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Wimbledon organizers will not allow Russian and Belarusian tennis players to participate in the tournament. This was reported on Wednesday by the New York Times with reference to a high-ranking international tennis official. The decision by the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) means Grand Slam champions Daniil Medvedev from
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In a preliminary assessment, the EU concluded that the terms of the Kremlin's payments are a clear violation of the bloc's sanctions, and if these violations are confirmed, then Italy is ready to suspend the payments. The Italian government is waiting for Brussels to complete its
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General Motors is suspending its business in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine. In connection with this, the American multinational automotive manufacturing corporation dismisses the employees of the Russian office. The company sent a notice to dealers that it does not intend to compensate for investments in
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The International Tchaikovsky Competition has been excluded from the World Federation of International Music Competitions.
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Business software group SAP plans to exit Russia completely in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, although it said on Tuesday it might be possible for Russian users to run its software for years without support, Reuters reports.
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Latvia President Egils Levits said on his Twitter that Ukraine deserves to obtain EU candidate status without delay.
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The General Director of the "IrAero" company Yury Lapin said that the airlines which are using Sukhoi Superjet 100 planes cannot provide repair of their Russian-French SaM146 engines due to sanctions. This could lead to the shutdown of the SSJ 100 fleet. Three more airlines using Superjets reported
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President of France Emmanuel Macron supports a full oil and gas embargo for Russia. He declared that his country is not dependent on the supply of Russian fuel and is fully supporting embargo on oil and gas. He said it in an interview to France 5 TV channel. The politician
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The restriction includes a ban on the import of 38 kinds of goods. The list includes beer and vodka, engine parts for ships, aircraft, cars and motorcycles, veneer, pine wood and wood chips. Their total value when imported into Japan was 15 billion yen ($118 million). Moreover, Japan will put
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Ukraine has sent to the European Commission the completed questionnaire to assess the possibility of obtaining EU candidate status. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has handed the completed questionnaire to the head of the European Union Delegation to Ukraine, Matti Maasikas.
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Henkel decided to exit its business in Russia against the backdrop of the Russian war against Ukraine. Henkel is a German chemical-industrial company, manufacturer of cleaning and detergents, cosmetics and personal care products, adhesives.
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Stellantis carmaker suspends production at its Russian plant in Kaluga due to sanctions and logistical difficulties. Stellantis produced Peugeot, Citroёn, Opel, Jeep, and Fiat brands in Russia. The plant in Kaluga employs 2,700 people.