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In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have announced that all operations in Russia will be suspended. The impact on consumers, though, has already been minimised by Russia's big banks. Until the cards' expiration dates, shoppers will be able to use them to make purchases in Russia. However, foreign-issued Visa, Mastercard, or American Express cards will no longer operate in Russian stores or ATMs. Clients will no longer be able to use their Russian cards outside of Russia, nor will they be able to make foreign payments online. Outside of China, Visa and Mastercard alone handle almost 90% of all credit and debit payments. Previously, Russia's central bank stated that all Visa and Mastercard bank cards issued by Russian banks would continue to function normally on Russian soil. This is due to the fact that domestic payments in Russia are made using a national system that is not reliant on foreign systems. Sberbank, Russia'

According to rumours, the Queen will no longer live in Buckingham Palace and will instead reside permanently in Windsor Castle Since the outbreak of the epidemic, the 95-year-old queen has been residing at Windsor. As the UK faced its first national lockdown in March 2020, she and Prince Philip moved to the royal home in Berkshire. According to the Sunday Times, the Queen has grown to prefer life at Windsor, where she used to spend her weekends. When the Queen and Prince Philip relocated to Windsor during the Covid-19 outbreak, insiders say they "rediscovered the joys of their early years together." Before Prince Philip died in April 2021 at the age of 99, they shared the palace as their last home together. The relocation is also thought to have been inspired by a 10-year makeover of Buckingham Palace, which makes it impractical for the Queen to live there at this time, according to The Sunday Times. "Re-servicing will continue until 2027. It's not really a place to