Summing up results of the work in Ufa and Kazan, Roman Golovchenko stressed that the business mission had been accomplished: heads of the companies that cooperate with Tatarstan and Bashkortostan have signed serious contracts.
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Biden extends US sanctions against Belarus by another year
According to the US administration, actions of Belarus pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States
WASHINGTON, June 9. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden extended US sanctions against Belarusian officials by another year, signing a relevant decree and notifying the US Congress about it, the White House said on Tuesday.
According to the document, the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. They undermine Belarus’s democratic processes or institutions, he said.
Minsk revokes decision on USAID operation in Belarus
MINSK. June 3 (Interfax) - Belarus has revoked the decision on the operation of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the republic, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Anatoly Glaz said on Thursday. We also recalled our decision on the work in Belarus of the US Agency for international development, Glaz said in a commentary published on the ministry s website.
The measures send a clear signal to the U.S. about the futility of pressure and coercion in relations with Belarus, he said.
Other measures including reducing the diplomatic, administrative and technical staff at the U.S. embassy, tougher visa procedures, the restriction on U.S. specialists working in the republic on a temporary basis, he said.
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A double blow to the regime.
Russian companies may suspend oil supplies to Navapolatsk Naftan in May amid U.S. sanctions, which order to terminate all relations with the plant by June 3, four sources in the industry told Reuters. Meanwhile, Mozyr refinery, which was not affected by the restrictions, was planning to go on repairs in May, according to tut.by.
The largest suppliers of raw materials to Naftan are Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz. Tatneft and Mikhail Gutseriyev s companies (Russneft and Neftisa) also supply raw materials to the plant. According to the interlocutors, Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz are not planning to sell oil to Navapolatsk enterprise next month, as they are afraid of being affected by secondary sanctions.