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Wartime debts drag Russian businesses down PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexander Kolyandr and Alexandra Prokopenko and and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look at how the Kremlin may have the upper hand on the battlefield, but at home its top companies are struggling with
Trump’s Ukraine plan: Peace on the horizon? PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we, like everybody else, have our attention fixed on just one question: Could Donald Trump’s controversial peace plan lead to an end of the war? Does Trump’s Russia-friendly peace plan stand a chance? Once again, Donald Trump has done a 180-degree turn on Ukraine, proposing
Russia’s economic slowdown bites harder PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week, we analyze how Russia’s economic slowdown is hitting harder, with worse still on the horizon, and look at Russia selling off its gold
Russia wages war with borrowed cash PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we dive into how Russia finances its war on Ukraine, and why it could be storing up problems for the future. How much is Russia borrowing for its war, and what will the consequences be? Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced Moscow to abandon its conservative
Is Russia facing a debt crisis? 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 we detail growing concerns about the health of the financial sector, and look at how the cumulative impact of sanctions is weighing on many
Russians voice frustration over EU visa tightening PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we cover Europe ending the issuance of multi-entry visas for Russians, a step that will likely do little to stop nefarious actors and Russian spies infiltrating the bloc. EU ends multi-entry visas to stop Russian espionage, but spies likely to keep flowing In the fourth year of
Lukoil’s sanctions deal collapses: What does it mean? 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 we analyze the implications of Washington blocking a multi-billion-euro deal involving sanctioned Russian oil giant Lukoil, and a partial climbdown by the government over
Exiled Russians hit by EU sanctions PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we cover the exiled Russians being locked out of their bank accounts, and why it could fuel hostility towards the West among the liberal, anti-war, anti-Kremlin crowd. Anti-Putin Russians in Europe caught up by latest sanctions Since the EU introduced its latest packet of sanctions on Moscow
How Russia exploits Western banks to repress Kremlin critics PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy, written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look at how Russia is abusing the West’s financial infrastructure and compliance checks to crack down on Kremlin opponents who have fled
Debunking Moscow’s sanctions myth PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we dig into the myth Russia tells itself about Western sanctions — that they don’t work — highlighting where Moscow has got it wrong. Russia says it isn’t bothered by sanctions. The data says otherwise “Sanctions aren’t working.” That’s been one of the key narratives
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