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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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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 U.S. expanded [https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1494] sanctions against Russia in coordination with the G7 and other international partners. The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 22 people and 104 entities, the State Department imposed sanctions on nearly 200 people, entities, aircraft and ships. The
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French Pernod Ricard, one of the largest alcohol producers in the world, has announced its complete withdrawal from the Russian market. This was announced [https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en/media/pernod-ricard-cease-its-operations-russia] by the company’s press service. > “Pernod Ricard can confirm that it has stopped all exports of its
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The European Union plans to restrict trade and the use of Russian diamonds. Such a statement was made by the President of the European Council Charles Michel during his briefing in Hiroshima. “Russian diamonds are not forever,” Charles Michel said. According to Bloomberg, the ban requires the approval of all
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a ban on imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminum, and nickel. This was reported [https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-announces-ban-at-g7-on-russian-diamonds-copper-aluminium-and-nickel-12883673] by Sky News and on Rishi Sunak’s Twitter. > “Ensuring Ukraine wins is the most important thing we can do for global
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On May 19, Australia imposed [https://www.pm.gov.au/media/australia-stands-with-ukraine-and-g7-against-russias-invasion] new sanctions against Russia. In particular, the petroleum company Rosneft, a gold mining company, and a number of banks have been subject to new sanctions. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced financial sanctions
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The European Union proposed to prohibit access to its ports for vessels that are trying to bypass the already imposed restrictions on Russian oil, Bloomberg reports. The sanctions stipulate that vessels that violate the sanctions or are suspected of violating them by transshipment of Russian oil must be withdrawn from
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Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank has suspended the correspondent accounts of all banks in Russia except for its Russian subsidiary. This was stated [https://www.rbinternational.com/en/investors.html] in the presentation about the results of Q1 of 2023. The Austrian bank also said it continues to study possible options