Poland's ban on FM’s trip ‘unprecedented’ – Russia

By denying entry to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Warsaw has discredited itself, Moscow warns Poland’s decision to ban Moscow’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, from attending a ministerial meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Lodz next month is unacceptable and provocative, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

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Russia wants to decouple national-currency trade from dollar – RBK

The exchange rate for transactions with ‘friendly’ countries is still calculated through the greenback Moscow is looking for ways to unpeg settlements with foreign partners from the US dollar, RBK reported on Saturday, citing sources in the financial market and the government.

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Belgian drug seizures overload incinerators

Customs agents in Belgium have seized more cocaine than they are able to dispose of in a timely manner, officials told local outlet VRT News on Saturday. It is estimated that more than 100 tons of the drug – valued at about €5 billion – will have been intercepted at the Port of Antwerp this…

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