The refusal of automakers from official deliveries of cars to Russia also affected spare parts for them. Dealers of many brands do not have a long list of the most popular parts. Chinese counterparts are far from everything, according to Fontanka. About 1,7 million cars drive in St. Petersburg, 80% ...
Russia is holding 400 passenger planes hostage in the fight against global sanctions. The country's airlines refuse to return aircraft leased from foreign companies. The planes are worth billions, according to the Washington Post. Early last month, a Sri Lankan judiciary officer entered the country's largest airport, waving…
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the expansion of sanctions against the United States. Joe Biden's wife and daughter, as well as 23 other people, were subject to personal restrictions. Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans in response to US restrictions. On the subject: Russia for the first time in 100 years turned out to be ...
On June 20, the Russian ruble rose to $55,47, the highest gain since 2015. While many have rejected the ruble's exchange rate, Charles Lichfield, associate director of the Atlantic Council's Center for Geoeconomics, published an editorial titled "Don't Ignore the Exchange...
The new rebranded McDonald's in Russia appears to have taken off at a rapid pace, with the chain selling a record 120 burgers on opening day, the chain's CEO said, Insider reports. “We have never seen such a daily turnover in all the time McDonald's has been operating in Russia,”…
The cost of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has skyrocketed, but Americans are not the only ones experiencing fuel problems due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, reports As. The Russian invasion has upended commodity prices, especially for those countries that have imposed sanctions. June 10th…
Late in the evening of May 30, the leaders of the EU countries agreed on the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which provides for an embargo on imports of two-thirds of Russian oil and the disconnection of Sberbank from the SWIFT system, reports the BBC. For now, the ban will only apply to oil supplies, which…
When Putin announced the invasion of Ukraine, the war seemed far away from Russian territory. However, within days the conflict returned home - not with the help of cruise missiles and mortars, but in the form of unprecedented and unexpectedly extensive volleys of sanctions from Western ...
The Russian Foreign Ministry on May 21 released an updated list of nearly 1000 Americans who are permanently banned from entering the country, in a largely symbolic response to heavy sanctions imposed by Western countries over Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, CNBC reported.…
The weapons of the Russian state concern Kalashnikov, which has been under sanctions for seven years, are freely sold on the American market under a different brand, reports Ekonomicheskaya Pravda. After the occupation of Crimea and part of Donbass in 2014, world leaders imposed sanctions against some Russian citizens, companies...