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Gleb Stolyarov

Gleb Stolyarov

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Russia asks companies for sanctions relief proposals

Russia is asking companies to propose which sanctions Moscow should seek to have lifted ahead of talks with Washington, two Russian

Russia asks companies for sanctions relief proposals
Business|Economy|Europe

Renault's Russia buyback to cost at least $1.3 billion, says Russia's Avtovaz

Should French carmaker Renault wish to buy back its majority stake in Russia's top carmaker Avtovaz, it would have to pay at least 112.5 billion

Renault's Russia buyback to cost at least $1.3 billion, says Russia's Avtovaz
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New EU sanctions target airlines operating domestic flights in Russia

The European Union's latest sanctions against Moscow include a ban on third-country airlines flying to the 27-nation bloc if they carry out domestic flights in Russia,

New EU sanctions target airlines operating domestic flights in Russia
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Russia raises domestic asset seizure stakes with grain trader, Moscow airport grab

Russia is quickening the pace of domestic asset seizures this year after courts ruled last week that a

Russia raises domestic asset seizure stakes with grain trader, Moscow airport grab
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Russia's railways grapple with Asia pivot, sanctions and labour shortages

Russian Railways' cargo volumes slumped to a 15-year low in 2024, with labour and locomotive shortages exacerbating capacity woes as

Russia's railways grapple with Asia pivot, sanctions and labour shortages
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Putin growing concerned by Russia's economy, as Trump mulls more sanctions

President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia's wartime economy, just as Donald

Putin growing concerned by Russia's economy, as Trump mulls more sanctions
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Exclusive-Chinese car sales boom in Russia levels off amid shaky local recovery

Chinese car sales in Russia appear to have peaked as domestic production recovers after the exodus of Western automakers, data shared with

Exclusive-Chinese car sales boom in Russia levels off amid shaky local recovery
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Exclusive-Private jets of Russia's rich keep flying, but glamour fades

In the two years before the war in Ukraine, a private Boeing 737 linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov criss-crossed the globe, taking in the French Riviera,

Exclusive-Private jets of Russia's rich keep flying, but glamour fades
News|US|World

Russia accuses U.S. of pressuring Turkish Airlines to deny Russians flights to Mexico

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has accused the United States of exerting pressure on Turkey's national airline to bar Russian

Russia accuses U.S. of pressuring Turkish Airlines to deny Russians flights to Mexico
Business|Economy|Finance

Georgia's central bank spends $60 million to support lari amid political crisis

Georgia's central bank said on Thursday it had spent $60 million in reserves to support the lari after a surge in demand for foreign currency, its

Georgia's central bank spends $60 million to support lari amid political crisis
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

Zeekr's sales jump as Chinese dominate Russian EV market

Sales of Zeekr electric vehicles have shot up in Russia in the last year, putting Chinese carmakers ahead of local competition in Russia's

Zeekr's sales jump as Chinese dominate Russian EV market
Political|World

Firm making car that Putin gifted to Kim uses South Korean parts, data shows

Laughing and joking, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un cruised around Pyongyang last week in a Russian-made Aurus limousine to

Firm making car that Putin gifted to Kim uses South Korean parts, data shows
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Analysis-Russia splashes $12 billion to keep aviation sector in the air

Russia has handed out more than $12 billion in state subsidies and loans to keep its aviation sector afloat since Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine cut

Analysis-Russia splashes $12 billion to keep aviation sector in the air
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Payment problems stifle Russian imports of Chinese cars

Payment issues between Russia and China, caused by U.S. sanctions, pose serious issues for Russian imports of Chinese cars that have supplied the domestic market over the

Payment problems stifle Russian imports of Chinese cars
Technology|World

Sanctioned Russia emerges unscathed in global IT outage

Russian officials boasted on Friday that Moscow was spared the impact of the global IT systems outage because of its increased self-sufficiency after years of

Sanctioned Russia emerges unscathed in global IT outage
Business|Economy|Finance

Western insurers provide cover for Russian oil despite price cap concerns

A group of Western insurers have provided cover for tankers carrying Russian crude, keeping its oil flowing after many in the trade sector

News|Technology

YouTube slowdown in Russia darkens freedom of speech outlook

As Moscow has suppressed independent, Russian-language media, YouTube has remained a bastion of online freedom of expression, giving

Economy|Europe|Finance|News

Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions

Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the United States and EU banned the export of

Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions
Europe|News|World

How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded

In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia's western border, there was no sign from Moscow that

How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
News|US|World

Putin ally Chemezov says West risks global war over Ukraine

Sergei Chemezov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says the United States and its Western allies risk triggering a global war

Putin ally Chemezov says West risks global war over Ukraine
Economy|News|US|World

Putin's commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials

Russian officials and managers are perplexed by President Vladimir Putin's surprise threat to limit exports of strategic

Putin's commodities ban threat puzzles Russian firms and officials
Business|Economy|News|World

Russia expands Baltic ports as it eyes new grain markets

Russia, the world's leading wheat

Russia expands Baltic ports as it eyes new grain markets
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

China's Chery assembles cars in Russian plants vacated by Western rivals

Chinese carmaker Chery has started assembling cars in Russia for sale in the country at three factories vacated by Western rivals including

China's Chery assembles cars in Russian plants vacated by Western rivals
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Russia's plane shortage holds air travel back as wartime wages drive demand

As Russia's war effort fuels economic growth and drives up wages, air travel has been on the rise too, with Russians defying Western sanctions by

Russia's plane shortage holds air travel back as wartime wages drive demand
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Russia's labour shortage spreads as defence sector poaches staff

"Bus number seven was not running this morning," Olga Slatina wrote on social media from the Sverdlovsk region in Russia's

Russia's labour shortage spreads as defence sector poaches staff

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