No, Western companies aren’t rushing back to Russia Paid Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexandra Prokopenko, Denis Kasyanchuk and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look at why Western companies won’t be going back to Russia despite the detente between Moscow and Washington. We also
Daron Acemoglu talks to The Bell about Putin, Zelensky and Trump Paid Members Public
Daron Acemoglu, one of the most cited economists in the world, received the Nobel Prize for Economics last year alongside his team for their research into how institutions affect well-being. Three years of war in Ukraine has finally ended the idea of institutions in Russia – but neither the government nor
Moscow revels in Oval Office row between Zelensky and Trump Paid Members Public
Russia can’t get enough of last week’s unprecedented row between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in front of the world’s media in the Oval Office. The growing rift between the United States, Ukraine and Europe gives the Kremlin hope that it can strike a deal normalizing relations
THE BELL WEEKLY: Trump-Zelensky clash delights Kremlin Paid Members Public
Hello! Our main story is Russia jumping for joy at the stunning Oval Office clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. We also bring you highlights of our interview with Nobel Prize winning economist Daron Acemoglu. Moscow revels in Oval Office row between Zelensky and Trump Russia can’t get
Rare earth mineral diplomacy Paid Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. This week our main story is the abandonment of the natural resources deal between the United States and Ukraine. We also look at delays to Russia’
How Russia is losing the AI race Paid Members Public
Russia has its own self-driving technology, a search engine to rival Google, and voice assistants and smart speakers that are better conversationalists than Alexa or Siri. But it has no generative neural networks that can compete with the latest versions of ChatGPT or surprise everyone like China’s DeepSeek. How
Phantom hope for the return of foreign brands Paid Members Public
The first US-Russian talks since the invasion of Ukraine were greeted in Russia not by talk of the end of the war, but by the country’s potential return to the global economic order. Russian officials and propagandists began to interpret the possibility of normal relations between Moscow and Washington
How Russians assess their life after three years of war Paid Members Public
Three years of fighting in Ukraine have seriously affected the lives of Russian residents, sociologists say. Day-to-day life got worse for more than half the population, and more than a third found their financial circumstances have deteriorated. * 54% of Russians said that the war had a negative effect on their
THE BELL WEEKLY: How three years of war have affected Russia's mood Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we look how Russians’ financial situations have been hit by the invasion. We also dig into why the war means Russia is losing the AI race and look at Russia’s misplaced optimism over the possible return of foreign brands. How Russians assess their life after three
Markets are losing faith in the possibility of peace in Ukraine Paid Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and brought to you by The Bell. This week our main story is a look at what the markets think about the chances of the U.S. and Russia reaching a deal to
