President became the only EU leader who arrived in Moscow on May 9 and held a bilateral meeting with Putin. The ceremony to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Moscow, most ...
The United States is considering the possibility of increasing pressure on Russia in connection with the situation around Ukraine. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said this on Friday. “Unfortunately, we see that the Russians continue to fail to fulfill their obligations under the Minsk agreements... we are disappointed by this,”...
The issue of lifting or extending sanctions against Russia will be discussed by EU countries in July, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said at a briefing in Warsaw. “We will discuss these restrictions in July and decide on an extension or...
Banks must immediately report to Rosfinmonitoring about the transactions of clients (both citizens and companies) who are residents of 41 countries: the USA, Canada, the European Union (includes 28 states), Australia, Norway, Iran, Syria, Sudan, New Zealand, Argentina, Mexico , Switzerland, North Korea and Jamaica. It follows ...
As expected, US President Barack Obama asked Congress to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. The presence of Cuba on this list prevented the restoration of embassies in Washington and Havana. Obama explained what criteria he used when making his decision. "The government of Cuba...
If Russia supplies Iran with S-300 anti-aircraft systems, then there is a considerable likelihood that Israel will start supplying weapons to Georgia and Ukraine. This is the opinion of security experts quoted by the NRG edition. At the same time, the delivery of the S-300 has only been promised so far, and the Israeli ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said he would sign the uranium enrichment agreement only if the sanctions were lifted immediately. In a speech that was broadcast on state television, the Iranian president said: “We will only sign the agreement on the condition that the sanctions are lifted the same ...
Social networks are discussing the creativity of Russian manufacturers associated with an attempt at import substitution. Thus, in Russian stores they sell butter, the packaging of which is very similar to the famous Finnish product, which has already disappeared from retail due to the imposed sanctions. Mimicry of a well-known brand is a typical marketing ploy...
It is planned that in June the leaders of EU member states will discuss extending existing or imposing new sanctions against Russia. The problem is that at the moment there are both “hawks” and “those who have lost their appetite” among EU representatives, writes Bloomberg. Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland...
According to the author, the Russian president changed his story about the seizure of the Ukrainian peninsula because for a whole year the West has not punished him for international violations of the rules. Although the statements of the EU and the USA were categorical and harsh. “The economic sanctions introduced have caused...