In June 2022, the UK imported goods and services from Russia in the amount of 33 million pounds, which is the minimum in the entire history of observations since January 1997, the country’s statistical office ONS reported, specifying that it is 96.6 per cent less than the average of UK imports from Russia for the
The UK government introduces a ban on export to Russia of those products that can be used against the people of Ukraine, according to a statement published on Monday night by the UK Department for International Trade. “The UK has also announced an export ban on products and technology that Russia could use to repress
The tensions around Ukraine have been escalating over the past several weeks, as the US and the UK keep flaming up the situation accusing Russia of the alleged “invasion”. Russia has repeatedly denied all the accusations saying it poses no threat to anyone. However, the Western powers crossed the line and started to claim they
The US and the UK are currently engaging in the illegal war propaganda prohibited by the UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Writing on her Telegram channel, Zakharova accused the West of breaking the treaty, signed in New York in 1966, which mandates
Today, on February 10, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his British counterpart Liz Truss in Moscow. After the conversation, the Russian minister noted that relations between Moscow and London leave much to be desired and are at their lowest point in many years. Lavrov stressed that such a situation, when the UK and
The British government will submit a bill to parliament that will make possible the introduction of large-scale sanctions against Russia. The Press Secretary of Russia’s President, Dmitry Peskov, said that the Kremlin considers the statements of the British Foreign Minister, Liz Truss, an undisguised attack on business. “Sanctions are something legitimate and something formalized by
New UK sanctions against Russia in the event of its possible “invasion of Ukraine” will target British investments of oligarchs and companies “associated with the Kremlin.” According to plans to be presented to members of the British parliament on Monday, January 31, the government will impose asset freezes and travel bans on individuals and legal
Suspending Russia from an international system of financial transactions, SWIFT, could massively backfire on the West, according to the Deputy Speaker of the Russian Senate Nikolay Zhuravlev. Last Sunday, the British media reported that London considers supporting Russia’s suspension from SWIFT in case of its hypothetical “invasion” of Ukraine. The US officials confirmed the intention
The US and the UK sent cyberwarfare teams to Ukraine because of concerns that Russia could potentially launch a cyberattack, as reported by The New York Times. The report published on Monday, December 20, said that the US and the UK think Russian President, Vladimir Putin, may soon attempt to launch a cyberattack targeting Ukraine’s
Russian businessmen Alisher Usmanov, Mikhail Fridman, and Roman Abramovich were on the list of the richest residents of Great Britain, according to the rating compiled by The Sunday Times. The Alisher Usmanov’s fortune was estimated at 11.68 billion pounds (almost 1.4 trillion rubles, 7th place). Usmanov is a major beneficiary of USM Holdings, which controls
In January 2020, the goods produced by Moscow companies were exported to 126 countries of the world, the key importers among which were the UK, the USA, and Kazakhstan, the official website of Moscow Mayor reports. The total volume of non-primary energy exports of Moscow in the first month of 2020 amounted to 1.96 billion
