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From December 1, Turkey will require oil carriers passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to have insurance. This may limit the flow of Russian oil, writes Bloomberg. The Ministry of Transport of Turkey adopted the relevant circular regarding the requirement for courts to provide insurance for a specific flight. EU and British sanctions on Russian […]
The persons who supplied the Wagner Group with kamikaze drones, as well as those responsible for the development and production of UAVs, came under the restrictions of the US Treasury. The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Iranian company Shahed Aviation Industries, which is responsible for the development and production of Shahed-136 kamikaze […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions against a hundred Canadian citizens, including high-ranking officials, businessmen, employees of media and financial structures, and the cultural sphere. Among those who are now banned from entering Russia are the head of Canada’s Communications Security Authority, Carolyn Xavier, the country’s former Attorney General Peter McKay, the famous actor Jim […]
More than 412 million Canadian dollars (about $330 million) have been blocked in Canada as part of the implementation of anti-Russian economic sanctions for violating the sovereignty of Ukraine. This was announced by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. “Since February 24, funds in the amount of about 121.9 million Canadian dollars in equivalent have been […]
The European Union is introducing sanctions against Iranian organizations that supply Russian drones. The representative office of the Czech Republic in the EU reports this. It is noted that the decision on the restrictions was made in record time – EU ambassadors reached an agreement in 3 days. The written procedure has already been completed. […]
The Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg produced up to 200,000 cars a year, but it is currently closed and preserved. One of the largest automobile plants in Russia will be mothballed. It is about the company ‘Hende Motor Manufacturing Rus’ in St. Petersburg, where popular models Hyundai Solaris, Hyundai Creta and Kia Rio were assembled. […]
Japan has decided to ban exports to Russia of goods potentially linked to chemical weapons as additional sanctions against Moscow in connection with its invasion of Ukraine. This was stated by the Secretary of the Japanese government, Hirokazu Matsuno, Reuters reports. According to the decision of the Japanese government, 21 Russian organizations, including scientific laboratories […]
The EU is preparing to disconnect Gazprombank, Alfa-bank, Rosbank and Tinkoff Bank from SWIFT. Such a measure is being discussed as part of the eighth package of sanctions for the annexation of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Donbass by Russia, writes EUObserver. Currently, sanctions against the remaining Russian banks from the 27 EU countries are supported by […]
Hungary has temporarily abandoned its demand to lift EU sanctions against three Russian oligarchs – Petro Aven, Viktor Rashnikov and Alisher Usmanov. This is reported by Politico. It is noted that the previous position of Budapest could disrupt the continuation of anti-Russian sanctions. On the eve of the meeting of EU representatives, the Czech Republic, […]
The US Department of Justice announced the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the Boeing 737-7EM aircraft of the Russian Lukoil company. The aircraft in question is VP-CLR and serial number 34865. The United States is confiscating the plane for violating sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation by the US Department of Commerce. […]