Unemployed Russians called to work for defence. Free training for jobs in the defense industry will be offered to unemployed Russians, the government announced on Wednesday, in a sector where demand for personnel has exploded due to the conflict in Ukraine. In total, “more than 700 million rubles (8.6 million euros at the current rate, editor’s note)” will be unlocked, “which will make it possible to train more than 12,000 people”he said in a statement.
Russian oil revenues plummeting. Russia’s oil revenues plunged 42% year-on-year in February under G7 and European Union sanctions, even though the country is trading more or less the same volume, it said on Wednesday. the International Energy Agency (IEA). “We estimate that in February Russia took in $11.6 billion, compared to $14.3 billion in January and nearly $20 billion a year earlier.”underlines its monthly oil report.