Tag: Russia
McDonald’s: Fast-food chain gives up business in Russia
First McDonald’s store in Moscow On January 31, 1990, the fast food chain opened its first snack bar in the Soviet Union – a harbinger of the end of the…
FLO Acquires Reebok Russia for 390 Million Lira
The Russian unit of sportswear giant Reebok was sold to Turkey-based shoe chain FLO. The information shared by a Russian newspaper came 3 days after the announcement of the ‘production’…
Renault sells Avtovaz majority stake
Lada production in Izhevsk Renault has to write off almost 2.2 billion euros on the Russian business. (Photo: Reuters) Paris Renault’s withdrawal from the important Russian business is official: the…
Renault Turns All Its Assets In Russia To Putin
Announcing its withdrawal from Russia due to the Ukraine War, Renault transferred all its assets in Russia to the Russian government. Renault will be able to “partially” reverse this decision…
Ukrainian military pushes back Russian troops
Kharkiv Ukrainian soldiers have regained territory north of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Ukrainian troops report a symbolic success in their counter-offensive in the eastern Kharkiv region: they…
YouTuber announced the financial damage he suffered due to the Russia ban
Google had disabled the monetization feature of Russian YouTube channels as part of its embargoes against Russia. This situation negatively affected digital content producers whose most important livelihood is YouTube.…
Comment: Military neutrality is dangerous
Protests against NATO membership in Sweden Looking east beyond the EU level, there are hardly any countries that do not want to belong to NATO. (Photo: dpa) There are only…
Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats are in favor of joining NATO
Sweden’s Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, Foreign Minister Ann Linde and Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (from left) The government is heading towards NATO. (Photo: via REUTERS) Stockholm After Finland, Sweden also…
Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats are in favor of joining NATO
Sweden’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson Prime Minister Andersson’s minority government is expected to submit its official application to join NATO shortly. (Photo: IMAGO/Jürgen Heinrich) Stockholm In Sweden, the ruling Social…
BP, Shell, Saudi Aramco.: Oil majors benefit from energy rally
Oil platform in the North Sea Oil company profits could break records again this year. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf Business couldn’t be better: Saudi Aramco’s first-quarter profit shot up 82 percent…
Baerbock for rapid NATO admission of Finland and Sweden – Turkey with reservations about it
Berlin Turkey is demanding security guarantees if Sweden and Finland are to join NATO. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this on Sunday, causing irritation in the military alliance. In addition,…
Baerbock for rapid NATO admission of Finland and Sweden – Turkey with reservations about it
Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised the prospect of Germany quickly agreeing to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. It is very important to her that “at this special moment,…
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest
Kalush Orchestra The Ukrainians finished well ahead of British singer Sam Ryder, who finished second with 466 points, with 631 points. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Press) Kyiv While Ukraine is beginning to…
Baerbock for rapid NATO admission of Finland and Sweden – Turkey with reservations about it
Berlin Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has raised the prospect of Germany quickly agreeing to Finland and Sweden joining NATO. If both countries decide to join NATO, it is very important…
Oil company increases profits by 82 percent
Saudi Arabia Along with other members of OPEC+, Saudi Arabia increased its production earlier in the year. (Photo: Reuters) Dhahran In the first quarter of this year, Saudi Aramco reported…
Ukraine wins Eurovision Song Contest
Kalush Orchestra The Ukrainians finished well ahead of British singer Sam Ryder, who finished second with 466 points, with 631 points. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Press) Kyiv While Ukraine is beginning to…
Turkey has reservations about Finland and Sweden joining NATO
Berlin Turkey has reiterated its reservations about Finland and Sweden joining NATO, but has signaled its willingness to talk. His country has always been in favor of an “open-door policy,”…
Zelensky wants more Western pressure on Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President criticizes that, despite the clear situation, there are countries in which sanctions against Moscow are being withheld. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Almost two and a half…
Zelensky wants more Western pressure on Russia
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President criticizes that, despite the clear situation, there are countries in which sanctions against Moscow are being withheld. (Photo: dpa) Kyiv Almost two and a half…
Russia to end food blockade in Ukraine
G7 meeting of foreign ministers At a meeting of foreign ministers in Schleswig-Holstein, the Ukraine war was discussed, among other things, and demands were made of Russia. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil…