Source link The Biden administration has reportedly tapped up to $400 million in “credits” to send more weapons to Kiev US President Joe Biden’s administration has reportedly scraped together funding to send as much as $400 million in weapons to Ukraine, its first such aid package in months, amid struggles to secure congressional approval for […]
Source link Ten lawyers have argued that the seizure would be legitimate due to the Ukraine conflict A group of self-styled “experienced public international lawyers and practitioners” have put together a case for confiscating Russian sovereign funds currently frozen by the US and its allies, saying it would be the appropriate response to Moscow’s “unlawful […]
Source link The dramatically upgraded forecast issued by the IMF for Russia’s GDP growth this year is interesting, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday. The IMF significantly raised its growth projection for the Russian economy in 2024 in its latest World Economic Outlook update released this week. The Washington-based institution now expects Russian GDP […]
Source link Safety inspections of the 737 MAX 9 planes operated by Alaska Airlines have revealed more quality-control failures Alaska Airlines, the US air carrier whose midair blowout earlier this month triggered the nationwide grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets for safety inspections, has found loose bolts on “many” of the planes in […]
Source link An agreement has been reached to exchange employees and graduate students, offer joint training, and organize expeditions The Federal Center for Integrated Arctic Studies (FECIAR), the Ural branch of the Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences (IGRAS), will cooperate with the University of Toamasina in Madagascar, the center’s director, Ivan Bolotov, told […]
Source link China now ranks among Russia’s top ten suppliers of whisky, as it has embarked on a major expansion in the market after the departure of some popular Western brands, the business daily Kommersant reported on Friday, citing industry data. According to the publication, China ramped up its supply of liquor to Russia tenfold […]