In March 2022, the number of Russians who want to go to live abroad has sharply decreased: in just a month, the share has halved from 20% in February to the current 10%, according to a survey by the Levada Center (an organization recognized in Russia as a foreign agent)
Emigration sentiment has declined sharply across all age cohorts, with (expectedly) the share of people wishing to leave the country decreases with age, from 25% in the 18-24 cohort to 4% in the 55+ group
At the same time, 2-3 years ago (at the end of 2019 — beginning of 2020), records were recorded for the number of people who wanted to leave the country: more than half of the respondents in the younger age cohort wanted to move abroad, more than 30% in the 25-39 cohort and more than 20% in group 40-54
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The International Journal of Care and Caring has published the results of a study conducted in six European countries: Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. According to him, elderly relatives are most often looked after by teenagers in Italy — 59% of them. In second and third places are the Swiss (34.2%) and Slovenians (37.8%).
The purpose of the European study was to study the impact of caring for elderly relatives on adolescents aged 15-17. It turned out that such care is useful in terms of emotions, but affects the performance of children in school, because they combine their duties as “guardians” with their studies. In 29% of Italian children, such responsibility led to a deterioration in physical health, in 19% — mental health.
Currently, about 14 million people over 65 live in Italy — approximately 23% of the population. According to experts, by 2050 their number of Italians in the 65+ category will reach 20 million.
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On Wednesday, Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced it had bought nearly 121 million shares of HP Inc, the latest in a series of major investments by the conglomerate controlled by billionaire Warren Buffett. As of January 31, HP had about 1.06 billion shares outstanding.
The investment gives Berkshire an estimated 11.4% stake in HP, which is worth about $4.2 billion based on the PC and laptop maker’s share price at the close of trading.
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The European Commission, after a long break, opened the next call for applications for free travel tickets under the DiscoverEU program. Young people will be able to take part not only from the EU, but also from Iceland, Liechtenstein, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.
The first round of applications for 35,000 tickets runs from 7 to 21 April. The same number of tickets will be drawn in October. Those who receive travel cards will be able to travel within the European Union during the year, but not more than 30 days. Also, ticket holders will receive a discount card that gives discounts on public transport, accommodation, meals and other services.
To apply, you need to take part in an online quiz by answering six questions about European culture and history.
Although tickets are usually valid only on rail transport, an exception will be made for those who live on the islands or in the most remote regions.
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Scientists from Britain have created an artificial finger capable of touch. A 3D-printed prosthesis using special sensors can generate signals similar to those produced from various human nerve endings. In the future, this will allow the creation of «live» prostheses and robotic manipulators for working with fragile objects.
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The UN General Assembly suspended Russia’s membership in the Human Rights Council. 93 countries were in favor of this decision, 24 were against, 58 abstained.
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U.S. fintech company Bolt has bought San Francisco-headquartered crypto startup Wyre for $1.5 billion. The deal will be the largest merger in the cryptocurrency market, according to Dealogic.
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Residents of Russia and Belarus are prohibited from participating in the Boston Marathon this year. At the same time, citizens of these two countries who are not their residents are allowed to run at competitions in a neutral status — without a flag and national symbols.
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The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus from April 18 softens the rules for entering the country. In particular, travelers will not be required to fill out a special CyprusFlightPass before flying to Larnaca and Paphos.
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The Cypriot authorities have decided to cancel the «golden passports» of four Russians who fell under EU sanctions, as well as their relatives, government sources told Reuters. The interlocutors of the agency did not give their names.
One of them noted that a total of 21 passports would be canceled, adding that relatives who are dependent on Russians who were under EU sanctions would also lose their Cypriot citizenship.
For 13 years, Cyprus has granted citizenship to 2886 Russians, including in exchange for investments. EU sanctions list linked to Russia includes 800 people
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The Finance Ministry will recommend that state-owned banks refuse to pay dividends for last year, despite the fact that it was «probably the most successful in recent times,» Siluanov said. The government will approach the dividends of state-owned companies individually, as some are ready to share profits with shareholders
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Roskomnadzor has restricted access to the Wonderzine website. The reason for blocking the online magazine for women was the complaint of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs against seven LGBTQ-themed texts.
