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Entrepreneurial Russians and some Westerners are using their connections to secure lucrative deals as foreign companies exit Russia, an unnamed Western industrialist who is helping several European businesses exit the Russian market told The Economist. He described what is happening as a return to the nineties - "the wild time of gangster capitalism." "It's safe to assume that the new owners will ...

On February 5, an embargo on the supply of Russian oil products to the key market, the European Union, which accounted for more than 40% of sales, came into force. RBC figured out On Sunday, February 5, an embargo on the supply of Russian oil products (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, naphtha and fuel oil) to the European Union, which accounted for 42% of the total export of these raw materials from Ru...

Secretary of Statepostponed a visit to China after the discovery of a Chinese balloon in US airspace. Washington made the decision, fearing accusations of softness, but Beijing will perceive it as cowardice, How a balloon disrupted Blinken and Xi talks in Beijing At the end of the week, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was expected in China, during the visit scheduled for February 5-6, he was...

, as well as other G7 countries, Australia and the European Union, will introduce a ceiling on prices for Russian oil products from February 5. At the same time, the US Treasury Department stated that the purpose of the restrictions is not to “bring down the Russian economy” The United States will introduce a ceiling on prices for Russian oil products from February 5; the limit will be set at $1.....

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the transfer of assets confiscated from Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeev for the needs of Kyiv, we are talking about $ 5,4 millionBusinessman Konstantin MalofeevBusinessman Konstantin MalofeevBusinessman Konstantin Malofeev US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the transfer of the confiscated assets of a Russian businessman to the needs of ...

The tenth package of sanctions, which the EU plans to coincide with the anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities, will include restrictions on the military-industrial complex,von der Leyen saidUrsula von der Leyen The new package of sanctions against Russia by the EU will include restrictions on €1......

are concerned that Turkish exporters are supplying tens of millions of dollars worth of goods to Russia, which it can use in the military-industrial complex.Washington is also unhappy with the strengthening of financial ties between Moscow and Abu DhabiUS Treasury Building Washington has warned the Turkish and UAE authorities that their maintenance of economic and financial ties with Russia interf...

The President of Serbia said that he was "not happy" with the idea of ​​imposing sanctionsagainst Moscow, but someday it may happen,because Belgrade pays a high price for refusing to apply restrictive measuresAlexander Vucic (second from right)Alexander Vucic (second from right)Alexander Vucic (second from right)Alexander Vucic (second from right)Alexander Vucic (second from right)Alexander Vucic ...

Boris Shcherbakov Actor Boris Shcherbakov was taken to the Botkin hospital due to heart problems against the background of SARS. This was reported to RBC by his son Vasily Shcherbakov. “Yesterday, he [Boris] first ended up in intensive care for cardiology. He did all the tests - no coronavirus. Today he called and said in a rather cheerful voice that he was transferred to a hospital, his condition...

The new package of sanctions will be the tenth in a row. Bloomberg sources indicated that the restrictions could affect the Russian military-industrial complex, Reuters interlocutors - the nuclear sector, The EU intends to introduce a new package of anti-Russian sanctions by February 24, the anniversary of the start of the military operation in Ukraine, said European Commission (EC) President Ursu...

The deputies of the European Parliament by a majority vote adopted a resolution "On preparations for the EU-Ukraine summit", in which they called on the European Union "to immediately adopt the tenth package of sanctions against Russia." This message was published on the website of the European Parliament. "Parliament also calls for sanctions against companies such as Lukoil and Rosatom that are s...

The Economist puts Russia between Venezuela and Guinea in the 2022 Democracy Index Russiadropped 22 positions in The Economist's global democracy rankings. In countries that the compilers of the rating classified as authoritarian, Russia ranked 146th out of 167 in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU - analytical division of The Economist) global democracy index, calculated at the end of 2.........

Most Russian companies have replaced imported spare parts and equipment from unfriendly countries with Chinese ones, a survey of enterprises showed.But in the category of replacement of components, domestic analogues are among the leaders Chinese suppliers have become the most popular channel for replacing the products of Western manufacturers and sanctioned goods that have left the Russian market...

The price of shares to be additionally placed by VTB will be 1.7 kopecks. This will make it possible to capitalize the bank by 516 billion rubles. The price of shares to be additionally placed by VTB Bank will be slightly less than 1.7 kopecks. The corresponding decision was approved by the Supervisory Board of VTB, follows from the message of the state bank on the corporate information disclosure...

The companies affected by the restrictions are registered in Singapore, Israel, Bulgaria, Latvia,as well as in Cyprus The US Treasury Department has expanded anti-Russian sanctions . The list includes 12 companies, most of which are registered abroad, as well as ten individuals. The list includes: Igor and Jonathan (Nathan Igorevich) Zimenkov, whom the US Treasury considers connected with Russian ...

