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Russia-linked stablecoin A7A5 moves $9.3bn as shadow crypto system emerges from Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK / MOSCOW / LONDON (Realist English). A new cryptocurrency token designed to bypass Western sanctions on Russia has quietly...
Turkey finds new route to pay for Russian gas as U.S. sanctions waiver expires
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey has secured a workaround to continue paying for its multi-billion-dollar natural gas imports from Russia, following...
The EU refuses to include in the new package of sanctions a ban on the import of the pipeline gas from the Russian Federation
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union is unlikely to add a ban on the import of pipeline gas from Russia...
Singapore almost tripled oil imports from Russia after the EU ban
SINGAPORE (Realist English).Singapore's imports of Russian naphtha nearly tripled in the first quarter of 2023 after the European Union banned...
Sanctions against Russia heighten threat of oil spill disaster
OSLO (Realist English). The Chief Executive Officer of one of the world's largest shipping insurance companies has warned of the growing risk...
Roszdravnadzor* has allowed the repair of imported medical equipment with non-original spare parts
MOSCOW (Realist English). Roszdravnadzor has issued a draft order authorizing the repair of imported medical equipment with non-original spare parts...
Ruble lending to the manufacturing economy is growing in Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). For the first time in the post-Soviet market history of Russia, there is an increase in ruble...
The Russian budget’s dependence on the oil market is striking
MOSCOW (Realist English). The vulnerability of the Russian budget on the oil market is striking, especially in light of the...
Turkey has supported the G7 sanctions against Russia, blocking the Bosphorus for tankers with oil more expensive than $60 per barrel
ISTANBUL (Realist English). After the introduction of the oil price caps for Russian crude, a traffic jam of oil tankers...
Shoigu warns Armenia against replacing Russian railway operator
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned that Armenia’s reported plans to replace Russia in managing the...
White House urges Iran to strike deal as Trump again signals possible military action
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The White House on Wednesday warned that Iran would be “wise” to reach an agreement with the...
U.S. envoy cites “substantial progress” after first day of Ukraine talks in Geneva
GENEVA (Realist English). U.S. President’s special envoy Stephen Witkoff said there had been “substantial progress” in efforts to reach a...
US and China strike cautious tone at Munich Security Conference
MUNICH (Realist English). The United States and China signaled a willingness to manage their strategic rivalry during back-to-back speeches at...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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