Tag Archives: Russias

For the first time since Brittney Griner’s arrest almost three months ago, Russia appears to have publicly signaled its asking price for her safe return, if multiple reports by Russian state media are to be believed. Russia is looking to exchange the WNBA star in a prisoner swap for notorious convicted arms trafficker Viktor Bout, several state-owned Russian news outlets reported Friday, citing unnamed government sources. Bout, whose exploits earned him the nickname the “Merchant of… Source link

Finnish electricity companies are refusing to sign electricity contracts with Russian search engine Yandex, which has a data centre near Helsinki, due to suspicions it may be distributing war propaganda. The data centre, which has been operational since 2015, is located in the town of Mäntsälä, some 50 kilometres north of Helsinki. It is the only one located in the west, as the others are situated in Russia.  Since 2015, its waste heat contributed to around 75% of the… Source link

Russian oil production is falling. In March, it shed half a million bpd, which by the end of April reached a full 1 million bpd, according to BP’s CEO, Bernard Looney. And this may well grow to 2 million bpd this month. These barrels may not be returning to the market any time soon. As the European Union targeted a barrage of sanctions on Moscow, oil was excluded as a direct target but financial and maritime sanctions affected the industry. Now, the EU is proposing a full oil embargo, save… Source link

People walk near the headquarters of Yandex company in Moscow May 23, 2011. The sign reads “Yandex”. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 27 (Reuters) – Russian internet group Yandex (YNDX.O) plunged to a first-quarter loss and acknowledged on Wednesday that problems started appearing after Moscow sent troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. The company, whose Nasdaq-listed shares were suspended in February and warned last month it did not have… Source link

Russia’s Yandex says it has no plans to split up the company | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County … Source link

The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company’s headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 26 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Tuesday said it has no plans to split the company up, responding to a media report that had said it was looking to divide into a Russian and international division. The Meduza media outlet on Tuesday reported, citing… Source link

The logo of Russian internet group Yandex is pictured at the company’s headquarter in Moscow, Russia October 4, 2018. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register April 21 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Thursday withdrew its 2022 financial forecasts and said it was scaling back planned investments, one of several Russian companies grappling with Moscow’s increasing isolation in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine. Just… Source link

WASHINGTON — Stung by the strength of the Ukrainian resistance, Russia is looking to launch a major offensive under more favorable conditions after attempts to take Kyiv and other major cities have floundered. The new offensive will focus on the Donbas region, a contested swath of eastern Ukraine that includes two breakaway regions controlled by Moscow. “They want to achieve some physical, tangible objectives in the Donbas within the next couple of weeks,” a senior Pentagon official Source link

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.RIA Novosti/Reuters The impending Russian debt default is likely to be one of the most difficult in history to resolve, Oxford Economics has said. It could even result in the US seizing the Russian central bank’s frozen assets, the consultancy’s Tatiana Orlova said. Russia still has a grace period in which to make dollar payments on its foreign bonds, but analysts say a default is likely. The impending Russian debt… Source link

Investor and political activist Bill Browder (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right)TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images (left), Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (right) Bill Browder once ran Russia’s largest foreign investment fund — now he’s Putin’s “enemy.” In an interview with The New York Times, he said remaining in Russia is like doing “business in Nazi Germany.” He said all companies have a “moral obligation” to leave Russia, “no matter what the cost is.” Bill Browder — an… Source link