Sanctions have meant increasing state control over the economy and tolerance of “grey” schemes domestically — and pushed Russia to operate in an increasingly opaque economic environment internationally. https://t.co/5CYgtCfb1S
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) September 4, 2024
Day: September 4, 2024
⚡️The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will send its first mission to Russia since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the IMF’s Russian Executive Director Aleksei Mozhin told Reuters on Sept. 3.https://t.co/vhItIJk8J5
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
⚡️ Update: Parliament backs Deputy PM Stefanishyna’s resignation.
Ukraine’s parliament on Sept. 4 voted in favor of the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna, with 241 lawmakers backing the motion.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
Tony Blair on immigration to the UK increasing after Brexit:
“We’ve swapped out single people coming from Europe … for families from Asia and Africa. How has this helped us?” pic.twitter.com/kfTziV0MqL
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 4, 2024
⚡️ Parliament backs Strategic Industries Minister Kamyshin’s resignation.
Ukraine’s parliament on Sept. 4 voted in favor of the resignation of Strategic Industries Minister Alexander Kamyshin, with 243 lawmakers backing the motion.https://t.co/JNYaxODSJd
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 4, 2024
The meeting was expected to take place on the sidelines of an economic forum in Vladivostok, where Putin arrived on Tuesday after a state visit to Mongolia, according to Serbian media reports.https://t.co/6pF3FMgbUr
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) September 4, 2024
This father lost his entire family in the Russian missile strike against Lviv this morning.
Yaroslav was wounded in the strike, but his wife Yevgenia and their 3 daughters—Yaryna, Daryna, and Emilia—were all killed when the missile struck their home. pic.twitter.com/8mytxoDt37
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 4, 2024
The components in question have both civilian and military applications, making them subject to Western export controls.https://t.co/rCO2ctUOC3
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) September 4, 2024