Russians began to massively buy smartphones in early 2022. This was reported by the publication “Izvestia” with reference to representatives of retailers. For example, Aleksey Zaitsev, the head of Telecom at Ozon, spoke about a 50% increase in sales in January compared to the results a year ago. In “AliExpress Russia” sales grew even more […]
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Norway strengthens its troops in Lithuania
Norway today announced the deployment of “50-60 additional troops” to Lithuania, increasing its contribution to NATO troops in that country amid escalating tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine. “We want to contribute to the Alliance’s enhanced presence and the security of the Baltic states to show solidarity with our allies,” Norwegian Defense Minister […]
Testing of the digital ruble has started in Russia
The Central Bank of Russia announced the start of testing the digital ruble platform. According to the press service, the first transfers in digital rubles between citizens have already been successfully carried out. The creation of a prototype of the digital ruble platform was completed in December 2021. 12 banks expressed their desire to take […]
Lavrov: Talks with OSCE do not replace US-NATO dialogue
Discussing Russia’s security requirements within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) would be interesting but does not replace talks with the United States and NATO, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Without any progress in the latter, the talks in the OSCE would not make sense, Lavrov said after a meeting in […]
British Foreign Secretary: Only a large-scale withdrawal of Russian forces will convince us that an invasion is not imminent
Only a large-scale withdrawal of Russian forces from the border with Ukraine could convince that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is not imminent, US Secretary of State Liz Tras said on Tuesday, following reports of a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukraine. dispersal sites near the Russian-Ukrainian border back to their bases, deeper in […]
The World Bank and the IMF are temporarily relocating their staff outside Ukraine
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced yesterday that they were temporarily relocating some of their staff from Ukraine amid heightened concerns about a possible Russian invasion, but both said their lending and support to Ukraine continues. The World Bank said in an internal note read by Reuters that it had temporarily […]
German doctor to perform Covid test on Olaf Solz during his visit to Moscow
A doctor from the German embassy in Moscow will perform a coronavirus test on Olaf Solz upon his arrival in Russia, a German government source said today, ahead of a meeting between German Chancellor and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Solz is in Moscow today on a high-risk mission in a bid to prevent war, with […]
Kuleba: Kiev, West block ‘escalation’ by Russia
LAST UPDATE: 12.08 Ukraine and the West have managed to prevent an “escalation” on the part of Russia, said Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, shortly after announcing the start of a withdrawal of Russian troops from areas around Ukraine. “Together with our partners, we have managed to prevent any new escalation on the part of […]
Ukraine: Increased Russian military activity on the border shows satellite images
New satellite images have surfaced showing increased military activity by Russian forces at various points near the border with Ukraine, amid fears that Russia could invade Moscow and launch an attack on its former Soviet neighbor. According to Reuters, the private American company Maxar Technologies, which has been monitoring the concentration of Russian forces on […]
Russian troops are returning to their bases from the border with Ukraine
LAST UPDATE: 14.07 Some troops in Russian areas near the border with Ukraine are returning to their bases after completing their exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Tuesday, in a move that could escalate tensions between Moscow and the West. Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted the ministry as saying that while large-scale exercises were […]
