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The European Union may present the seventh package of anti-Russian sanctions within a week. The new rules should close the old loopholes. This is reported by EURACTIV. According to the publication, the preparation of the seventh package of sanctions will take place on July 14 and 15, and the member states can approve it by […]
The Russian Federation pays Bulgarian politicians, journalists, public figures and others to shape public opinion favorable to it. This was reported by Euractiv with reference to the speech on Darik radio by the spokeswoman of the Bulgarian government, head of the Prime Minister’s office, Lena Borislavova. According to Bulgarian special services, Bulgarian public figures, famous […]
Great Britain is ready to confiscate frozen Russian assets and hand them over to restore Ukraine This is reported by The Guardian. According to the publication, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss plans to announce plans to confiscate Russian assets and hand them over to Kyiv at a conference discussing the principles of Ukraine’s post-war recovery, […]
This amount significantly exceeds the €839 million seized at the beginning of April in the European Union. Ireland has frozen €1.72 billion in assets belonging to Russians under European sanctions following a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. According to a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this amount is relevant as of last Friday, June […]
By importing a record amount of oil from Russia, China has shown readiness to continue cooperation with the aggressor country. This was stated by US Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby. “We called on China to be a responsible force and to join the rest of the world in condemning what Russia has done in Ukraine […]
Merrick Garland became the third high-ranking Biden administration official to come to Ukraine during the war. US Attorney General Merrick Garland has arrived on an unannounced visit to Ukraine to support a joint effort to identify and bring to justice those responsible for war crimes. This was announced on Tuesday, June 21, by a senior […]
According to the publication, this decision will be formalized at a quick summit of EU leaders, but then Ukraine will have to wait for many years to join the European Union. All 27 states of the European Union intend to officially secure Ukraine’s candidate status, according to Bloomberg after the EU meeting on Monday. The […]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed optimism about the decision of EU leaders to grant Ukraine candidate status this week. She stated this on the air of the German TV channel ARD. “I am confident that we will be able to get a positive decision, to get support. Of course, this is a […]
Russian oligarchs and institutions have lost access to luxury yachts, helicopters, paintings, real estate and other assets worth more than 12.5 billion euros as a result of EU sanctions. “The amount of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs almost doubled from 6.7 billion euros in April to more than 12.5 billion euros,” – said Die Welt, […]
The Netherlands plans to abandon Russian gas completely by the end of 2022. To do this, they plan to import fuel from other countries and fill their gas storage facilities. According to Reuters, the government has promised to spend about 623 million euros on incentives for companies to fill the gas storage in Bergermeer by […]