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This was stated in a resolution on EU foreign and security policy and defence policy "following Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine," adopted by European MEPs at a plenary meeting in Strasbourg on Wednesday, 8 June. 438 parliamentarians voted in favor of the resolution, 65 voted
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New Zealand has imposed sanctions against Gazprom and more than 40 other companies in Russia and Belarus. > "Russia’s "largest company" (Gazprom – ed.) and dozens of military and industrial corporations that have been sanctioned have been "fuelling" the war in Ukraine," New Zealand
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The country’s government has approved the switch of all educational activities in the country to Latvian language in 3 years. Starting from the 2025-2026 school year, all children will study only in Latvian.
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IBM, one of the world’s largest hardware and software companies, has announced the cessation of its work in Russia. Arvind Krishna, the company’s CEO, said the company does not condone violence or acts of aggression and has therefore stopped selling technology to Russia and cooperating with the Russian
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The list of restrictions includes Rosselkhozbank and Moscow Credit Bank. The sanctions were also imposed on the Belarusian Bank for Development and Reconstruction. Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Japan would impose a ban on exports to Russia of goods that contribute to the strengthening of industrial infrastructure.
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Italian oil company Eni S.p.A. and Spanish Repsol S.A. will be able to start shipping oil from Venezuela as early as next month, Reuters reports, citing their own sources. The Biden administration hopes this will help Europe reduce its dependence on Russian oil.
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Latviaʼs National Electronic Media Council has banned all Russian TV channels from broadcasting until the end of war in Ukraine and return of Crimea to Ukraine. There were about 80 such channels available to the country’s residents. The ban will take effect on June 9.
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It is noted that without this information, banks risk being subjected to secondary sanctions and heavy fines. Earlier they also lost access to Refinitiv and Bloomberg servers.
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> "It will include 50 billion cubic meters of LNG imports from the US and Qatar, an additional 10 billion cubic meters on existing pipelines, acceleration of offshore wind turbines and photovoltaic panels representing 25 billion cubic meters," European Commissioner Thierry Breton told Europe 1.
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The International Trade Committee agreed on a one-year suspension of all EU import duties on Ukrainian exports to support the country’s economy amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. > “The measures adopted include the full removal of import duties on industrial products, of entry duties on fruit and vegetables,
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The European Commission and the US Commerce Department have agreed to strengthen coordination on the enforcement of export controls on Russia. As announced by the European Commission, the effort will build upon the excellent cooperation under the US-EU Trade and Technology Council. It was agreed to exchange regularly on export
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Marriott International Inc said it will suspend its operations in Russia after more than 25 years. On March 10, the company decided to pause the opening of upcoming hotels and all future hotel developments and investments in Russia, following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc in