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of sanctions will focus on many separate targets and will focus on Russian officials, propagandists, executives, and other figures who support the Putin regime.
Russia is ready to supply grain overseas if the Russian Agricultural Bank is allowed back into the SWIFT system, Chairman of the Financial Market Committee of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly, said in an interview with the Parlamentskaya Gazeta newspaper on November 28.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has chosen Russia for his first foreign visit after being re-elected as head of the country, this proves the closeness of the two countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. "This is very important," he said when asked how the Kremlin viewed Tokayev's choice of Moscow for his first foreign visit. "This once again emphasizes the closeness of our two countries, the mutual importance of bilateral relations: both for Astana and Moscow," Peskov explained. On November 20, Kazakhstan held an extraordinary presidential election. Tokayev, who has held the country's top post since mid-2019, won with 81.31% of the vote. He took office on November 26. Tokayev will serve as president for seven years, after which he will no longer be able to be elected as head of state.
European Council criminalizes evasion of sanctions. The European Council added the violation of restrictive measures to the list of “EU crimes” on Nov. 28. The criminalization will help ensure the same level of sanctions across the EU and prevent attempts to evade the union’s restrictions, according to the Council.
Chinese authorities and companies refuse to recognise ship insurance documents issued by Russian insurers and the Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNPC), Kommersant daily reported citing the Deputy Minister of Transport Alexander Poshivay. According to Poshivay, a bilateral insurance recognition agreement is in the works.
2.11 Polls & Sociology
The war in Ukraine led to a collapse in the birth of children in Russia. In October, Russia could face a record decline in births over the past two years. One of the reasons is that after the start of the war, not only men, but also pregnant women went abroad.
In October, according to regional registry offices (Rosstat has not yet published the final statistics for this month), 10-12% fewer children could be born in Russia than in October 2021. According to the latest registry office data shared
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