THE BELL WEEKLY: The arrest of Pavel Durov Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we bring you an extended look at the arrest of Pavel Durov in France — covering the Telegram founder’s history in Russia, what we know so far about his shock arrest and what it could mean for the platform. Durov’s French affair Late Saturday evening at
Summer reading list Paid Members Public
Hello! Our usual weekly newsletter is taking a short vacation until next week. But fear not: to ensure you don’t miss out, we’ve put together a summer reading list of some of the most interesting recent articles about the Russian economy, the situation on the frontline and Moscow’
Russians still tuning into YouTube despite block attempts Paid Members Public
Russia’s authorities are raising their game when it comes to blocking — or in their words “slowing” — YouTube. At the start of last week, users were complaining that it was almost impossible to watch clips on the platform in 4K resolution; by the end of the week several were finding
Repressive laws target immigrants, chatty soldiers and civil society Paid Members Public
Vladimir Putin last week signed more than 100 federal laws in a single day, several of which take Russia in an even more repressive direction, with new restrictions affecting migrants, servicemen, bloggers, individuals who work with foreign organizations and those who publicly report about protests. * Immigrants face a host of
Russia’s authorities distance themselves from Ukraine’s counter-invasion Paid Members Public
It has already been a week since Ukrainian troops and tanks crossed into Russian territory, opening a new offensive on the Kursk border region, a small territory in southwest Russia. Excluding some short-lived border raids by militia groups, this is the first full-scale military incursion by Ukraine’s troops since
THE BELL WEEKLY: Kremlin downplays Ukraine’s border offensive Paid Members Public
Hello! This week we cover how the Kremlin has tried to downplay and distance Putin from Ukraine’s surprise offensive into the Kursk region. We also look at a slew of new repressive laws signed into force and why Moscow slowing down YouTube isn’t affecting the popularity of anti-government
Le milliardaire russe Hairspray King Payé Membres Public
Avant 2022, le nom d'Alexei Sagal ne signifiait pas grand-chose pour quiconque en Russie en dehors de l'industrie cosmétique nationale et des habitants de son territoire natal de Stavropol, dans le sud du pays. La situation a complètement changé depuis que la Russie a envahi l'Ukraine et que Sagal s'est empressé de prendre le contrôle des entreprises russes de Heineken. Cela a changé du tout au tout depuis l'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie.
Opposition leaders, newly freed, stoke controversy with first public comments Paid Members Public
The biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since Soviet times has freed two of Russia’s leading liberal politicians — figures with genuine ambitions to lead the opposition in exile. Tet far from garnering sympathy for the more than two years they spent in Putin’s prison system, their
