Abroad
Latvia banned the import of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus
The Latvian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Agriculture and Rural Development. These amendments prohibit the import of products from the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Turkish exporters are asking the government to simplify money transfers with Russia
Turkish banks have been rejecting payments from Russia since January, so local companies are asking to make an exception for payments for exports to the Russian Federation.
Russia wants to export 70 million tons of grain in 2024
Russia plans to send the main volumes of agricultural products to Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, India and China.
China’s largest banks have stopped accepting payments from the Russian Federation
More and more former “partners” of Russia are joining the financial isolation of the aggressor country.
Freight rates on the tanker market are increasing
Freight rates for product tankers continued to grow actively in January.
Turkish companies stopped paying for Russian oil
Due to US sanctions, Turkish companies began to stop paying for Russian oil.
Ships of the Russian “Sovkomflot” were excluded from the Liberian registry
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) excluded the American company Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) from the list of international sponsors of the war.
The EU approved the deployment of the mission against the Houthis in the Red Sea
European Union countries have approved the deployment of a naval mission in the Red Sea.
The UAE has limited financial settlements with the Russian Federation
Due to the risk of secondary sanctions, the banks of the United Arab Emirates are gradually refusing to cooperate with the Russians.
A small Russian ship sank in the Caspian Sea: there are missing persons
A boat with Russians overturned in the Caspian Sea. Rescuers are looking for missing men.
