Day: April 24, 2026

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev criticized a €90 billion loan to Ukraine on Thursday, arguing that, according to the European Union’s “idiotic logic,” it is Russia that will have to pay for it, AzerNEWS reports.

Art criticism and its current state in the country were at the heart of a public discussion held at the Azerbaijan Culture Ministry, AzerNEWS reports.

By a decision of the Council of the European Union dated April 23, 2026, sanctions imposed on several Azerbaijani vessels have been lifted, AzerNEWS reports.

As of April 1 this year, 37.9% of the investment portfolio of Azerbaijan’s sovereign wealth fund—allocated to bonds and other money market instruments—was composed of assets rated “AA,” according to data released by the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan.