By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO – An advisory panel to Japan’s finance minister on Tuesday recommended that the law should be changed to revoke Russia’s most-favoured-nation trading status following Moscow’s invasion …
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Explainer-How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
by Reutersby ReutersBy Jacqueline Thomsen and Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called for the prosecution of Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes over the discovery in …
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Fed Chair Powell worked the weekend after Russia’s invasion began
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ann Saphir (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell worked through the weekend after Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, meeting with staff on both Saturday and Sunday for …
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Russia’s Yandex winds down e-grocery in Paris, hints at London exit
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex is gradually winding down the Paris operations of its e-grocery service Yango Deli, a spokesperson said on Thursday, citing poor performance and hinting that …
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LONDON – In the early morning of Feb. 15, 2019, armed police and intelligence agents burst into Timofey Zhukov’s home in Surgut, an oil town in western Siberia. They knocked …
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Explainer-Peace talks on Ukraine: Russia’s red lines unchanged
by Reutersby ReutersBy Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – Russia and Ukraine are talking about a peace deal while their soldiers kill each other, but there has been no breakthrough and they remain far …
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S&P Global forecasts 8.5% contraction in Russia’s economy in 2022
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – S&P Global cut its 2022 GDP growth estimate for Russia by more than 11 percentage points to an 8.5% contraction, while its forecasts for Poland and Turkey were …
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Russia’s Polymetal is studying possibility of Kazakh mines demerger
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal is analysing the possibility of breaking off its Kazakh mines at the request of a group of investors, it said on Monday, …
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Russia’s Gazprom says gas shipments via Ukraine to Europe continue – Interfax
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said on Sunday that it was continuing to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in line with requests from European consumers, the …
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Russia’s Gazprom says gas exports to Europe via Ukraine continue
by Reutersby Reuters– Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday that it was continuing to supply natural gas to Europe via Ukraine in line with requests from European consumers. The company …
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– Fitch said on Friday it has withdrawn Russia’s ratings to comply with European Union sanctions, after the rating agency downgraded the country’s rating to “junk” territory earlier this month. …
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Russia’s National Settlement Depository says Clearstream is blocking its account -Ifx
by Reutersby Reuters– Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) on Friday said Clearstream, one of the world’s biggest settlement systems, had informed it that it was blocking its account and waiting for a …
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By Vera Eckert, Christoph Steitz and Nina Chestney FRANKFURT/LONDON – German utilities on Thursday said their country needed an early warning system to tackle gas shortages, a day after Russia …
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Daimler Truck currently not in talks over stake in Russia’s Kamaz
by Reutersby ReutersBERLIN – Daimler Truck said on Thursday it was not now in talks over whether it would take over a stake in Russia’s Kamaz from its former parent Mercedes-Benz AG, …
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Russia’s largest airport furloughs some workers, freezes hiring
by Reutersby Reuters– Russia’s largest airport, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo, said on Monday it had furloughed a fifth of its staff and frozen further recruitment as passenger traffic plunged due to Western sanctions. The …
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Telegram surpasses WhatsApp to become Russia’s top messenger – Megafon
by Reutersby Reuters– Telegram has overtaken WhatsApp to become Russia’s most popular messaging tool, the mobile operator Megafon said on Monday, with Russians flocking to the service as Moscow restricts some digital …
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– Russia’s biggest cargo airline Volga-Dnepr Group has suspended all flights using Boeing aircraft due to Western sanctions, it said on Friday. Sanctions have cut off the supply of most …
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Russia’s Sberbank says sanctions limiting some forex transfers in Russia and abroad
by Reutersby Reuters– Russia’s largest lender Sberbank on Friday said sanctions on its operations meant its customers would be unable to transfer funds in certain foreign currencies to accounts at other banks, …
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Russia’s VTB to hand over servicing of foreign securities to other firms – TASS
by Reutersby Reuters– Russia’s second-largest state lender VTB, which has been targeted by Western sanctions, said on Thursday it would hand over servicing of foreign securities to other Russian financial companies, the …
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– In March 2021, as the Bank of Russia hiked interest rates for the first time in three years, Governor Elvira Nabiullina wore a brooch in the shape of a …
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Poor the hardest hit in Latam by Russia’s Ukraine invasion -IMF
by Reutersby ReutersNEW YORK – The poorest will be the hardest hit across Latin America and the Caribbean by the economic fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the region facing further …
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Russia’s Demands For Peace Are Now ‘More Realistic,’ Zelenskyy Says Sebastian Hughes on March 16, 2022 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia’s peace talk demands now “sound more realistic,” Axios …
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World Court ‘profoundly concerned’ about Russia’s use of force in Ukraine-presiding judge
by Reutersby ReutersAMSTERDAM – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said on Wednesday it is “profoundly” concerned about the use of force by Russia in Ukraine. “The court is acutely aware of …
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– Russia’s central bank does not need to print money and the country has enough financial resources to fight current challenges, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “Our economy and …
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Head of Russia’s Sibur quits management over sanctions
by Reutersby Reuters– Sibur, Russia’s largest petrochemical producer, said on Wednesday that Dmitry Konov, who has been the company head since 2006, is leaving senior management positions following Western sanctions over Ukraine. …