The whole truth about the Russian business, oligarchs, crime and officials

US sanctions stifle Russian Arctic oil production

Business17.01.2025

Russia left without tankers for Arctic oil after new US sanctions.

Europe helps Putin export liquefied natural gas

Business17.01.2025

Tankers exporting Russian LNG continue to be repaired at European shipyards.

Gazprom prepares mass layoffs after record losses

Business13.01.2025

Having lost the European gas market and incurred hundreds of billions of rubles in losses, Gazprom is preparing mass layoffs of its central office employees.

American companies paid $1.2 billion in taxes in Russia in a year

Business12.01.2025

American companies that continue to operate in the Russian market have paid more than $1 billion in taxes to the Russian budget.

Putin threatens the world with a defective missile

Governance23.12.2024

The Oreshnik missile was created in a single copy from old parts based on the Soviet Yars missile in 2017.

Oleg Deripaska Remains Under Sanctions

Business20.12.2024

EU Court rejects Deripaska's lawsuit against EU Council over lifting EU sanctions.

Gennady Timchenko and Leonid Mikhelson found a loophole in the fence of international sanctions

Business12.12.2024

Two of Putin's controversial oligarchs are using the UAE to import banned equipment.

Ramzan Kadyrov is preparing his army for a future civil war in Russia

Governance12.12.2024

Since 2022, the head of Chechnya has increased the size of his own army several times.

Putinland's currency reserves have fallen to a minimum

Governance06.12.2024

The foreign currency “piggy bank” that the Russian government has been collecting for more than 20 years from the budget’s excess raw material revenues has returned to 2008 levels.

Cyprus leaves Russian and Ukrainian oligarchs without passports

29.11.2024

The authorities of the island state confiscated documents purchased for money from Oleg Deripaska, Alexey Kuzmichev, Mikhail Gutseriev, Vadim Moshkovich, Alexander Zheleznyak, Valery Gartung and many others.

Russia has run out of weapons for export

Governance29.11.2024

Russian arms exports will fall 14 times by the end of the year compared to 2021.

Western Companies Supply Russia with Billions of Dollars Worth of Goods

Business03.11.2024

How Russia evades sanctions with a fake transit scheme and why it is difficult to fight it.

TotalEnergies Cannot Withdraw $2 Billion in Dividends from Russia

Business01.11.2024

French company suffers costs due to sanctions.

Russian oligarchs get rich from war

Business01.11.2024

In 2024, the combined assets of Putin's associates increased by more than $26 billion.

Steel production is falling in Russia

Business23.10.2024

This is due to both the global economic situation and the decline in demand within the country.

Russians to be disconnected from Google services by authorities

Governance18.10.2024

This was stated by Rostelecom's top manager Darius Khalitov.

Czech Republic Sponsors Putin's War Machine

Governance14.10.2024

The Czech Republic spent several times more on oil and gas from Russia than on aid to Ukraine.

German Machine Tools Work for Putin

Business12.10.2024

Russia has purchased over 300 German machine tools for military production in circumvention of sanctions.

Russian swindler Oleg Nasobin demands that Italy recognize a drawing found at a flea market as a masterpiece

Society12.10.2024

In Italy, a criminal case has been ongoing for several months against the former owner of the Green Mama company and an employee of the Russian special services.

Oligarch Andrey Melnichenko built a floating bomb for Europe

Business11.10.2024

The Ruby, a ship owned by the structures of a criminal Russian billionaire, is in distress off the coast of Europe with a cargo of 20,000 tons of ammonium nitrate.

US puts pressure on Russian coal companies

Business10.10.2024

Russian coal companies, facing the European embargo in 2022, are experiencing new difficulties: the US is introducing blocking sanctions against the enterprises themselves. The situation is aggravated by low prices and high logistics costs. In addition, Asian banks are wary of settlements with Russia.

Russian oligarchs will be forced to build the St. Petersburg-Moscow railway

Business09.10.2024

Russian authorities intend to attract the largest private raw materials companies to finance the Moscow-Saint Petersburg high-speed railway project, which President Vladimir Putin has ordered to be built.

Russia's timber exports fall after sanctions

Business09.10.2024

Russian companies will reduce foreign supplies by almost a third in 2024.

North Korea supplies Putin with shells

Governance08.10.2024

North Korea transfers about 3 million shells a year to Russia.

The coal industry has begun to collapse

Business08.10.2024

Russian companies are showing a significant reduction in coal production volumes due to difficulties with its export.

Russian doctors are confident that Putin will live to 120 years

Governance08.10.2024

On Putin’s 72nd birthday, the head of the Russian Ministry of Health announced the ability of a person to live up to 120 years.

Vladimir Putin Will Break the Internet in Russia

Internet02.10.2024

Russian authorities plan to spend up to $1 billion in 2025-2027 on "Internet sovereignty" and combating VPNs.

Wintershall Dea initiates two arbitration proceedings against Russia

Business02.10.2024

Gazprom's former partner intends to recoup its losses in the amount of 5.3 billion euros.