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The amount of blocked assets of Russia increased by 30% Switzerland has already blocked assets worth 7.5 billion Swiss francs, which belonged to citizens and companies of the Russian Federation. In total, the country has between 150 and 200 billion Swiss francs of Russian assets. This was reported by Bloomberg According to the representative of […]
In Japan, sanctions have come into force for the export of luxury goods to Russia. In particular, the supply of some cars, motorcycles, equipment for diving and skiing will be stopped. The package of sanctions aimed at restricting the export of luxury items came into force on Tuesday. This was announced by the Ministry of […]
This year’s Google Summer of Code Developer Contest is celebrating its seventeenth anniversary. It will take place without participants from Russia, Belarus and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Both ordinary participants and mentors or administrators from these regions will not be admitted to the competition. More details below. Google comment The company gave some […]
On April 4, the service for finding and placing short-term rent Airbnb banned residents of Russia and Belarus to rent housing around the world. All bookings canceled, and new ones cannot be made. Earlier, the service stopped operating in two countries after a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Airbnb has also launched a program to […]
Western sanctions, which cut off many Russian banks from SWIFT, have helped significantly complicate Russia’s economic situation. However, the terrorist country still has loopholes that help it finance the war against Ukraine. Thus, Gazprombank continues to pour money into Russia’s deadly weapons. The financial institution has not yet been disconnected from the international SWIFT system. […]
Finnish railway company VR Transpoint has announced that it will resume freight traffic from Russia after the break. This is stated in a press release from the company. They note that this decision influenced by the explanation from the British authorities that the sanctions imposed on Russian Railways do not apply to the VR Group […]
Johnson & Johnson has suspended supplies of personal hygiene products to Russia due to the “escalation of the humanitarian crisis” caused by the war in Ukraine. This was reported by Bloomberg. It noted that J&J will continue to supply the Russian market with a wide range of pharmaceuticals and medical products. At the same time, […]
Recently, the head of “Roscosmos” Dmitry Rogozin said that the United States may disconnect Russia from GPS. And although such an option is unlikely, it could significantly complicate the combat missions of the racist army. Not so long ago, Rogozin said that disconnecting Russia from the GPS is one of the steps in the next […]
The Ministry of digital development of Ukraine and its chairman Mikhail Fedorov published a list of restrictions that were introduced over the past day against Russia and/or Belarus. So, Google stopped licensing Russian Android smartphones. This means that Russian companies will no longer be able to produce smartphones with Android on GMS for the Russian […]
The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) said that the stockpiles of equipment from telecom operators will be enough for about six months, and service failures may begin in the summer. Interestingly, the Russian Ministry of Finance believes that there are no prerequisites for failure. At the same time, the data of experts show […]