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The apps of a number of carmakers have stopped working in Russia. In particular, the apps of Skoda, Kia, Infiniti and Nissan do not work in the country anymore. This was reported by the Russian pro-Kremlin agency TASS. These are applications that allow, among other things, to track the location
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American clothing, footwear and accessories manufacturer Michael Kors has decided to stop supplying goods to Russia, Russian media Izvestia reported. Its shops will sell other brands, supplied by the BNS Group, the same distributor which used to work with Michael Kors. Former Michael Kors shops will sell goods of MEXX,
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China's largest shipping company China Cosco Shipping refused to carry Russian oil, Bloomberg reports. Also, Greece-based Avin International Ltd., whose fleet includes 35 tankers with a total capacity of 2.5 million tons, stepped back from moving ESPO crude since December 5, too.
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Japanese companies Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Sompo Japan Insurance and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance will stop insuring against military risks for ships passing through Russian waters from January 1. They have already begun notifying ship owners of this decision. This means damage coverage will not be provided anywhere in
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The EU has banned lawyers from advising Russian firms regarding sanctions. European lawyers can advise foreign subsidiaries of Russian companies, but not in the interests of the parent firm, the European Commission has clarified.
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Greece has closed its airspace for planes from Belarus and banned flights to the republic, Pentapostagma reports. The decision is reportedly related to growing fears about Belarus’ possible direct participation in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Turkey refused 86% of Russian oil after the introduction of a price cap and a ban on tanker insurance, Energy Intelligence reports. In December, the country received only two cargoes of Russian Urals oil in the amount of 1.7 million barrels.
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Taiwan has decided to expand sanctions against Russia and Belarus. The Ministry of Economic Affairs of Taiwan announced that they aim to prevent the two countries from using Taiwanese high-tech products for military purposes. This was reported by Focus Taiwan. The sanctions cover machine-building products. The Taiwanese ministry also noted
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Russia and Belarus were banned from the International Union of Railways (UIC). The decision was made by the UIC General Assembly. This was reported by Ukrzaliznytsia. On March 4, the UIC suspended the Russian Federation and Belarus from participation in the organization. The decision was made after the Ministry of
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Foreign contractors who produce processors based on Russian documentation in 2022 refused to fulfill orders and ship already produced chips, said Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Maksut Shadayev. He complained that because of this, fewer products based on the Russian Elbrus and Baikal
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As Kommersant wrote with reference to GS Group analytical center data, from January to November, 65% less laptops in units (up to 2.76 million devices) were imported into Russia than during the same period in 2021. Brands HP, Lenovo (shared 15%), Acer (10% instead of 12% a year ago)
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The European Union approved the 9th package of sanctions against Russia, which, among other restrictions, imposes a ban on shipments of toy drones, laptop computers, radio navigation systems, radio control equipment, cameras, and lenses into the country. According to the 9th sanctions package, the EU will expand the ban on