Japan imposes a ban on the export of certain goods to Russia, as reported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of the country. “The Japanese government has decided, in connection with the international situation around Ukraine, as a contribution to international efforts to solve this problem and to establish peace, to impose a
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Yevgeny Ivanov, in a special interview with TASS, named the countries with which Russia plans to conclude agreements on visa-free travel and explained how a foreigner can now get a Russian visa. Against the background of artificially inflated Russophobic hysteria, which was launched immediately after the start of
Russia has additionally included 36 representatives of the UK in the stop list, including a number of members of the British Cabinet, representatives of law enforcement agencies, and journalists. This is stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry. “In connection with the anti-Russian course of the British government, which continues to actively apply the mechanism of
In 2022, border guards in Finland banned 3,375 foreign citizens from entering the country across the border with Russia. This was reported by the representative of the service Mira Alopaeus. As specified, this is seven and a half times more than in 2021, when the Finnish border guards did not let 440 people into the
The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia has developed a draft government decree on the specifics of disclosure of information by natural monopolies providing services for the transportation of oil and petroleum products through trunk pipelines. The FAS proposed to temporarily change the procedure and timing of disclosure of information by Transneft. According to the
The International Dispute Review Board (DRB) refused Finland to file financial claims to the Russian “Rosatom” company in the situation with the Hanhikivi-1 NPP, the contract for the construction of which Helsinki terminated this year. This was reported by the Director General of the Russian atomic state corporation Aleksey Likhachev. The Finnish company, “Fennovoima”, 34
The decree of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, sets for Gazprom restrictions on the purchase of gas from joint ventures with European companies. However, it is not a response to the ceiling of fuel prices, as explained by the Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. According to Peskov, the document concerning Gazprom is a reaction to the actions
The Estonian authorities have frozen the assets of Russian oligarchs Andrei Melnichenko (EuroChem company) and Vyacheslav Kantor (DBT logistics company). Now Tallinn, together with the EU, is considering the use of these tens of millions of euros for transfer to Ukraine, as reported by the Estonian broadcaster ERR. As specified, among the frozen funds there
The EU has frozen Russian assets worth about 68 billion euros, according to Politico, with reference to the data from the EU Commission. According to the document referred to by the publication, the bulk of the assets are frozen in Belgium — there are about 50 billion euros there. In addition, a significant part belongs
The Stockholm Arbitration Court recognized the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the transition to payment for gas in rubles as force majeure under the contract, and ordered the Finnish “Gasum” company to pay “Gazprom Export” a debt of more than €300 million for gas supplies. “On November 14, 2022, a decision was made
The Finnish company “Nokia” has asked the USA and Finland for export licenses for the supply of telecom equipment to Russia to fulfill previously concluded contracts. Such measures are necessary for the company’s final withdrawal from the Russian market. Nokia has reportedly sent a request to the US Bureau of Industry and Security, as well
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation has banned the parallel import of perfumes and cosmetics of the Lancome, Redken, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio Armani, and Kerastase brands, as they are ready to resume deliveries to Russia, according to the Ministry’s press service. “Yes, these brands are included in the exceptions, and,
In October, Russia became the largest supplier of oil to India, overtaking the traditional leaders in this indicator, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, as specialists of the industry analytical company Vortexa stated. “In October, Russia supplied India with 946 thousand barrels of oil per day, which is the highest figure for the month, or 22 per
