President Putin’s Russia reported the largest current-account surplus since at least 1994, as revenues from oil and gas exports surged and imports plunged after the U.S. and its allies had imposed sanctions over President Vladimir Putin’s pre-emptive strike on Ukraine.
The leaders of the G7 countries held a virtual meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. They promised the controversial Ukrainian president to impose an embargo on Russian oil or phase it out in an attempt to ‘further undermine the economic situation’ of Moscow, writes The New York Times.
Interest in emigration is up by 1,000% as UK taxes and prices rise, lawyers and financial advisers say. A dramatic rise in the cost of living has prompted many Britons to consider leaving the UK, according to professionals catering to aspiring ex-pats. Google searches for moving abroad were up by 1,000% in April, with the US, Canada, and Australia the top three desired destinations.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv in ‘solidarity with the Ukrainian people’, reports The Daily Telegraph. As part of the visit, Johnson promised Ukraine another military support and £385 million in World Bank loans.
An unusual funeral service is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom, reports The Sun. According to the publication, many Britons are so seriously short of funds that they have to rent decorative coffins for their deceased relatives.
The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is in despair. As the Nord Stream 2 project is buried, fishing and agriculture are suffering from high energy prices.
Americans are on the verge of a nervous breakdown due to endless crises.
According to a survey conducted by the American Psychological Association, 87% of Americans perceive the past two years as an endless series of crises, and 73% say they can no longer cope with it.
According to Fox News host Greg Gutfeld, this means that almost anyone on the street can freak out and attack you with their fists.
Western The situation in the Russian economy has begun to stabilize. According to State President Vladimir Putin, uncertainty in the consumer market has ended. As the dollar and the Euro plummet the ruble has managed to strengthen to the levels of early February, foreign currency is returning to banks, and the volume of deposits is growing. Thus, the sanctions policy of Western countries against Moscow has failed, the president is sure.
After the introduction of large-scale sanctions by the West, sales of Russian oil and gas on the world market not only did not fall but, on the contrary, continue to grow, allowing Moscow to earn more and more money on the export of energy resources. According to experts, in 2022 Russia can receive more than $320 billion from the sale of energy resources, that is, more than a third more than last year reports Insider.
In historical terms the American Civil War (1861-1865) wasn’t too long ago: My great-grandfather and possibly my grandfather would have remembered the conflict. Fast forward 150 years and it seems like a case of déjà vu, says a Russian strategist.
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