Abroad

Russia has frozen the assets of the German Linde, which was building a gas terminal in the port of Ust-Luga
The Russian court issued a decision to seize the Russian assets of the German corporation Linde. The company is one of the largest producers of industrial gases and a contractor for Gazprom’s project to build a plant in the port of Ust-Luga.

In Greece, spies who took pictures of the Navy fleet base were detained
In Greece, two Polish citizens were detained for photographing a military facility — the country’s Navy base.

A boat with Russian tourists crashed into a rock in Thailand: one person died
In Thailand, a boat with Russian tourists crashed into the rocks. She died in an accident.

Rosneft’s exports to India fell sharply
Shipments of Russian crude oil decreased significantly in the last months of last year.

The EU banned the import of Russian diamonds
An embargo on the direct import of Russian diamonds to EU countries has come into effect.

Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard stops cooperation with the Russian Federation
The South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries has announced that it will stop participating in the construction of gas carriers for Russia.

Export of grain from the Russian Federation decreased by almost 30%
The volume of grain exports from Russia in December fell by almost 30% compared to las

Russia may soon launch an ammonia export terminal in the port of Taman
An ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer transshipment terminal under construction at the Russian port of Taman on the Black Sea is scheduled to begin its first shipments in early 2024.

Foreign shareholders have frozen participation in the Russian project “Arctic LNG-2”
Due to US sanctions, foreign companies have frozen their participation in the large Russian Arctic LNG-2 project.

The fire on the Russian nuclear ship happened on the Christmas eve
On the territory of the “Atomflot” berth in Murmansk, the only Russian nuclear light locomotive caught fire. Fires were given an increased rank.