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The United States imposed export sanctions against Aeroflot, Azur Air and Utair. The restrictions are valid for 180 days and can be extended. Washington banned not only access to products from the US, but also re-export
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Estonia stated that it would not issue residence permits and work and business permits to Russians. According to the head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the decision was made in order to avoid contradicting the sanctions against Russia. Back in March, Estonia suspended the issuance of visas to Russians
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The European Parliament overwhelmingly called for an immediate and complete embargo on imports of Russian energy resources, including oil, coal, nuclear fuel and gas. Now this decision must be taken by the Council of the EU
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Lexus has unveiled its first electric car, the RZ 450e crossover. He has a steering wheel in the form of a steering wheel like the well-known Tesla. The car is built on the same platform as the Toyota BZ4X, which can travel up to 700 km on a single charge and accelerates to 100 km/h in two seconds. A full presentation of the Lexus RZ 450e will take place on April 20.
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Latvia suspends the issuance of «golden visas» to Russians and Belarusians. In addition, a ban is introduced on issuing a primary residence permit to citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus. But exceptions are possible when it comes to employment, study and certain family circumstances.
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The Central Bank of Russia reported that the country’s international reserves as of April 1 amounted to $606.5 billion. A week earlier, on March 25, according to the Central Bank, the amount of reserves was $604.4 billion. Thus, the figure increased by $2.1 billion.
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The United States arrested one of the leaders of Japan’s largest yakuza group, who tried to buy air defense missiles stolen from a US military base in Afghanistan.
As payment for the weapons, 57-year-old Takeshi Ebisawa planned to import at least a ton of drugs into the United States for their sale on the streets of New York and other cities. He planned to hand over surface-to-air missiles to militants from ethnic armed groups operating in Myanmar.
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Iran agrees to release $7 billion worth of assets frozen in foreign banks at US request
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Russia imposes personal sanctions against 228 Australian citizens. The list includes Prime Minister Scott Morrison, as well as other representatives of the country’s top leadership and parliament.
The Russian Foreign Ministry promises to expand the list in the near future, adding to it the military, businessmen, experts and media people from Australia.
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Montenegro has declared four Russian diplomats persona non grata. Moscow promised retaliatory measures.
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The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) has included in the sanctions lists the diamond mining company ALROSA and enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), according to a press release from OFAC.
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Japan will gradually stop importing Russian coal as part of sanctions against the Russian Federation, Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Friday.
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North Korea continues work begun earlier to restore the tunnel at the Pungeri nuclear test site, Yonhap news agency reported, citing a report by experts from the non-governmental organization Open Nuclear Network.
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Strategic reserves (Strategic Petroleum Reserves, SPR) of the countries participating in the International Energy Agency (IEA) will decrease by 9% after the supply of oil to the market as part of decisions to release it from reserves, according to the agency’s website
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The US Treasury excluded telecommunications and Internet equipment from sanctions against Russia
«Export, re-export, sale, supply directly or through other countries from the territory of the United States with the participation of an American citizen (wherever he may be) of services, software, equipment or technology necessary for telecommunications exchange on the Internet is permitted,» the document says.
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The upper house of the US Congress has supported a bill to ban the import of any energy carriers from Russia. According to the website of the US Senate, the vote was unanimous: the adoption of the ban was approved by all 100 senators from both parties. Now the document remains to be signed by President Joe Biden.
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The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ordered the heads of state bodies to hold regular meetings with the population. According to him, the initiative is aimed at «democratization of society» and strengthening the responsibility of executive bodies.
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Booking.com has paid a fine of 1.3 billion rubles for imposing unfavorable conditions on Russian hotels, the Federal Antimonopoly Service said.
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The South Korean government has decided to release 7.23 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, in addition to the previously released 4.42 million barrels, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing information from the country’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.
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A program has been launched to subsidize 50% of the cost of purchasing domestic software for small and medium-sized businesses, Interfax was told in the office of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.
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The government of Belarus approved the list of unfriendly countries. The corresponding resolution of the Council of Ministers was published on Friday on the National Legal Internet Portal.
In addition to the EU countries, this list includes 12 more states — the USA, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, Norway, New Zealand, Albania, Iceland, North Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Montenegro and Switzerland.
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The French transport group CMA CGM buys almost 100% of the French logistics operator GEFCO, 75% of which is owned by Russian Railways. Earlier, GEFCO announced its intention to buy out a block of its shares from Russian Railways.
