Yandex founder Arkady Volozh condemns "barbaric Russian invasion of Ukraine" Paid Members Public
Arkady Volozh, the founder of Russia's largest tech company Yandex, has denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a statement provided to The Bell by his press service. Like most major Russian businessmen, Volozh had previously remained silent on the issue. Volozh has been criticized since the
THE BELL WEEKLY: Why the nationalization of Danone and Carlsberg matters Paid Members Public
President Vladimir Putin has recently signed a decree nationalizing the Russian assets of French dairy producer Danone and the Baltika brewery, owned by Denmark's Carlsberg. One of them is now under the ownership of an old friend of Putin’s from 1990s St. Petersburg, while the other went
THE BELL WEEKLY: Prigozhin’s attempted mutiny exposes cracks in the Russian regime Paid Members Public
Hello! This week, our main story is the extraordinary attempted rebellion carried out by the Wagner mercenary group and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, against Russia’s military leadership. We also look at what could come next and the economic consequences of this crisis. Saturday was an almost unbelievable day in
RSF and independent Russian journalists call on Big Tech to create “Engineers against Dictatorship” to prevent Russia’s online informational shutdown Paid Members Public
With the Russian presidential election coming in 2024, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) joins Russian independent media organisations and journalists in calling on Big Tech companies to establish a working group to prevent Russia's online informational shutdown. The initiative is supported by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov, journalist
THE BELL WEEKLY: Moscow-Tbilisi detente Paid Members Public
Hello! This week our top story is Moscow’s decision to restore visa-free access for citizens of Georgia and lift a flight ban between the two countries. We also take a look at the presidential elections in Turkey and their implications for Russia. And, finally, we sum up a new
THE BELL WEEKLY: Yandex for sale Paid Members Public
Hello! This week our top story is about Russian billionaires competing to buy a controlling stake in Yandex, Russia's homegrown version of Google. We also look at an assassination attempt on pro-war writer and politician Zakhar Prilepin and the latest spat between the Wagener mercenary group and Russia’
