Kyrgyzstan’s Health Minister Beizhenaliyev was arrested as part of a corruption investigation into the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines, according to the responsible prosecutor’s office. In 2021, the Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan acquired over 2 million doses of COVID vaccine worth around $19 million. And this despite the fact that the country already had 3 […]
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Scholz releases two billion euros for Ukrainian arms purchases and military aid — RT DE
16 Apr 2022 09:51 am Now even more fuel is being poured into the fire: After the Bundeswehr is to be upgraded with 100 billion euros and numerous arms have already been delivered to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to fuel further Ukrainian arms purchases with a total of two billion euros in tax money. […]
US warns India against further arms purchases from Russia — RT EN
Apr 7 2022 1:54pm The Pentagon believes India should reduce its arms purchases from Russia and switch to US suppliers, the US Secretary of Defense told a hearing before US lawmakers. New Delhi must be persuaded to give up Russian weapons. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that further purchases of Russian weapons […]
China steps up purchases of cheap gas and oil from Russia — RT DE
5 Apr 2022 2:06 p.m While the West is discussing a boycott of energy resources from Russia, other countries are buying Russian gas and oil at discounts. According to media reports, Chinese companies should be at the forefront. China’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importers are looking to buy additional supplies from sanctions-hit Russia to […]
Gold-backed ruble currency? Central Bank of Russia announces more gold purchases — RT EN
28 mar 2022 06:15 am In order to become more independent of the US dollar and the western SWIFT system of the banks, the Russian central bank is forcing further gold purchases at a fixed rate. Last but not least, this could also increase the value of the ruble. The Central Bank of Russia has […]
Central Bank of Russia suspends foreign currency purchases for an indefinite period — RT DE
25 Jan 2022 2:35 p.m The Russian central bank has announced that it will temporarily stop buying foreign currencies in order to stop the ruble from falling. The Russian currency previously hit its lowest value since late 2020 after NATO announced it was increasing its contingent in Eastern Europe. Geopolitical tensions are currently putting heavy […]