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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...

Canada included dozens of journalists, singers and artists on the list. They also affected the leader of Lube, Nikolai Rastorguev, who said that they would not affect him in any way. Alexander Marshal said he "doesn't care" about sanctions Alexander MarshalAlexander MarshalAlexander Marshal The leader of the Lyube group, Nikolai Rastorguev, told RBC that Canada's sanctions did not come as a surpri...

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.....

Serbia was forced to vote for a resolution condemning Russia's military operation in Ukraine at the UN General Assembly in order to remain on the international stage. This was stated by President Aleksandar Vučić at a special open meeting of parliament dedicated to the negotiation process between Belgrade and Pristina, the Serbian portal Politika reports. At the same time, he called on the opposit...

Over the past five years, sales of semi-finished meat products in Russia have grown by 36% - from 3.21 to 4.35 million tons, according to the analytical agency BusinesStat. There was an increase in sales every year from 2018 to 2022, analysts said, but in 2022 the difference from last year was minimal. So, in 2......

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 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.........

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...

For more than 60 years, the international community has been actively discussing the need for the humane maintenance of animals and birds that are bred on an industrial scale for food. Such animals and birds in most cases are constantly kept in cramped cages and stalls, which leads them to stress, diseases and, as a result, the need for antibiotic treatment. According to a number of environmental ...

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...

, 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...

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...

Saakashvili, who had already been diagnosed with ten different diseases by December last year, contracted COVID-19 last week.The clinic urged his relatives to convince the politician to start following the instructions of the doctorsMikhail SaakashviliMikhail SaakashviliMikhail SaakashviliMikhail SaakashviliMikhail SaakashviliMikhail SaakashviliMikhail Saakashvili Deputy of the National Assembly 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...

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...

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...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended the global health emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak for another three months . This was reported on the WHO website. This regime has been in effect since January 2020. "WHO Director-General [Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus] concurs with the [organization's emergency] committee's recommendation regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and determines t...

Mongolia imports fuel from Russia, and with many Russian energy companies and banks under sanctions, the country is facing payment problems.Mongolia also lost navigation fees The Russian special operation in Ukraine and the subsequent imposition of US and allied anti-Russian sanctions caused financial damage to the Mongolian economy, including a drop in airline revenues and problems importing need...

The share of Goldman Sachs in HeadHunter decreased to 5.9%, at the same time the company could withdraw from other Russian assets. Their buyer, according to RBC sources, The fact that Goldman Sachs restructured its assets in Russia was told to RBC by two sources in the investment market. According to one of them, the asset portfolio was bought out by the top management of an American bank — Maxim ...

Since 2020, the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, which is responsible for the development of nuclear weapons, has been acquiring chips from Intel, Nvidia and other US companies,despite export restrictions For the past two years, China's leading nuclear weapons research institute has been actively buying computer chips from the United States , bypassing years of export restrictions, accordin...

This includes initiatives in the field of protecting the rights of people with disabilities, said Federmesser. She called for the adoption of a law on distributed custody, Since February 2022, the entire social sphere has “frozen” in Russia, including many initiatives in terms of protecting the rights of people with disabilities and their relatives, said in an interview with Kommersant the head of...