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Reuters reports on a haven for yachts of Russians under sanctions in the Maldives. The agency reports six Russian-linked yachts that are hiding in this state in the Indian Ocean. Among them is the vessel Motor Yacht A of businessman Andrey Melnichenko, which was disconnected from the positioning system as soon as it was on the sanctions list, according to Reuters.
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The general director of the defense enterprise Burevestnik, Ilya Aleksandrov, and two of his subordinates are suspected of stealing equipment worth almost 50 million rubles, produced under the state defense order, RBC reports.
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American IT company EPAM Systems Inc. ceased operations in Russia for three months, Interfax reports, citing a statement. At the same time, the company announced the continuation of work in Belarus and the accelerated recruitment of employees in Europe, Central Asia, India and Latin America. EPAM already announced on March 4 that it had stopped working with Russian clients amid the war in Ukraine.
EPAM Systems Inc. — one of the world’s largest manufacturers of custom software — was founded in 1993 in Minsk. The company is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The company has offices in 25 countries and provides services to clients in more than 40 countries.
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The Social Insurance Fund ordered the development of a system for exchanging data on the health of company employees.
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The sharp increase in the incidence of coronavirus in China and the government’s announced tough measures to contain the pandemic are leading to a significant reduction in fuel demand from the world’s largest oil importer, writes Bloomberg.
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The Japanese authorities decided to expel eight Russian diplomats from the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow would give Tokyo an «appropriate answer» to this decision.
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The Central Bank of Russia decided to cut the key rate from a record 20% to 17%. The decision will come into force on April 11.
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Apple and LG Display are developing a foldable OLED display with a thin protective glass. Apple is preparing a large 17-inch 4K OLED panel for HP. It will fold up to 11 inches. In total, by the end of the year, LG Display plans to deliver about one hundred thousand such displays. If the company decides to launch, it will only happen in 2026 or 2027
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Japan imposes sanctions against Sberbank and Alfa-Bank
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Sibur and the Chinese Sinopec will have to revise the project for the construction of the Amur gas chemical complex for $10 billion. Because of the sanctions, the partners had to “freeze” part of the work, says a RBC source
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The Polish Sejm adopted a law according to which Belarusian citizens who fled Ukraine because of the war will be able to receive humanitarian visas and residence permits in Poland after the expiration of the visa
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The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has launched an inspection against Miratorg. The agency will also check the pricing of the company’s meat products and its supply chains. Miratorg owns the largest land bank in Russia (more than 1 million hectares), its founders, the Linnik brothers, are on the Forbes list
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Ukraine nationalizes all property of the Russian Federation in order to «compensate for military losses.» Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmyhal added that Kyiv hopes to receive funds from Russian assets frozen abroad.
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Japan imposes sanctions on the import of coal, some timber, vodka and cars from Russia, as well as freezing the assets of 400 Russians and 20 military organizations
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The procedure for crediting additional oil and gas revenues to the National Wealth Fund (NWF) has been changed for 2022, now they will not be fully credited to the fund, some of them can be used to finance the deficit, as well as directly to finance priority budget expenditures. This government decree was signed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
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The Swedish truck and construction equipment manufacturer Volvo Group estimated losses from the suspension of operations in Russia in the first quarter at about $420 million.
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The export duty on wheat from the Russian Federation will increase to $101.4 from $96.1 per ton from April 13, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
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The European Union froze the assets of Russians for 30 billion euros — the European Commission. The list of seized property included helicopters, yachts and houses
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The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has declared the British Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House) «undesirable» on the territory of Russia, according to the agency’s website.
The Royal Institute of International Affairs is a British think tank that publishes International Affairs, The World Today and the Journal of Cyber Policy. The institute was founded in July 1920.
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Mushrooms can talk. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of Bristol. They found that mushrooms exchange electrical impulses through the mycelium (mycelium). And the structure of these impulses surprisingly resembles that which is characteristic of human speech.
The researchers counted up to 50 words. It is likely that such signals help maintain the integrity of the mushrooms — similar to how wolves howl to keep the pack intact — or communicate the detected food to other parts of their mycelium.
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Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Acer has decided to suspend work in Russia. Earlier, another Taiwanese computer manufacturer, ASUS, reported that due to sanctions, deliveries to the Russian market are now «virtually frozen»
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Finland decided to expel two employees of the Russian embassy. Another will not extend the visa. European countries have already expelled more than 250 Russian diplomats.
