Category: Russia

Russian wheat rose to a record $ 340 per ton Russian wheat prices reached a record $ 340 per ton. The traditional fall, which usually occurs at the beginning of the second half of the agricultural year (January-June), may not happen this time. Dmitry Rylko, Director General of the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies (IKAR), said this, Interfax reports. Previously, the price reached a record before the New Year and fell after it. “It is not at all necessary that this trend will continue in the current agricultural year, since COVID-19 upsets all forecasts,” the head of the ICAR emphasized. According to him, the rise in price is due, among other things, to the fact that “floods Australia” (one of the world's grain exporters). There is a possibility that “there will be neither quantity nor quality,” Rylko added. The expert believes that this year Russia will harvest an average grain

White House: US uses 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves The United States uses 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves, White said House. Other large oil consumers – Great Britain, South Korea, Japan, as well as China and India – will take the same step. The statement notes that the countries have decided to take action thanks to the diplomatic efforts of Washington. “This decision crowns weeks of consultations with countries around the world, and we already see the impact of this work on oil prices. In recent weeks, when it became known about the work being carried out, oil prices have already dropped by ten percent, “the statement says. This is an unprecedented attempt to contain the rise in oil prices, which could provoke a backlash from parties to OPEC +, writes Bloomberg. The decision by the United States and its allies on reserves comes

Roskachestvo called the LG OLED65G1RLA TV for 300 thousand rubles the best on the market The updated top is available on the organization's website. Roskachestvo experts have added 73 new models to the rating, expanding the list to 176 devices. Three OLED models from LG entered the top 5 in the benchmarks. The 65-inch LG OLED65G1RLA was named the best TV of the new devices. The device was praised for its high-quality picture, support for a refresh rate of 120 hertz, and a high viewing angle. Of the minuses, only the new smart menu and the high cost of 300 thousand rubles were noted. LG OLED55G1RLA, LG OLED65C14LB, Samsung QE65QN90AAUXRU and Samsung QE55QN90AAUXRU were also included in the list of the best TVs of 2021. The 50-inch LG 50NANO806PA took the lead in the rating of inexpensive TVs available on the market. The top 3 includes LG 50NANO756PA and LG

Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus: a “belt of unfriendly states” is being created around the country A “belt of unfriendly states” is being formed around Belarus “Anaconda rings”. This was stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) of Belarus – First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic, Major General Viktor Gulevich, BelTA informs. The Chief of the General Staff explained that the formation of such a “belt” is facilitated by the creation of large groupings of troops on the territory of neighboring Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, as well as the “aggressive behavior” of Ukraine towards Belarus. At the same time, in his opinion, international agreements on security and transparency of military activities are violated. In particular, Gulevich mentioned that Warsaw refused to hold a bilateral meeting with Belarusian arms control specialists, and also did not allow them

Keanu Reeves has announced that he is formally married to actress Winona Ryder Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves has declared himself Winona's husband. This is reported by Esquire. Previously, the artist joked that they really got married. Reeves said that formally he is really married to her, since in 1992 they played the lovers of Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray in Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula, and on the set they were “married” by a real priest from Romania. “Winona says we are married. Coppola thinks so too. So I think we got married in front of God, “Reeves said. Last year, Winona Ryder revealed that while working on Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola tried to force Keanu Reeves and Anthony Hopkins insult her to make the actress cry. The actors refused to do this, and the director himself continued to call Ryder names, but he did not get tears. According to the

Bundestag deputy Jan Nolte: US intends to weaken ties between Russia and the European Union New US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline are needed to weaken ties between Russia and the European Union. This is how Bundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Jan Nolte explained to Izvestia the intentions of the American administration. Related materials00: 00 – June 17 New greatness: Russia can lead the global energy revolution. What's stopping it? 00:01 – 17 November Gazprom and the European Union cannot agree on gas supplies and prices. What threatens Russia in a few years? The politician noted that the measures taken by the United States will not have a significant impact on the commissioning of the project. According to Nolte, the greatest danger comes from opponents within the union itself. He drew attention to the fact that the European Commission can postpone the approval of

Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev became a member of the United Russia party This was reported by the press service of the Irkutsk branch of the party, RIA Novosti writes. As noted by the members of the meeting of the presidium of the political council of the United Russia, Kobzev's participation in the party will make the work of the Irkutsk branch even more effective. According to activists, the governor is focused on the result, in addition, he is very efficient. According to the decision of the party's general council to terminate the powers of party bodies at all levels in January next year and to hold reporting and election conferences, a regional political council and 42 local political councils. In addition, the election of the secretaries of local offices and the secretary of the Irkutsk regional office. Earlier it was reported that municipal elections in Komi and

San Marino became the first EU country to approve Sputnik Light as an independent drug San Marino became the first European Union country ( EU), which approved the Russian vaccine “Sputnik Light” as an independent drug. This is stated in a statement on the Twitter account of Sputnik V.