Sanctions on #Russia are having no impact outside the west and attempts to halt the flow of business merely redirect it elsewhere, the chair of #Dubai’s main trading hub has said.
Dubai is seen as a beneficiary of #US and European attempts to isolate Russia’s economy, as oil traders relocated from Geneva to the #UAE after #Switzerland joined the sanctions imposed on #Moscow.
Starlink terminals continue to be sold in #Russia, used to kill Ukrainians.
Despite assurances from marketplaces that the terminals are not available for ordering and the Russian authorities' ban on using the systems, some sellers are putting the terminals up for sale under a different brand so that they will not be removed from the trading floor.
Only on the Russian marketplace "Ozon" managed to find 12 #Starlink terminals at a price of $1600.
The first day of jury deliberations in Trump's criminal hush money trial concluded after the panel sent their first two notes to the judge Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after beginning deliberations. Pamela Falk reports from New York. Todd Belt, Director of the Political Management Program at George Washington University tells FRANCE24 that the worse the outcome of the hush money trial is for Trump, the better will be for him politically. #Trump#trial#US https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hldjQo0pNV8
Its pro-#Russian#secessionist leader called for military readiness on its eastern fringe, where 2,000 Russian "#peacekeepers" separate them from Moldova
Moldova's pro-#EU president, #Sandu, has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Transdniestria says Ukraine has plotted to kill its leaders & accused Moldova of training Ukrainian fighters
#US pledges $135 million in aid to Moldova for energy security and to counter #Russian disinformation as the Western-leaning nation struggles to blunt Moscow’s push for influence that has been buoyed by recent successes in its war in neighboring Ukraine.