Brussels intends to use €200 million of income from frozen Russian assets to help Kiev, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said

India and Russia have suspended talks on trade in rupees, Reuters reported, citing two Indian government officials and "a source directly familiar with the matter."

Henkel has closed a deal on the sale of Russian assets. For them, she received 54 billion rubles, according to the German company's statements for the first quarter.

The supply of natural gas to Armenia, which was stopped on May 1, has been resumed, Gazprom Armenia reports.

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LUKOIL has completed the sale of the ISAB refinery in Italy with the G.O.I. Energy group.

The head of the Omsk region, Vitaly Khоtsenko, told in his Telegram channel "Khotsenko about important things" about the introduction of restrictions on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the region.

The delegation of the Rostov region plans to take part in the second Russia-Africa summit in July this year, the government of the Rostov region reports.

Moscow Exchange (MOEX). Stock index and main Russian shares. 04.05.2023, 18:00 MSK

Bulgaria has deprived 18 people of their citizenship, including four Russians, after the country's parliament voted in late March to abolish the "golden passports", the Sofia Globe reports.