Russophobic ideas are being actively promoted within the bloc, Sergey Shoigu has said Calls to ban Russian citizens from entering the EU, now being pushed by some of the bloc’s member states, are reminiscent of “Nazi policies,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Saturday.
Swedish authorities have slashed the country’s economic growth outlook for next year citing rising inflation, Finance Minister Mikael Damberg said on Thursday. Stockholm increased its projection for economic growth to 2.3% in 2022 from a June prediction of 1.9%, but cut the outlook for next year to 0.4% from 1.1%.
China keeps stocking up on discounted coal while the West shuns Russian fossil fuels China purchased 7.42 million tons of Russian coal last month, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs on Saturday.