News, statements of politicians and departments, sanctions and economy
Italian policemen saved Eurovision from a cyberattack, which was won by a group from Ukraine. Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan complained that the awarded points were attributed to other countries. Finland and Sweden have announced their accession to NATO. The Swedish opposition called this step extremely dangerous. Turkish President Recep Erdogan said he was going to block their decision. Senator Vladimir Dzhabarov and the head ofChechen Ramzan Kadyrov advised him not to interfere in the evacuation of militants from Azovstal. Latvian President Egils Levits called the radiation of the monument to the Liberators of Riga “toxic” and announced a mass march of supporters of its demolition. In Rubezhnoye, the Russian military cleared the Zarya chemical plant of Ukrainian nationalists. Read the previous broadcast here.
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10:02 The authorities of the Kherson region declared 100% control of the region by Russia. Kirill Stremousov, Deputy Head of the military-civil administration of the Kherson region, stressed that the Russian army fully provides protection for residents of the region
08:43 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the Renault plant is being transferred to the balance of the capital. It will resume production of cars under the Moskvich brand.
08:57 The battalion commander of the Vostok battalion, Alexander Khodakovsky, reported that ten military men with white flags came out of the tunnel at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.
08:25 The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation stated that the Russian assets of the Renault group are being transferred to state ownership. AvtoVAZ will continue servicing Renault cars in the country, and will produce the entire line of Lada cars.
07:13 Turkish media reported that a Swedish delegation went to Ankara to discuss the application for NATO membership.
06:41 Politico reported on the “energy nightmare” faced by US President Joseph Biden due to rising gas prices. Inflation is likely to increase.
05:42 The Turkish holding FLO Retailing bought the Russian division of the Reebok sporting goods chain. The new owner is going to rename the stores, but keep the Reebok brand.
05:07 Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that even if the European Union does not agree on an embargo on Russian oil as part of the sixth package of sanctions, Germany intends to abandon it by the end of this year.