Economy
The 2GIS App Has Been Removed from the AppStore
The mapping service 2GIS has been removed from the AppStore. The main owner of the service is Sberbank, which owns 72% of the company.
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Lithuania Bans Broadcasting of Russian and Belarusian TV Channels
The Lithuanian Seimas made a decision to extend the ban on distribution and broadcasting of Russian and Belarusian TV channels. The amendments to the law providing for a temporary ban on the broadcasting of such channels were supported by 113 members of the Seimas. The ban will be in effect
Economy
The Moscow Exchange Index Fell below 2, 000 Points
The Moscow Exchange index fell below 2,000 points for the first time since the beginning of the full-scale war, Russian media report. The stock market is falling amid pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine and news of mobilization in Russia.
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Russia Banned from Euro 2024 Qualifying by UEFA
The Russian national team will not be allowed to take part in the next European Football Championship, Euro 2024. This is reported by the head of the Ukrainian Association of Football, Andriy Pavelko, and the UEFA website. Russia will not be allowed to qualify for Euro 2024. The qualifying draw
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Ukrainian Regulator Revokes 1xBet’s Operating Licence
The Gambling and Lotteries Regulatory Commission has revoked online casino and betting licences of the TBK company, which uses the brand of Russian bookmaker 1xBet in Ukraine. The commission announced this on Facebook. The Comission says that it received information from the Bureau of Economic Security which helped them to
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G7 Countries Agree to Cap Russian Oil Prices
The G7 countries have reached a political agreement to work on limiting the price of Russian oil in order to deprive Russia of the opportunity to wage war against Ukraine. Finance ministers from the G7 countries have agreed to ban the provision of “services which enable maritime transportation of Russian-origin
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Latvia Will Not Issue Visas to Russians Who Want to Evade Mobilisation
Latvia will not issue humanitarian and other visas to Russian citizens fleeing partial mobilization that was announced on September 21. > "Due to security reasons, Latvia will not issue humanitarian or other types of visas to those Russian citizens who avoid mobilisation, and will not change the border crossing
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Finland Also Imposes Entry Restrictions on Russian Citizens
The Finnish government imposes significant restrictions on Russians entering the country. This was announced by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto on September 23rd, as the Helsingin Sanomat reports. He noted that the entry restrictions apply to those travelling with Schengen visas previously issued by Finland, as
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Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland Close Their Borders to Russians with Schengen Visas
Estonia closed its border to Russians with Schengen visas on the night of September 18-19. Latvia, Lithuania and Poland did the same. The ban does not apply to Russian citizens travelling to visit their relatives or for other humanitarian reasons. Only Russian diplomats, dissidents, employees of transport companies, family members
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The European Union Adopts Full Suspension of Visa Facilitation with Russia
The Council of the European Union has decided to completely suspend the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia. The decision is effective as of September 12. Russian citizens will no longer be able to obtain visas to travel to the countries of the The Schengen Area under the
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Emerson Is Selling Its Business in Russia to Local Management
American giant Emerson, which is a world leader in industrial automation, has announced that it is selling its business in Russia to the local management team for an undisclosed amount, marking the company’s exit from the country. > “Emerson today announced an agreement to sell its Russia business, including
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Turkish Airlines Refuses to Train Russian Pilots
Due to the tightening of sanctions by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which certified all FSTD simulators, the Turkish Airlines training center has been forced to stop working with airlines from Russia.