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Goods from the sanctioned country are reportedly being purchased through third countries EU countries have continued to snap up large volumes of critical commodities from Russia by importing them via third countries, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing customs data and other documents. According to the report, commodity trading giant Glencore purchased at least 5,000 tons of copper sheets made by Russia’s Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) this year. They were exported from Türkiye to Italy’s Port of Livorno in July. The outlet noted that there is no blanket ban on trading Russian metals. Restrictions, however, have been…

Head of the European Council Charles Michel organized talks in Brussels with the participation of representatives from Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as from Germany and France . Azerbaijan and Armenia are interested in a potential meeting between the leaders of the two countries in Granada, Spain, on October 5, on the sidelines of the Third European Political Community (EPC) Summit, the European Council said in a statement following a meeting in Brussels. Head of the European Council Charles Michel organized talks in Brussels with the participation of representatives from Azerbaijan and Armenia as well as from Germany and France.…

“We cooperate in different fields and there are no barriers or obstacles to us moving forward,” Nabil Ammar added Tunisia is ready to develop relations with Russia in all spheres, as the good state of bilateral ties is conducive to this, Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar said. “Tunisia and Russia have always maintained good relations at all times and in various areas, both in the field of culture and in humanitarian terms; it is crucial for us <…>. Russia is an important partner and we want to develop relations,” he said at a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister…

The measure applies to non-residents from ‘unfriendly’ countries The Russian central bank has extended restrictions on financial transfers abroad by non-residents from ‘unfriendly’ countries. The measures will be prolonged for another six months from October 1. According to a statement from the Bank of Russia on Tuesday, the limits will apply to transfers from the accounts of individuals and legal entities. “This decision was made in order to maintain financial stability,” the central bank explained. The Bank of Russia originally introduced the restrictions in April 2022. The ban was last extended in March of this year. Under a government decree, payments…

The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Moscow had no intention to “tolerate the Canadian liberals’ flirtation with Nazism” Moscow will not leave without retaliation Canada’s hostile actions against Russia, including the expansion of sanction lists, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in connection with the honoring of a Nazi collaborator from the SS division Galicia in Canada’s parliament. “The Canadian government’s hostile actions, which in terms of anti-Russian sanctions is trying to surpass the United States by constantly expanding the national stop-list for politicians, cultural figures, relatives of those under sanctions and even entire educational institutions, of course, will not be…

“We continue to work on supplementing the armed forces with contract servicemen and control combat and morale-bolstering activities,” Russian Security Council deputy chairman added More than 325,000 contractors have joined the Russian army this year, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting on manning the armed forces. “We continue to work on supplementing the armed forces with contract servicemen and control combat and morale-bolstering activities,” he said. “From January 1 September 26 this year, more than 325,000 men have been enlisted,” Medvedev pointed out. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin reported that 1,000-1,500 were coming every…

Eleven people were today injured by a live bullet, another hit by a gas bomb in the head, and others suffered suffocation after the Israeli occupation forces targeted protests that resumed at the Gaza borders with Israel. WAFA correspondent said that the occupation soldiers stationed on the border fence opened fire and shot tear gas canisters at dozens of people who demonstrated near the fence east of Gaza City in the north and east of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, which led to the injury of 11 people with live bullets and a boy with a tear…

Dmitry Peskov confirmed that in October Sergey Lavrov will visit Pyongyang The date of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea has not been set yet, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “To North Korea – no,” the Kremlin spokesman said when asked if the date of Putin’s trip to North Korea had been agreed upon. Peskov confirmed that “in October [Russian Foreign Minister Sergey] Lavrov will visit Pyongyang.” When asked whether Putin could be expected to travel to North Korea at the same time, the Kremlin spokesman said: “No.” On September 23, Lavrov said at a press conference…

The presidents “stressed the importance of resolving all problems only by peaceful, political and diplomatic means” Russian President Vladimir Putin informed his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi, about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Kremlin press service said on Tuesday after their telephone call. “The presidents exchanged views on the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh and issues of normalizing relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Vladimir Putin informed [the Iranian president] about the activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent, including in what concerns delivering humanitarian assistance to civilians and defending the rights and security of Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenian population,” it said.…

“American presidents have never gone so far. The Biden administration is obliged to give a thorough response on all points,” Maria Zakharova stressed The administration of US President Joe Biden should give a thorough response to each and every point of journalist Seymour Hersh’s investigation into the Nord Stream explosions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “Hersh’s investigation is bigger than Watergate (Watergate scandal – TASS). American presidents have never gone so far. The Biden administration is obliged to give a thorough response on all points,” the diplomat pointed out on her Telegram channel. In his latest article, Hersh…