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National Agency for Prevention of Corruption adds British company Unilever to the list of international war sponsors This was reported by the NACP. The company is a global leader in the sale of household chemicals and products, with more than 400 brands produced at 280 facilities. Unilever supports Russia’s economy by paying significant taxes to […]
In Germany, cars with Russian license plates have begun to be confiscated en masse. The customs officials there refer to the rules introduced by Berlin last year as sanctions against the aggressor country that unleashed a full-scale war in Ukraine. This is reported by the Russian media, to which “offended” Russian motorists are turning. For […]
The decision was made after an appeal from the cyber police, dev.ua reports. The State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine has blocked Forex-related websites and a number of other Russian “dumps,” according to the website of the National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications. This is what the list […]
The Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade has banned refueling and maintenance of American aircraft operated by Russian and Belarusian airlines. According to the Turkish industry publication AirportHaber, the Turkish authorities made this decision on March 14. The reason was a letter from the Bureau of Industry and Security of the US Department of Commerce. […]
On January 4, 2023, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) amended the ‘List of high-tech goods exported to Russia and Belarus’, expanding the number of goods subject to export control. It is also in line with the implementation of international cooperation and preventing the export of high-tech goods for military use. The amendment entered into […]
Russian ‘Sber’ will close its representative office in the United Arab Emirates at the beginning of 2023. The reason is that the office faced restrictions in its work due to sanctions. The Bell writes about it. ‘Unfortunately, due to the sanctions, we are facing serious restrictions on the work of our office in Abu Dhabi […]
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions against 10 Russian naval structures due to Russian military operations that damage Ukrainian ports. The US State Department announced new sanctions. “In connection with Russia’s naval operations, which are damaging Ukrainian ports, including those that supply the world with much-needed food and grain, the United States today imposes […]
The Meraki Cisco company decided to disconnect all network devices located in Russia and Belarus from cloud services from December 21. Russian clients who received a letter from the service provider told the ‘Habr’ portal about this. Meraki temporarily restored Russians’ access to cloud services, but warned that it will begin to disconnect devices from […]
The US authorities are preparing to limit Russia’s ability to conduct cross-border operations with gold as much as possible. The soon-to-be-adopted bill provides for penalties even for foreigners who take part in gold transactions where Russia or its representatives act as counterparties. As a result, such transactions will not be able to be carried out, […]
The new, ninth package of European Union sanctions against Russia in connection with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is aimed at undermining the Russian military-industrial complex and will affect a number of branches of Russian industry. The Politico publication, which has the draft restrictive measures at its disposal, writes about the details of the EU […]