Moscow revels in Oval Office row between Zelensky and Trump PRO 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 PRO 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 PRO 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 PRO 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 PRO 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 PRO 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 PRO 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 PRO 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
The EU looks at how to lift sanctions on Russian oligarchs PRO Members Public
The EU’s Supreme Court last week discussed for the first time what Russian oligarchs need to do to have sanctions against them lifted. Namely, they will need to visibly part with any of their Russian businesses, not simply transfer them to other companies within the country. * The Court of
Moscow celebrates after Putin’s conversation with Trump PRO Members Public
With officials preparing for Tuesday’s talks with the US in Saudi Arabia, Russian authorities and state media at home can hardly contain their delight over last week’s phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. It is unclear how the talks will go, or whether the Putin-Trump relationship
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