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Russia and Iran agree to boost North-South corridor

Russia and Iran agree to boost North-South corridor

Issues of bilateral cooperation, including the development of the North-South international transport corridor, were the focus of talks between Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Shamkhani and visiting Russian …

Putin: sanctions to last for a long time

Putin: sanctions to last for a long time

The anti-Russian sanctions have been imposed to last for a long time, and Russia therefore needs to develop medium- and long-term import substitution measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "We all understand that, of …

Leroy Merlin to to open new stores in Russia

Leroy Merlin to to open new stores in Russia

Plans to maintain Leroy Merlin's activities and even expand it were confirmed by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, which oversees retail, state secretary and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Evtukhov said, according to …

EU to intensify pressure on Russia

EU to intensify pressure on Russia

EU leaders' summit ended up with no new measures against Russia. Though the European countries pledged to build up pressure on Russia in various areas, including with new sanctions, oil price cap and information war

Turkey halts transit of sanctioned goods to Russia

Turkey halts transit of sanctioned goods to Russia

Turkey halted the transit of Western-sanctioned goods to Russia this month, a top export official and a diplomat said. The Turkish government handed companies a list of banned foreign goods and instructed them not to transship those to …

EU extends anti-Russian sanctions for six months

EU extends anti-Russian sanctions for six months

Today, at the EU Council's meeting individual anti-Russian sanctions against almost 1,500 individuals and 205 organizations have been extended for six months. Their validity period expired on March 15 of the current year, now they will be valid until September 15.

Canada bans import of Russia's aluminum and steel

Canada bans import of Russia's aluminum and steel

Canadian authorities made the decision to ban import of aluminum and steel in Russia, according to regulations posted on the government’s website on Friday. According to amendments, "it is prohibited for any person in Canada …

USA predicts Russia's rapid economic growth

USA predicts Russia's rapid economic growth

According to the USA, the Russian economy will grow faster than the British economy or German. Anti-Russian sanctions have done much more damage to the West, this is their greatest miscalculation.

How much Kadyrov's stolen horse worth?

How much Kadyrov's stolen horse worth?

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov thinks there may be some nefarious conspiracy against him that allowed “horse thieves” in the Czech Republic to kidnap his treasured stallion. In a post on …

US lifts part of anti-Russian sanctions

US lifts part of anti-Russian sanctions

Sanctions against several companies associated with the Russian Federation are lifted by the USA. According to the Ministry of Finance, these are subsidiaries of Sberbank registered in Kazakhstan.

Kadyrov's racehorse stolen in Czech Republic

Kadyrov's racehorse stolen in Czech Republic

Police in the Czech Republic are looking for information on a stolen racehorse owned by the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov. The 16-year-old thoroughbred nicknamed Zazou, worth about …

Tinkoff suspends money transfers to Turkey

Tinkoff suspends money transfers to Turkey

Russia’s Tinkoff Bank announced it has stopped money transfers to Turkey amid the Western sanctions. "Regrettably, we cannot transfer money to this country. Due to the sanctions, …

U.S. sanctions six more Russian nationals

U.S. sanctions six more Russian nationals

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on six Russians it said were involved in the arrest, prosecution or abuse of Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was detained last year. The sanctions, announced by the …

EU shifting sanctions strategy against Russia

EU shifting sanctions strategy against Russia

The EU countries decided to enforce existing anti-Russian sanctions, rather than preparing new ones: 10 packages of sanctions have had less impact than they hoped.