40% of the largest banks in Russia suffered losses, reports the first deputy head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Tulin.
According to him, the banking sector suffered losses in currency swaps for the first time in seven years due to the West’s ban on trading in the dollar, euro and other convertible currencies.
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⚡️ Ukraine and Austria today signed an agreement on economic cooperation in the development of projects, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine reports.
As part of the implementation of the agreement, the Ukrainian authorities want, in particular, to take loans for the development of the medical sector.
Among the priority projects are the equipping of the National Children's Specialized Hospital "Okhmatdit" and the construction of a modern university clinic in Kyiv, as well as the creation of the National Rehabilitation Center in Lviv.
⚡️Residents reported explosions in Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Mykolaiv region. We are waiting for the official information.
⚡️The mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terekhov and the secretary of the Zaporizhzhia City Council Anatolii Kurtiev confirmed the information about the explosions.
⚡️ The Foundation of the Danish company LEGO will donate 100 million Danish kroner (about 13.6 million USD) to support the reconstruction of the education system in Ukraine and the educational needs of children and families who left for neighbouring countries due to
⚡️ After the visit of the IAEA, there should be no doubts about the need to demilitarize the ZNPP and de-occupy the captured Ukrainian territories,"- informs the Chief Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Chief Directorate of Intelligence emphasizes:
- for reasons of nuclear safety, a 10-kilometer demilitarized zone should be created around the ZNPP, which should operate until the end of hostilities;
- Russian troops and the occupation administration must leave the territory of the station and move beyond the demilitarized zone;
- the legitimate Ukrainian government should return to Energodar;
⚡️Residents reported explosions in Kharkiv, Nikopol, in the temporarily occupied Melitopol and Kherson. We are waiting for official information.
⚡️Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov confirmed the information about the explosions in the city.
⚡️ Iran has sent a ""constructive"" response to U.S. proposals aimed at reviving Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, Iran's Foreign Ministry said, prompting a less positive impression from the United States — Reuters.
⚡️ Taiwan shot down a drone off the Chinese coast that flew over a Taiwan-controlled island, that was the most ""right"" move after repeated warnings, that China must exercise restraint, said Taiwan’s Prime Minister Su Tseng-chan on Friday.
⚡️Germany cannot rely on gas supplies from Russia this winter, including through the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which will complete maintenance this week, – Bloomberg reports.
At today's press conference, Economy Minister Robert Habek was asked whether he expects Gazprom to resume gas supply after repairs to the gas pipeline.
"There are no direct negotiations between my ministry and Gazprom. What I really expect is that we cannot rely on either Russia or Gazprom in any way, everything else is pure speculation.