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The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has raised its 2024 forecast for the country’s growth, citing domestic consumer and investment demand.

The bloc plans to target liquefied natural gas in its 14th package of restrictions, Sweden’s foreign minister has said   

The confiscation of Moscow’s frozen funds could undermine international order, the head of the European Central Bank warns

New Western sanctions against Russian metals are a weapon that cuts both ways, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. The US and UK have targeted Russian-origin aluminum, copper, and nickel, aiming to reduce Moscow’s export revenues.

The UK might not actually confiscate Russia’s immobilized assets despite political pledges to do so because such a step would violate the rule of law and lead to a litany of legal quandaries, according to sanctions experts cited by Politico in an article on Monday.  

Carrying out prohibited transactions and trade with Russia will now be considered a criminal offence, according to a new law

Washington has banned the import of Russian-origin aluminum, copper, and nickel into the US, and coordinated with the UK to crack down on the trade of these metals on global exchanges.

The bloc’s top court ruled that the 2022 blacklisting of two top bankers was not justified, but the restrictions remain in place

VILNIUS, April 10. /TASS/. Lithuania, which has completely abandoned the use of Russian energy resources, will never return to purchasing them from Russia, President of the Baltic country, Gitanas Nauseda, said at the international forum on energy security issues, which is held in Vilnius.

TOKYO, April 4. /TASS/. The Japanese government prohibited 164 categories of goods from being exported to Russia, the Japanese ministry of economy said.