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The Scandinavian and Eastern European countries are proposing new sanctions, while Germany and the Netherlands want to focus on implementing existing measures and removing schemes to circumvent the restrictions already in place. The new package of sanctions against Russia* that the European Union will impose for Putin’s full-scale war with Ukraine will include Russian gold. […]
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has announced its intention to suspend cooperation with Russia and Belarus. Earlier, the CERN Council temporarily closed Russians’ access to the Large Andron Collider after listening to requests from Ukrainian scientists. It was not announced at the time how long these restrictions would last. Now, in addition to […]
In May, Switzerland received more than 3 tons of gold, which may indicate a softening of the position of market participants in metals from Russia. Switzerland imported gold from Russia for the first time since invading Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg. According to the Swiss Federal Customs Administration, more than 3 tons of precious […]
Microsoft has blocked the ability for Russians to download Windows 10 and 11. These versions of the operating system are now not available in Russia. This was reported by the media. Also, Vladimir Putin’s subjects cannot download the application of the American corporation’s Media Creation Tool. An error 404 occurs when trying to download the […]
Turkey not only passes Russian ships with stolen grain through the Bosphorus, but also receives them in its ports. In the evening of June 15, the Russian ship ‘Fedor’ arrived at the anchorage of the Turkish port of Bandirma ‘. Where is the confidence that the Ukrainian grain was stolen on board, says ‘Peacemaker’. In […]
The French company Thales, which specializes in the manufacture of chips for the military, aerospace and maritime industries, promises to stop working in the Russian Federation. This is stated in an article in Le Parisien. In addition to military products, the company provided security services to major Russian banks and, in particular, Russia’s Sberbank, which […]
Cybercriminals hacked private accounts on social networks, as well as attacked the resources of large public and private organizations in many countries around the world. The United States, along with international partners, has eliminated the Russian hacking network RSOCKS, which hacked millions of computers around the world through malicious Internet activity. This was reported in […]
American chips and components found in Russian radar systems, drones, tanks, ground equipment and coastal ships, some of which were manufactured in 2020 This was reported by The Washington Post. “Our goal is to actually try to track it down to an American supplier to determine how it got into this weapon system. Just because […]
The Swedish company IKEA, which sells furniture and household goods, has decided to get rid of all four factories in Russia and lay off workers. This was reported on her website. In early March, IKEA suspended stores in Russia and Belarus, and now decided to say goodbye to local production. “Unfortunately, the environment has not […]
According to journalists, since the introduction of restrictions in the airspace of the European Union, about 30 flights of private Russian planes and helicopters have been recorded. Planes of Russian oligarchs and businessmen continue to fly through the airspace of the European Union, despite the statement of the President of the European Commission Ursula von […]