Mikheil Saakashvili at the next meeting of the Tbilisi City Court asked to bury his heart in Kyiv if he "does not live to see the victory of Ukraine."In 2015, the ex-president of Georgia received Ukrainian citizenshipMikheil Saakashvili (on screen)Mikheil Saakashvili (on screen)Mikheil Saakashvili (on screen)Mikheil Saakashvili (on screen)Mikheil Saakashvili (on screen) Ex-President of Georgia Mik...

Founded by an American actor, CORE Response was dedicated to helping those affected by crises. Investigators learned that its employees complained of sexual harassment, Actor Sean Penn's non-profit Community Organized Relief Effort, known as CORE Response, is mismanaged, with employees reporting sexual harassment and some being forced to go to court. This is stated in the investigation, which was ...

The authorities have a scenario for the development of air travel if state support stops, head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko told RBC.In 2022, due to record subsidies, prices for flights across the country did not grow The Federal Air Transport Agency has developed a stress scenario in case state support for air transportation stops in the face of a budget deficit. This was...

The deadline for foreign property owners to report the data of interest to London expired on January 31. At that time, the list included Vladimir Potanin, The new register of foreign property owners, which has been launched in the UK since August 1, includes only four Russians who fell under the sanctions of the United Kingdom, Reuters reports, citing data from the Registration Chamber. Foreign co...

Analysts interviewed by the publication note that Russia's foreign trade has returned to the level of February 2022. The Federal Customs Service has not published statistics since spring, but in October the agency noted an increase in exports compared to last year Despite tough Western sanctions over the fighting in Ukraine, the Russian economy has proven to be "surprisingly resilient", raising qu...

, introduced in response to the special operation in Ukraine, are aimed at destroying aviation in Russia, but the authorities cannot allow this, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency said. According to him, Unprecedented Western sanctions, which include a ban on the supply of aircraft and components to Russia, and also closed the European market for Russian airlines, are aimed at destroying...

Washington closes loophole that allowed Huawei to acquire certain goods and technologies in the USdespite sanctions. If earlier the Ministry of Trade issued licenses for the sale of a number of goods to the company, The US government has stopped issuing licenses for the export of American goods and technology to the Chinese company Huawei, according to The Financial Times and Reuters, citing sourc...

Russia should adopt rules on the use of intellectual property of unfriendly countries - from movies to industrial software - without licenses and royalties, said Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. He wrote about this in Telegram. “Thanks, by the way, to those who have developed various programs for the unlicensed use of their expensive intellectual products. In...

In 2022, Russians bought almost 8% less baby food and baby hygiene products - demand was affected by lower incomes and birth rates. During the previous crisis of 2014-2015, consumers saved, In 2022, sales of baby food and hygiene products decreased in physical terms by 7.8% year-on-year, according to data from NielsenIQ research company, which RBC has read. The statistics took into account sales o...

Direct full-fledged flights between Russia and China may resume in 2023, Acting Consul General saidChina in Yekaterinburg Tun Wang, RIA Novosti reports. According to him, this year it is possible to resume direct flights from Russia toChina , both to the mainland and Hainan Island. The diplomat also believes that mass tourism between the two countries can be resumed in 2......

National Research Center. N.F. Gamalei has applied for registration of a coronavirus vaccine for children aged 6-11. About this "RIA Novosti" said the director of the center Alexander Gintsburg. According to information published in the state register of medicines, the vaccine was named "Gam-COVID-Vac-D". It will be administered intramuscularly. The registry specifies that the drug will become a t...

Euromonitor analysis showed a sharp increase in the supply of goods from the EU to the CIS: "anomalies" occur with various goods - from smartphones to kerosene. The analysis does not speak of a violation of sanctions, but raises the question of their effectiveness, The export of goods from the EU countries to Russia in the period March-November 2......

The volume of transactions for the lease and purchase of offices in Moscow decreased by 20% over the year. But even this result turned out to be higher than the pessimistic scenario. Demand in the coming years will support the transactions of structures with state participation, At the end of 2022, the total area of ​​offices in Moscow, leased and purchased for own needs, amounted to 1.2 million s...

According to the newspaper, the Finnish police blocked the funds that Roman Rotenberg, the son of the sanctionedEU Boris Rotenberg, paid as a tax for the hotel. It belongs to a company whose assets are also frozen. Finnish police suspect Roman Rotenberg, the son of sanctioned businessman Boris Rotenberg, of helping his father circumvent the sanctions, Helsingin Sanomat writes. According to the pub...

Sergei Lavrov The Russian economy is quickly adapting to new realities in the face of large-scale sanctions from Western states. This is stated in a statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, published on the website of the Foreign Ministry. According to Lavrov, the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions and the rupture of foreign economic relations have been limited, and the economy has...