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European Union ambassadors agreed on the 11th package of sanctions against Russia, which includes measures aimed at counteracting the circumvention of existing restrictions and individual listings. > #COREPER [https://twitter.com/hashtag/COREPER?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] II | Today, the EU Ambassadors agreed on the 11th package
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Last year, Salesforce, parent company of the corporate messenger Slack, announced that it would stop working with clients from Russia. At that time, it didn’t introduce any additional restrictions, but now the developer has announced [https://slack.com/help/articles/4426294050451-Slack-feature-retirements] that the messenger will no longer be translated
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The British government has announced the expansion of sanctions against Belarus for its support of Russia. The decision underscores the active role played by Lukashenko's regime in aiding Russian military efforts and disregarding the territorial integrity of Ukraine. The new package of measures is aimed at intensifying economic
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Swedish company Essity, known for its personal hygiene products and the brands Zewa and Libresse, has announced the complete cessation of its operations in Russia. Consequently, these brands will no longer appear on the shelves of Russian supermarkets. Essity made the decision to exit the Russian market and sell its
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Canada has confiscated a transport aircraft, the An-124, owned by the Russian company Volga-Dnepr, which has been stationed in Toronto since last year. The Canadian government intends to transfer the aircraft to Ukraine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made this announcement during his visit to Kyiv on Saturday, June 10. The
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Nintendo of Europe has decided to curtail the activities of its Russian branch. The Russian version of Nintendo eShop will operate in a limited mode. This was announced on Nintendo’s website [https://www.nintendo-europe.com/Important-information-about-Nintendo-s-operations-in-Russia-May-31st-2023--2393864.html] . At the beginning of 2022, Nintendo suspended shipments of goods to Russia,
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A statue of 19th-century Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, which stood in Kronvalda Park, was dismantled in Riga on May 30. After the dismantling, the Pushkin sculpture is to be transferred to a local art museum. The statue was made by Russian sculptor Aleksandr Tartynov and was erected in 2009 as
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The German government has told Russia to close four of its five consulates in Germany after Moscow imposed a limit for the number of staff at the German Embassy and related bodies in Russia, Associated Press reports. German Foreign Ministry spokesman Christofer Burger said the measure is aimed at achieving
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The Latvian government is planning to extend the previously imposed restrictions on the entry of Russian citizens into Latvia, Delfi reports. The restrictions will be extended until March 4, 2024. Currently, the order imposing the restrictions until June 30 is in effect. Accordingly, in order to ensure that the order
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American Johnson & Johnson will stop supplying contact lenses to Russia. The company’s lenses account for half of all imports of lenses to Russia. Johnson & Johnson is sending notices to Russian optics salons on the termination of import after new restrictions of the United States, Russian media report.
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Japan has announced additional sanctions against Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine and condemned Russia's intention to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Reuters reports. According to a statement [https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press4e_003267.html] by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,
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The 2GIS app with city maps and a navigator for car drivers and pedestrians became unavailable in the Google Play store. The service announced the news on its official Telegram channel. The main owner of 2GIS is Sberbank, which is under American sanctions. It is noted that previously installed 2GIS