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Four more countries may soon accept Russia’s Mir payment-card

June 17, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Mir payment system cards may soon be accepted in four more countries, Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Chairperson of the Bank of Russia, told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. She did not specify the countries. “We have good news. In addition to the 10 countries that now accept Mir […]

Opening of 2022 St Petersburg International Economic Forum

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Conflict in Ukraine is Russia’s standoff with the West

June 17, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The conflict in Ukraine is a global standoff between Russia and the West, rather than a conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik said on Thursday. “Russia could not shrug off the fact that lethal weapons may be deployed” so that it could hit targets in its territory in a two-minute […]

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Biden informs Zelensky about the additional package of US military aid worth $1 bln

June 16, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden informed his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky about a new package of US military aid for Ukraine worth $1 billion, according to Biden’s statement, published by the White House Wednesday. According to a statement, Joe Biden discussed the Russian military operation in Ukraine with Zelensky. Biden “reaffirmed his commitment” that the […]

Day 1 of St Petersburg International Economic Forum

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Inflation in Russia to be 15 percent by year-end

June 16, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Inflation in Russia is expected to be at the level of 15 percent or lower as of 2022 year-end, First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov said in an interview with the media. “Inflation in 2022 will most likely be about 15 percent December-to-December, probably a bit lower. We see deflation now, while the inflation […]

Ukrainian President Zelensky accuses Russian military of war crimes near Kyiv

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Ukraine begs the West for more Military Assistance, Russia ups its Defense-Budget

June 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Trouble for the President of Ukraine has increased as he realized the weapons provided by the western countries are not enough to fight Russia and other side Russia is planning to boost its defense budget this year. Earlier in the day, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said the Ukrainian military had only received […]

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Russia bans 29 UK Journalists

June 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia has banned 29 members of the British media from entering the country, its foreign ministry has said. Moscow said, “the sweeping action was a response to western sanctions and the spreading of false information about Russia as well as anti-Russian actions of the British government”. “The British journalists included in the list are […]

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Serbia will not be able to import Russian oil from November 1 due to EU sanctions

June 15, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: From November 1, Serbia will not be able to import Russian oil due to EU sanctions, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday. “Dozens of new problems emerge every day. We consume 350 tonnes of fuel oil daily, and in winter we will spend seven times more. We need to find fuel oil, there […]

Press conference to start Russian Geographical Society media grant

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Putin to talk about the effect of anti-Russian sanctions at the SPIEF session

June 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will talk about the impact anti-Russian sanctions have caused on energy price rise and the evolving global food crisis at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to be held later this week, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with media. “We are […]

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Russia Earns US$ 98 Bn in the last 100 Days by Fuel export

June 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: With several sanctions and trade disputes with the big economies, the government of Russia has earned around US$ 98 billion from the fossil fuel export in the last 100 days. Damage Russia economically by imposing restrictions may not be a good option for the US and other countries. According to the Centre for Research […]

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Russia won’t leave the global food market

June 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia, a major global food exporter, doesn’t plan to leave the market, Deputy Economic Development Minister Vladimir Ilyichev told the media in an interview. Ilyichev leads the Russian delegation at the 12th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization that opened in Geneva on Sunday. Causes of the food crisis “As a major supplier […]