The head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, announced plans to restore passenger rail communication between Crimea, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. According to him, the railway infrastructure will be fully restored. “Regions (Kherson and Zaporozhye regions) will live a normal, calm human life,” Aksyonov said, adding that he had no doubts that these plans would be implemented. … Read more
Russian pea producers have asked the country’s government to intensify negotiations with China on opening its market for this product. In a letter from the Siberian Grain Consortium Association, sent to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, it is said that due to sanctions, pea growers may lose large sales markets. At the same time, significant areas … Read more
+ A – The government is preparing a “black list” The decree on counter-sanctions, signed by Vladimir Putin on May 3 and already in force, will allow Russia to legally stop gas supplies to countries that refuse the ruble settlement scheme proposed by the Kremlin and continue to pay in euros. The document expressly prohibits … Read more
Funerals in the UK cost thousands of pounds and coffins make up the lion’s share of the cost. Some funeral homes have begun offering to rent them to cut costs. According to the publication Metro, the cheapest traditional coffins made of oak, cherry or maple in the country cost 450 pounds (39,757 rubles). The most … Read more
The Polish authorities vow to move to a life without Russian energy carriers. Meanwhile, ordinary Poles have already begun to reap the bitter fruits of Warsaw’s anti-Russian policy, which seeks to refuse gas and coal from Russia. The British edition of The Guardian gives the example of a school in a village in western Poland, … Read more
Republicans and Democrats have warned that there are many issues that need to be addressed in President Joe Biden’s formal request for additional funding to Ukraine, which was made Thursday, including drafting legislative language, and the entire process could take weeks until final votes in both houses are held. , writes CNN. Biden has formally … Read more
Indonesian authorities announced a decision to ban the export of palm oil used in the manufacture of confectionery and dairy products, as well as cosmetics. According to the decision of the authorities, the world’s largest producer and exporter of palm oil will not supply it to foreign markets from April 28 until further notice. Indonesia … Read more
According to the leading analyst of the National Energy Security Fund (NESF) Igor Yushkov, the German economy is most strongly tied in the European Union to pipeline gas supplies from the Russian Federation. If the EU authorities nevertheless decide to declare an embargo, then Berlin will have nothing to replace Russian gas, he added. The … Read more