The document specifies that these measures apply to applicants seeking short-term visas who submit applications at consulates inside Russia. In other words, Russian citizens with residence permits in other countries may still apply abroad, lawyer and Ark Project (“Kovcheg”) founder Anastasia Burakova told The Insider : “As far as territorial jurisdiction is concerned, this [applies] to Russians who apply for a visa in Russia.

Lukoil will be forced to stop operating in Moldova from November 21 due to sanctions imposed against the US company, Energy Minister Dorin Junguietu said on his Facebook page. In a published statement, he noted that the decision was related to the blocking of Lukoil's accounts and assets, as well as the refusal of the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to allow the sale of its foreign assets to the Swiss Gunvor, founded by Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko.

US President Donald Trump said that Russia “does not want to stop” in the conflict in Ukraine and this was the reason for the cancellation of the planned summit with Vladimir Putin in Budapest. He announced this during a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at the White House. “The point of the argument is that they just don’t want to stop. And I think they will stop, I think it will cost Russia dearly,” the American leader said.

Author: Maria Blokhina In at least ten regions of Russia, patients with chronic kidney disease have stopped receiving the necessary medications in a timely manner. According to the patient organization “Nephro-League”, which is published by Izvestia, the problem with drugs is currently observed in St. Petersburg, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Dagestan, as well as in Omsk, Kirov, Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan and Ulyanovsk regions. In particular, in St.

Crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak and his wife Anna were kidnapped and killed in the United Arab Emirates, reports 78.ru media, part of the Izvestia holding. The alleged motive for the crime is extortion of money, which Roman and Anna did not have. Those accused of killing the couple, also Russians, have already been detained and will be extradited to St. Petersburg.

For subscribers of Russian telecom operators who were in international roaming or have not used a SIM card for more than 72 hours, they plan to introduce restrictions on mobile communications and SMS. This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper, citing four sources in the telecom market. According to the publication, a similar 24-hour “cooling period” may be introduced for users of Russian SIM cards in the near future.

The US Supreme Court has allowed the Donald Trump administration to introduce a rule according to which only the sex assigned to a person at birth can be indicated in the “gender” column in American passports. In doing so, the court lifted a block previously imposed by a federal judge in Boston, effectively allowing a policy to take effect that prevents transgender people from having their gender identity reflected on documents.

The European Commission is going to delay the implementation of part of the law on artificial intelligence under pressure from technology corporations and the US government, the Financial Times reports , citing sources. The decision will be made on November 19 as part of the so-called simplification package. The goal is to increase competitiveness relative to the United States and China.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrault said that the Chinese marketplace Shein violates EU laws and called on the European Commission to take immediate action, Reuters reports , citing an interview with an official from Franceinfo radio. As French officials point out, weapons and sex dolls resembling children were available on the platform.

At the same time, when Mamdani was asked on one of his podcasts how he felt about the slogan “globalize the intifada,” which is sometimes heard at pro-Palestinian rallies in the United States, Mamdani replied that he did not want to fight with words and viewed the slogan more as a call to respect the rights of Palestinians, rather than violence against Jews. He later apologized for this phrase and said that he does not support this slogan.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested three defendants in the case of the murder of the creator of the Fintopio crypto service Roman Novak and his wife in the UAE. Konstantin Shakht, Yuri Sharypov and Vladimir Dalekin were placed in custody until December 28. According to the court, Shakht did not admit guilt, Sharypov partially admitted, and Dalekin fully admitted and did not object to the arrest. According to Fontanka, a total of eight people are suspected of the crime.

Several employees of the US military base Andrews (Maryland) were hospitalized after receiving a “suspicious package” containing an unknown white powder. This was reported by CNN and Axios . American high-ranking officials regularly fly through the air base: on Wednesday, November 5, US President Donald Trump visited it. The incident occurred on Thursday, November 6. A package containing an unknown substance was opened in one of the offices of the US Air National Guard Combat Readiness Center.

Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Culture Alexandras Brokas resigned on the fourth day after taking office.

Germany’s parliament recently held a special session to discuss whether members of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) may have been deliberately acting in Russia’s interests.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was the only permanent member of the Security Council who did not attend the November 5 meeting to discuss the resumption of nuclear testing. According to Kommersant’s sources , Lavrov’s absence was “consensual.” On November 4, it also became known that Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration and former head of the Ministry of Economic Development, had been appointed head of the Russian delegation at the G20 summit.