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German company Hugo Boss has announced that it is selling its Russian business to its wholesale partner Stockmann. This agreement will terminate the brand’s presence in Russia This was reported by Reuters. Hugo Boss, like many other retailers, has suspended its retail operations in Russia due to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In addition, the […]
Switzerland has blocked 13 billion Swiss francs ($14.2 billion) of Russian assets held in the country. This includes more than 7 billion francs in reserves and assets of the Russian central bank. In 2023, Switzerland took additional measures by freezing another 580 million francs in financial assets and private property. These actions were the result […]
The main difference between the new approach is the abandonment of the paper booking format in favor of an electronic one, Forbes writes, citing a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers. The CMU resolution does not make any significant changes to the concept of armor: as before, only 50% of employees subject to military […]
On Monday, April 22, Polish farmers ended a protest in front of the Dorohusk-Yagodyn border crossing point on the border with Ukraine. This was reported by the State Border Guard Service, according to Espresso.Zakhid. “According to the Border Guard of the Republic of Poland, today at 13:00 the protest of Polish farmers in front of […]
Germany offered Ukraine to look at German closed energy facilities that have equipment that Ukraine might need. This was stated by Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko, Ukrinform reports. “We are working very closely with our Lithuanian friends. Our teams of experts in Lithuania are looking at what equipment at old thermal power plants can be used […]
Ukraine will receive over $180 million from the UK to strengthen the energy sector The United Kingdom has allocated nearly 150 million pounds (over $180 million) to strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector. This was stated by the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the OSCE, Neil Holland, the press service of the British government reports. […]
US President Joe Biden has extended the ban on Russian-linked vessels entering US ports for another year. This was reported on the White House website. “I am extending for one year the national emergency to regulate the docking and movement of Russian-affiliated vessels into United States ports as set forth in Proclamation 10371,” Biden said […]
Khmelnytsky NPP started construction of power units 5 and 6 using Westinghouse’s AR1000 technology. As noted, a feature of Westinghouse’s AR1000 technology is the ability to maneuver the units, which is important for Ukraine, as the Russians are destroying the balancing capacities of the Ukrainian energy sector. Thus, the fifth power unit at Khmelnytsky NPP […]
The Nova Group, which includes Nova Poshta, has set up a new company, Nova Energy, to specialize in electricity production. This was announced by Volodymyr Popereshnyuk, one of the founders of Nova Group. The new company will generate electricity using solar panels and gas plants. “Recently, Russian companies have begun to invest heavily in electricity […]
In the latest effort to deter actions deemed harmful to national security and foreign policy, the United States has announced export restrictions against a number of foreign companies. The U.S. Department of Commerce indicates that these companies-three from Russia, six from China, and two from the United Arab Emirates-may be acting to the detriment of […]