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German food manufacturer Dr. Oetker leaves Russia. The company is engaged in the production of ingredients and mixtures for baking, desserts, preservatives, frozen pizza (brands Dr. Oetker, Ristorante).
Previously, the company had already stopped all exports to Russia and all investments. Since then, the plant in Belgorod has been producing only basic food products — yeast and baking powder, RIA Novosti reports.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland allowed the return to Russia of art objects that were previously detained at the customs point «Vaalimaa». Among them are exhibits from the State Hermitage Museum, the Tsarskoye Selo museum-reserves and the State Tretyakov Gallery, which participated in temporary exhibitions in Italy
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Japanese Komatsu has suspended the production of construction equipment at its plant in Yaroslavl
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A fire at a power plant left the people of Puerto Rico without electricity. According to the preliminary version, one of the high-voltage circuit breakers failed. The incident caused long traffic jams. The work was suspended by state institutions and shopping centers of the country.
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The Estonian government has instructed the state-owned company Eesti Gaas to create a strategic reserve of natural gas in the amount of 1 terawatt hour. The reserves will be placed in an underground storage facility in the Latvian Incukalns, according to the ERR portal. The government emphasized that this gas would not come from Russia.
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Sberbank has stopped all currency transfers abroad. This applies to operations both in bank branches and in a mobile application, RBC reports with reference to a bank representative. It is noted that transfers made from April 6 will be returned to the client’s account along with a commission.
Transfers abroad in bank branches in rubles are available to residents in the usual mode without restrictions. It is also still possible to transfer rubles using the phone number in the application to neighboring countries: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and also to Transnistria.
The new rules are related to the entry into force of sanctions restrictions on foreign exchange transactions with correspondent accounts in foreign banks.
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The Chinese company Waydoo has announced the Subnado scuba diving wrist scooter. It is versatile, it can be used for freediving, or attached to a surfboard.
Management is carried out through a ring on the finger and a wired connection. Maximum speed up to 1.4 m/s. One battery charge lasts for 60 minutes. The depth of the Subnado is limited to 60 m. The price starts at $299. By the way, this is the smallest portable scuba diving scooter in the world.
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Over the past three months, more than 60,000 Tajik migrants have returned from Russia. During the same period, 133,000 migrants returned to Uzbekistan.
According to a survey conducted by the Agency for External Labor Migration, 40% of citizens expressed their desire to return to Uzbekistan due to unemployment and exchange rate instability. There are no data yet for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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The Supreme Court of Belarus recognized as terrorist «the informal organization NEXTA with its structural subdivisions NEXTA Live and LUXTA,» Zerkalo reports.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry declared 45 Polish diplomats from the embassy in Moscow and the consulates general in Irkutsk, Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg persona non grata, they must leave Russia before the evening of April 13.
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Posti, the state postal operator of Finland, announced that from April 11 it will stop sending any letters and parcels between Finland and Russia, as well as between Finland and Belarus.
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According to the results of 2021, the state holding «Rosgeologiya» received a net profit under IFRS of 545.7 million rubles, Interfax was told in the press service of the company
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The Russian government will increase the capital of Russian Railways by 250 billion rubles at the expense of the National Wealth Fund (NWF), Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced
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Gasoline prices on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX) fell by 4-6% in the outgoing week, according to the exchange data. RUB/t April 4 to 42,767 RUB/t April 8.
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In February 2022, JSC Atomenergoprom acquired 92% of the authorized capital of JSC ET Group (the holding company of the AT Consulting group of companies), according to a report by Atomenergoprom.
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Donalink International Company LLC, a resident of a special administrative region (SAR) in Primorye, has changed owners, follows from the data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Formerly Donalink Ltd. was a Cypriot company, redomiciliated to the SAR in 2019. Initially, the company belonged to the Cypriot structure of Andrey Melnichenko (fell under sanctions) AIM Capital plc. But, according to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, since April 7, Nikolay Levitsky, Alexander Ageenkov, Oleg Kovalev and Yuri Kryukov have been equal participants in MK Donalink. At the same time, the shares were pledged to AIM Capital plc
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Serbia has received an exemption from the fifth round of EU sanctions imposed on Russian companies, which allows it to continue importing oil for NIS, controlled by Russia’s Gazprom Neft, writes Bloomberg, citing a comment by Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Mihajlovic.
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