Yandex N.V. provides an update on the divestment of its Russia-based businesses

We have also completed the group’s internal reorganization. All of Yandex's assets and operations in Russia and certain international markets, which form the divestment perimeter, are now held ... Read More

Finland lifts ban on transferring Yandex data to Russia

The Yango ride-hailing service, which operates in 14 countries including Finland and Norway, is one of many services offered by Yandex, often dubbed "Russia's Google". "Yango is allowed to ... Read More

After Navalny's death, what now for Russia's opposition?

Now Navalny's ... Russia will definitely become a democracy, that 'normal European country' that Alexei Navalny liked to talk about." The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news ... Read More

News is a big part of Google’s business, so why are they removing links to news sites?

Make no mistake about it: Content, especially news, is the cornerstone of Google’s business model, and Google’s criticism of legislation that would force it to pay for the materials it uses is a naked ... Read More

Court in Russia rejects Google's appeal over $50 million fine related to Ukraine content

Google's legal problems with Russia preceded the full-scale war. The company was fined 7.2 billion rubles ($92.6 million) in December 2021 for failing to take down content that Russia has banned. Read More

Companies sell their businesses in Russia

The French bank sold its Rosbank business to Russia's Interros Capital in May 2022 ... Shareholders of Yandex NV, a Dutch-registered firm which operates an internet search engine, on March ... Read More

Russia’s Backdoor to the Global Banking System Is Slamming Shut

Key among them: banks in the Gulf and Europe that maintained ties with Russia. Now, Washington’s efforts ... of handling Russia-related business. The U.S. has also put bankers in Vienna ... Read More

Russia's economy is now so isolated that it has few options other than the Chinese yuan for its reserves

However, Moscow is increasingly hamstrung by tightening Western sanctions, particularly secondary sanctions against companies that still do business with Russia. Moscow's reliance on the Chinese ... Read More

Russia News

By Alexandra Alter The visit came days after the U.S. threatened new sanctions against Chinese companies if they aided Russia’s war ... for his release. Amid news reports that European ... Read More

There Was No Russian Election

While that exercise unfolded, Putin’s only significant political ... is an ongoing disaster for Russia. The number of dead, wounded, and missing Russian soldiers now exceeds 315,000. Read More

Russia-Ukraine War

The idea of requiring more men to join the fight against Russia’s invasion has become toxic, but Russia is not relenting in its assault. Ukrainian media and analysts, and Russian officials ... Read More

Russia’s czar, West’s worry

He is set to become the longest-serving leader of modern Russia ... to real-time news alerts and a personalized news feed – it's all here, just a click away! -Login Now! Read More