Russia has assumed this Saturday the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council amid criticism from Ukraine and its allies, who remind Moscow of its repeated mockery of the international legal system.
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Italian oil company opens ruble accounts to pay for Russian gas
The Italian oil company Eni announced the opening of bank accounts in euros and items in the Russian financial entity Gazprombank in order to carry out the necessary transactions for the supply of Russian gas and thus comply with the new…
Russia cuts visa deals with EU countries
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending visa facilitation agreements with the European Union (EU), Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
The decree, published this Monday by the Kremlin, emerges as a…
Moscow stock exchange resumes operations
The Moscow Stock Exchange restarted its operations with shares, after having been closed since last February 25 in what has been the longest period of closure of the Moscow stock market. It reopened although with a series of limitations,…
Goldman Sachs announces the suspension of operations in Russia
The investment bank Goldman Sachs announced the suspension of its activities in Russia, thus becoming the first large Wall Street bank to announce a measure that has already been previously adopted by numerous multinational companies.
The…
Moscow stock market falls 30 % after attack on Ukraine
The two main selective of the Moscow Stock Exchange fell around 30 % after Russia began a military operation in Ukraine with the aim of demilitarizing and "denazifying" the country, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Moex…
Russia establishes conditions for peaceful coexistence with the US and NATO
This Friday, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Riabkov, communicated the conditions of the country to maintain a peaceful coexistence with NATO and the United States. These requirements are based on the need not to repeat events…
Russia sanctions TikTok for “administrative offenses”
A Russian court imposed a fine of 2.6 million rubles ($ 34,000) on the social network for creating and sharing videos TikTok for failing to remove information about the protests in favor of the jailed opponent Alexéi Navalni in the month of…
Bank of Russia works on digital ruble
The Central Bank of Russia has announced the start of pilot tests with the digital ruble for execution at the end of 2021, as reported by the entity's deputy governor, Alexey Zabotkin to local Prime news agency.
The senior executive…