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This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine MOSCOW, Nov 18 (Reuters) – Yandex Market, owned by Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O), said on Friday it had agreed to buy up the remaining inventory of Swedish furniture giant IKEA (IKEA.UL), which has closed its shops in Russia. Yandex signed binding documents on Nov. 16 to buy more than 20 million IKEA products, from furniture to stuffed toys, left over from the final online… Source link

A house in Amsterdam owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Arkady Volozh was occupied by activists. Despite the Yandex billionaire’s best efforts, a judge ruled that the squatters can stay. Volozh is not the first sanctioned oligarch to have his European property overtaken. … Source link

WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed from power, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The paper quoted unnamed people familiar with the discussions as saying that the request by American officials was not aimed at pushing Ukraine to the negotiating table, but a calculated attempt to… Source link

People walk outside the headquarters of Yandex company in Moscow, on September 14, 2015. File Photo / Reuters Moscow: Russian tech group Yandex said Thursday revenue continued to climb during the third quarter despite the country being under Western sanctions over its its invasion of Ukraine. The company’s revenues rose 46 percent compared to the July-September period last year to 113.2 billion rubles ($2.1bn at the current rate). Yandex — often dubbed “Russia’s Google” — employs around… Source link

MOSCOW and ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Leading smart home appliance brand, Kyvol has announced the official opening of its online stores on prominent Russian e-commerce platforms Ozon and Yandex Market. From this November, the new stores will help Kyvol gain exposure to a wider audience, boosting the brand’s name and serving more customers around the country. “Our new online stores provide shoppers in Russia with easy access to all of our hottest products in one… Source link

MOSCOW and ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Leading smart home appliance brand, Kyvol has announced the official opening of its online stores on prominent Russian e-commerce platforms Ozon and Yandex Market. From this November, the new stores will help Kyvol gain exposure to a wider audience, boosting the brand’s name and serving more customers around the country. “Our new online stores provide shoppers in Russia with easy access to all of our hottest products in one… Source link

In response to the invasion of Ukraine in February, major food and beverage companies such as Heineken and Starbucks (SBUX) have cut all ties with Russia. But at least one major snack company continues to do business in the country. On a recent episode of “Influencers with Andy Serwer,” Mondelez International CEO Dirk Van de Put said that the company retains 3,000 employees in Russia and works with 30,000 suppliers there. “We found that it would be a bit of a harsh decision to leave all… Source link

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Russia’s communications regulator on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple after applications operated by the Russian state-controlled tech firm VK (VKCOq.L) were removed from the U.S. firm’s App Store. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, has been a thorn in the side of foreign tech firms, issuing fines over data storage violations and for failures to… Source link

MOSCOW -Russia’s communications regulator on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple after applications operated by the Russian state-controlled tech firm VK were removed from the U.S. firm’s App Store. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, has been a thorn in the side of foreign tech firms, issuing fines over data storage violations and for failures to remove content Russia deems illegal – disputes that have escalated since Moscow sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February. VK runs… Source link

BELGRADE, Serbia — The lavishly decorated main entrance of Serbia’s baroque-style parliament building was barely visible behind a sea of protest tents and a makeshift stage adorned with billboards.  One of the billboards featured the face of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov alongside the caption “the world’s greatest diplomat.” “We are the same people,” one of the protesters, a smiling blonde woman in her 40s, answered cheerfully when asked… Source link