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Sellers Seek Tax Relief After Drone Attacks Hit Wildberries Hubs
E-commerce vendors hit by drone strikes on Wildberries warehouses ask for deferrals on taxes and social contributions. M...
Russia's Telecom Regulator Seeks to Lock Down M2M SIM Cards to Stop Fraud
Russia's Ministry of Digital Development has proposed a decree that would force companies to register M2M SIMs on the Go...
Russia's Health Ministry Recommends 9 New Drugs for Vital List, Only 4 Made Locally
The proposal seeks to expand state-funded access to cancer, rare disease and diabetes treatments, with most therapies su...
Russian Meat Prices Climb: Beef Up 15.6%, Chicken Follows as Costs Bite
Rising feed, logistics, disease, and seasonal demand are pushing up beef, chicken, and pork prices across Russia. Expert...
US Dairy Farmer 'Jolly Milkman' Faces Deportation From Russia After 30 Years
Justas Walker, the American farmer who became an internet sensation for his humorous take on Russian food sanctions, say...
Von der Leyen Backs US Senate's Russia Sanctions Bill as Kremlin Slams 'Illegal' Measures
European Commission chief hails transatlantic unity on sanctions, while Senator Rand Paul warns the secondary tariff pla...
Sevastopol Governor Reports 35 Ukrainian Drones Shot Down, Minimal Damage
Two waves of drone attacks on August 8 were repelled by air defenses and aviation, with debris causing minor damage to h...
FSB Arrests Three Teenagers Over Planned Attack on Russian National Guard Facility
Russia's domestic intelligence service says three minors in Primorsky Krai gathered intelligence on law enforcement offi...
Russian White Sugar Exchange Trading Volumes Jump Over 20-Fold Since 2017
Spot volumes on the Russian sugar exchange exceeded 90,000 tonnes this year, up from a cautious start in 2017, as the FA...
Russia Weighs Unprecedented E-Commerce Support After Wildberries Logistics Attacks
Deputy Trade Minister says government is reviewing seller requests for tax payment deferrals following attacks on Wildbe...
Return to Office Surge: The Real Reasons Behind the Shift — and the High-Stakes Trade-Offs
Five years after remote work seemed the new normal, Moscow’s offices are filling again. An HR expert explains why the pe...
France On High Alert as Foreign Interference Targets 2027 Presidential Hopefuls
Coordinated disinformation attacks, traced to Russia and Trumpist networks, are now directly striking French presidentia...
Russian Law Enforcement Pushes to Refund Realtor Fees When Property Deals Are Voided for Fraud
A proposal by the Interior Ministry, FSB and Prosecutor General’s Office would force real estate agents to return their ...
Russia Proposes Shift to Specialized GOST Standards for Reputation Scoring in State Construction Tenders
The draft government decree would replace the broad EKG-rating in public procurement with national construction standard...
Russia’s Weekly Deflation Returns as Gasoline and Food Prices Dip, Annual Inflation at 6.13%
A 0.02% weekly drop in consumer prices—the first since May—offered temporary relief, but year-on-year inflation accelera...
Russia to Allow Broader Tax Deductions for Corporate Defense Spending
The Ministry of Finance is reviewing whether companies can deduct certain defense-related costs from their taxable profi...
Russian Fuel Shortages Spur Rationing, Public Blames Local Officials
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have caused severe fuel shortages across several regions, leading to r...
Eight Russian Parties Sign Election Observation Pact; Three Major Forces Hold Out
Russia's Public Chamber has signed election monitoring agreements with eight of eleven parties, while the Communist Part...
Duma's Hotel Tender for New Deputies Fails After Only One Bid
The State Duma reopened its search for hotel rooms for ninth-convocation lawmakers without Moscow housing, but the 189.1...
Russian Police Detain Four Over 18.6M-Ruble Electricity Theft for Crypto Mining
Four Veliky Novgorod residents face charges after allegedly running nine mining farms with tampered meters, costing util...
Chernozemye Digest: Mortgages Up 55%, Kursk Salaries Hit 82,000 Rubles
A single Kommersant feed from Russia's Black Earth region pairs rapid credit growth with corporate distress and renewed ...
Russian Auto Market Growth Slows in July as High-Base Effect Bites, AEB Says
July car sales rose just 0.3% year-on-year as high 2025 comparisons curbed a six-month growth run; AEB still expects H2 ...
Apple Faces Russian Antitrust Probe Over Refusal to Pre-Install Local Apps
Russia's FAS opened an antitrust case against Apple after the company missed a July 15 deadline to allow pre-installatio...
How Russia's Cross-Border Money Transfers Work After the EU's 21st Sanctions Package
The EU's 21st sanctions package has disrupted familiar money-transfer routes between Russia and abroad. Alternatives rem...
44% of Web Attacks on Russian Companies Now Multi-Stage, Study Finds
A WMX and Servicepipe study seen by Vedomosti finds 44% of web attacks on Russian firms in H1 2026 were multi-stage, wit...
Russia Bans Poultry Imports From Cambodia Over Newcastle Disease
Rosselkhoznadzor suspended Cambodian poultry, egg and feed imports from August 3 over Newcastle disease, with a WOAH-com...
Iran and Ukraine Wars Are Now One Energy Shock — Refining Is the Fault Line
Crude prices recovered by July, but the system that turns it into fuel never did. Two wars now drain the same spare refi...
Zelensky Hopes to Force Russia to Peace by Autumn as Drone and Oil Strikes Escalate
Zelensky says drone strikes, sanctions and diplomacy could force Russia to accept peace by autumn, while attacks on oil ...
Ukraine's Drone Barrage Kills Civilians, Hits Another Wildberries Depot in Russia
Long-range Ukrainian drones killed at least nine people and set another Wildberries warehouse ablaze, extending a campai...
Russia Approves 2027 Pre-Installed App List, Adds Yandex’s Alisa AI
Moscow’s 2027 list keeps most mandatory Russian apps on phones, tablets and computers, drops Marusya and adds Alisa AI.