Eight states have joined the new package of sanctions introduced earlier against Belarus by the European Union, the press service of the Council of Europe reported.

In Russia, at the legislative level, they wanted to allow ordinary cars to be converted into electric ones. About this in a conversation with the "Newspaper.Ru" was told

The Ukrainian government has allocated almost 7.5 million dollars to the Ministry of Defense of the country to support the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including personnel training

AvtoVAZ has scheduled the start of production of a new Lada Aura car for August-September 2024, RIA Novosti writes.

In Russia, 13 companies have received permission to conduct clinical trials of medicines for the treatment of hepatitis C, said the head of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko.

The Government and the Bank of Russia have prepared a draft decree on the exchange of blocked assets of Russians for assets of foreign investors that are in type "C" accounts.

Currently, the BRICS countries are discussing the idea of developing a common unit of account that could become an alternative to the dollar.

By the end of 2022, the Russian economy was in the top 5 largest economies in the world. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin, quoted by RIA Novosti.

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