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Kremlin threatens to retaliate if assets of Russian oligarchs in UK are seized
Statements by the British authorities about plans to confiscate the London real estate of pro-Kremlin oligarchs cause concern and will not go unanswered, warned Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
According to him, threats made by the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, are a direct attack on business and demonstrate the "considerable unpredictability of London", which worries not only the Kremlin, but the entire European community.
"These are very disturbing statements. The Anglo- …
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Kremlin: Russia will benefit from being disconnected from SWIFT
Disconnecting from the SWIFT international payments system, which is being discussed as part of a package of sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine, will benefit Russia, said at a press conference on Friday the head of the Russian State Duma Committee on Industry, Vladimir Gutenev.
"If they do take such monstrous measures, which, in my opinion, will destroy the global financial system, we will get a number of benefits," he said.
According to Gutenev, many countries will begin to switch to …
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Russia to impose restrictions against YouTube after it shut down German-language Russia Today channel
The Russian authorities are preparing tough measures against YouTube, the newspaper Kommersant reports, citing a high-ranking source in the Russian government.
The penalties, according to Kommersant's source, are intended as a response to “the obstruction of work of the state television channel Russia Today in Germany”.
In addition to YouTube, the Russian authorities plan to revoke the broadcasting license of the German news agency Deutsche Welle, as well as limit advertising of German …
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EU to increase purchases of Azerbaijani gas amid rising tensions with Russia
The European Union will hold talks with Azerbaijan to discuss the possibility of increasing gas supplies to Europe through the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).
The Financial Times reports, citing sources, that next week the European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, will pay a visit to Baku, where she will meet with the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Parviz Shahbazov and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babaev.
"We expect the talks to focus on Azerbaijan's role in …
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UK preparing new sanctions against Russia
On Monday, January 31, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of Great Britain will announce new sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Ukraine, reported TASS and RIA Novosti, citing informed sources in the UK government circles.
"It is expected that the Foreign Office will announce the tightening of the sanctions on Monday in Parliament so that the UK can strike at the strategic and financial interests of Russia," the source told RIA Novosti.
The TASS source did not …