People mobilized for military service should be offered payment holidays on loans, the regulator says The Bank of Russia (CBR) recommended on Wednesday that banks and microfinance providers grant payment holidays on loans to military reservists called up under President Vladimir Putin’s decree on partial mobilization.

Washington is well aware of Moscow’s position but lacks the “political will” to engage in negotiations with Russia, Dmitry Peskov has said The US has not shown a readiness to negotiate with Russia and apparently lacks the “political will” to do so, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the news outlet TASS on Saturday.

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