Nike did not renew its franchise agreement with Inventive Retail Group (IRG), which owns the country’s largest single-brand chain of US retail stores. This follows from a letter from IRG President Tikhon Smykov to the company’s employees, which Vedomosti has read. He explains this decision by the fact that Nike cannot “in the foreseeable future” […]
Now, in the absence of this permission, Russia will not be able to pay off government bonds and may be on the verge of default The US Treasury announced its refusal to renew a license that allows the Russian Federation to make payments to service its foreign debt. This is stated in the official message […]
Deputy of the Duma of Vladivostok from the Communist Party Viktor Kamenshchikov was detained at the Mexican border while trying to move to the United States, IA PrimaMedia reports, citing a law enforcement source. The communist tried to break into America along the path already beaten by the opposition, but was stopped by the local […]
During last year’s searches, an unusual array of items were confiscated from relatives of billionaire Oleg Deripaska in the United States, including hiking boots, sunglasses, and “household utensils.” Bloomberg reported this on April 25, citing sources. According to the agency, the investigative measures were related to the case of Deripaska’s sanctions evasion. According to people […]
Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has passed away at the age of 84. It is reported by CNN. Albright was US Secretary of State in the government of Bill Clinton. She became the first woman in this post. She was born in Prague in 1937. When she was 11 years old, the family […]
The European Union, the USA, Canada and Great Britain announced the decision to disconnect the Russian banks from SWIFT, reported European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. This measure will affect banks against which sanctions were previously imposed, “and, if necessary, other Russian banks”, claimed government of Germany. “We are committed to disconnecting a certain […]
55-year-old former boxer Mike Tyson made a strange statement. He did it on the Club Shay Shay show. So, he said that he was happy about the death of his mother Lorna, who died when he was sixteen years old. The woman died of cancer. The ex-athlete stated: “One of the best things that has […]
The US administration could deprive Russia of a wide range of US and foreign-made low-tech and high-tech goods if Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine. About Reuters reports this citing their sources. It is assumed that we are talking about computers, semiconductors, industrial equipment and aircraft parts. Biden can do this by expanding the list […]
The private plane of Elton John, who had recently recovered from the coronavirus, flew from Britain to New York, where the singer was supposed to give a concert, was forced to turn around in the air and make an emergency landing. According to The Sun, at an altitude of more than three thousand meters, the […]
The Russian bank VEB announced a series of DDoS attacks on the site after the introduction of US sanctions. It is reported by RBC with reference to a representative of the state corporation. On February 22, after receiving information about new Washington restrictions, the site stopped loading and gave an error when trying to enter […]