The Finnish authorities, acting on EU sanctions levied against Russian oligarchs and friends of the Kremlin in June, have seized the assets in Finland of Russian billionaire and Maltese-citizen-since-2016 Arkady Volozh. The Finns were acting on EU sanctions against Yandex founder Arkady Volozh, who acquired Maltese citizenship in 2016 through the highly contentious Individual Investor Programme, known as the cash-for-passport scheme. The Maltese-Russian… Source link
Read More »Russian sanctions: Finland seizes billionaire ‘Maltese’ citizen’s assets
The Finnish authorities, acting on EU sanctions levied against Russian oligarchs and friends of the Kremlin in June, have seized the assets in Finland of Russian billionaire and Maltese-citizen-since-2016 Arkady Volozh. The Finns were acting on EU sanctions against Yandex founder Arkady Volozh, who acquired Maltese citizenship in 2016 through the highly contentious Individual Investor Programme, known as the cash-for-passport scheme. The Maltese-Russian… Source link
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Looks like there’s trouble out at L2, where the James Webb Space Telescope suffered a mechanical anomaly back in August. The issue, which was just announced this week, involves only one of the six imaging instruments at the heart of the space observatory, known as MIRI, the Mid-Infrared Instrument. MIRI is the instrument on Webb that needs the coldest temperatures to work correctly, down to six Kelvins — we’ve talked about the cryocooler needed to do this… Source link
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Looks like there’s trouble out at L2, where the James Webb Space Telescope suffered a mechanical anomaly back in August. The issue, which was just announced this week, involves only one of the six imaging instruments at the heart of the space observatory, known as MIRI, the Mid-Infrared Instrument. MIRI is the instrument on Webb that needs the coldest temperatures to work correctly, down to six Kelvins — we’ve talked about the cryocooler needed to do this… Source link
Read More »Finland arrests assets of Yandex, Russian billionaires Rotenbergs
Billionaires Rotenbergs co-founder of Yandex Arkady Volozh are under sanctions of the European Union The shares of the Rotenbergs’ Långvik Capital and its shares in two other companies, as well the accounts of the Finnish division of Yandex, have all been seized. As a result of the arrest of Långvik Capital, Finnish authorities gained control over the shares of the Helsinki Halli ice arena and the Långvik company, which manages a hotel complex. In addition to the Rotenbergs, Russian… Source link
Read More »HS: Finland freezes more oligarch-related assets | News
According to Helsingin Sanomat, the National Enforcement Agency seized the shares and proceeds of Yandex Finland, while also freezing the shares of Långvik Capital and its holdings in two other companies. The data centre of the Russian-owned Yandex is located in Mäntsälä. Image: Ronnie Holmberg / Yle More assets linked to Russian oligarchs have been seized by the National Enforcement Authority, Helsingin Sanomat reported (siirryt toiseen palveluun) on Thursday. According to the paper,… Source link
Read More »Finding Out What Russians Think—Without Asking Them
“When will Russia liberate Ukraine?” “Will there be a war with NATO?” “A list of dead Russian soldiers in Ukraine” “Will there be payments from Putin?” “Traitors of Russia 2022” These are just some of the actual phrases people in Russia have typed into Yandex, Russia’s top search engine, which receives more than 2.4 billion visits per month. Often called “Russia’s Google,” it is often the first or only search engine Russians use when they want to search… Source link
Read More »Finding Out What Russians Think—Without Asking Them
“When will Russia liberate Ukraine?” “Will there be a war with NATO?” “A list of dead Russian soldiers in Ukraine” “Will there be payments from Putin?” “Traitors of Russia 2022” These are just some of the actual phrases people in Russia have typed into Yandex, Russia’s top search engine, which receives more than 2.4 billion visits per month. Often called “Russia’s Google,” it is often the first or only search engine Russians use when they want to search… Source link
Read More »Yandex Go Yandex launched in Dubai
On Yandex Go users can now buy a taxi in Dubai. There are currently two tariff plans available that allow you to choose between Comfort and Premier. These cars are Lexus ES, GMC Yukon, Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes S and BMW 7. Now two tariffs are available for Comfort and Premier. In the first phase, Lexus ES cars are announced for the second GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade, the second and third generation models such as the Mercedes S-Classe and BMW 7segment. The company is… Source link
Read More »Yandex tests taxi hailing service in Dubai
Yango, the international division of Yandex operating taxi, kicksharing and delivery services, has launched its taxi hailing service in test mode in the United Arab Emirates, reports Interfax. “Yandex is developing world-class technologies and services and is constantly experimenting with them on international markets. Testing of taxis in Dubai on a pilot basis is no exception,” the news agency quoted a company spokesman as saying Earlier this year, the company launched a… Source link
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