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Sanctions
EU simplifies confiscation of Russian oligarchs’ property
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Commission is preparing new rules that would make it easier for EU governments to confiscate...
Canada and Germany will together try to strengthen Russia’s economic isolation
OTTAWA (Realist English). Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during a telephone conversation agreed to continue...
The US is planning to arm the Ukraine at the expense of the Russian oligarchs
NEW YORK (Realist English). The US Congress plans to use the funds "stolen" by Russian oligarchs to pay for military...
Sanctions became the pretext, not the reason for Alekperov’s resignation
MOSCOW (Realist English). The founder of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, said that he had decided to resign from the post of...
It will be difficult for foreign firms to return to Russia
MOSCOW (Realist English). It will be more difficult for many firms to return to Russia than it was to leave,...
The US Treasury imposes sanctions against Russian cryptocurrency miners
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against Russian cryptocurrency miners, CNBC reports. "By managing huge server...
Structural restructuring of the economy is required to face challenges
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Chairman of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that in order to face new challenges, a...
Switzerland has joined the anti-Russian sanctions
TOKYO (Realist English). Switzerland has expressed support for European and American sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. This...
The ban on the supply of Russian coal to the EU will work in August
BRUSSELS (Realist English). The European Union's proposed ban on coal imports from Russia is expected to come into force no...
Russia moves to tighten migration health controls and enforcement
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia’s State Duma is preparing a package of legislative initiatives aimed at tightening and recalibrating the country’s...
Turkey elevates Africa as strategic priority amid intensifying global competition
ANKARA (Realist English). Turkey is placing Africa at the center of its strategic outlook as geopolitical competition on the continent...
Iran faces mounting internal unrest as U.S. pressure intensifies after Venezuela operation
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran is confronting a widening convergence of internal unrest and external pressure as protests linked to a...
U.S. to receive up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil, Trump says
WASHINGTON (Realist English). President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that interim authorities in Venezuela will transfer between 30 million and 50...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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