Thinking Alexander Baunov (Carnegie Politika) Thomas Peter / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta The West survived the alienation of the war, its partial fencing from its own space, and also cooled to the heroic image of President Vladimir Zelensky. The position of Ukraine and a new war in the Middle East complicated. Against this background, the idea returns that Russia will have to deal with Russia, whatever it may be, and with it the future legitimation of the warring dictatorship.

Why does Russia hardly take advantage of this in its interests? Reasoned by Alexander Baunov (Carnegie Politika) Iranian Presidency / Zuma Press Wire / Scanpix / Leta a rally in support of Palestine in Tehran after an explosion in the Al-Ahley hospital in the gas sector.

Thinking Alexander Baunov (Carnegie Politika) The worker dismantles the Wagner PMC banner from the advertising shield in St. Petersburg, April 26, 2023 A few months ago, before the campaign of Wagner's PMC to Moscow, Vladimir Putin did not dare to repress the representatives of the “Party of War”, who, like the President of Russia himself, use “patriotic” rhetoric, but in some ways do not agree with him tactically.

Explains Alexander Baunov (Carnegie Politika) Alexey Nikolsky / AP / Scanpix / Leta The warrant of the International Criminal Court in the Hague (MUS) for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin will not yet have direct legal consequences, but diplomatic ones are already coming. Right now, the Musa decision will make it difficult to bring Russia closer to the non -Western countries that Moscow is trying to replace the collapsed relations with the USA and Europe.

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Cyprus remains one of the most popular destinations among Russians for buying property. According to the NF Group, in 2022 it ranked third in terms of the number of requests from buyers. Together with experts, we figured out why it attracts investors so much, what its prospects are and what taxes you need to remember when concluding a deal. Economy of Cyprus The population of Southern Cyprus is about 918 thousand people.

Authorities may increase taxes on businesses for the first time since the start of the war THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE FOREIGN AGENT IRINA VLADIMIROVNA MALKOVA OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOREIGN AGENT IRINA VLADIMIROVNA MALKOVA. 18+ THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL.

In December, the government undertook to “mobilize revenues” of the budget and offered businesses to make a one-time payment to the budget of 200–250 billion rubles, The Bell learned. Business came up with a counter-proposal to increase the 20% income tax on Russian companies by 0.5 percentage points in 2023. THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE FOREIGN AGENT IRINA VLADIMIROVNA MALKOVA OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE FOREIGN AGENT IRINA VLADIMIROVNA MALKOVA.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL. 18+ The interest of Russians in foreign residential real estate in the past year has grown significantly. They chose countries with open borders and the opportunity to obtain a residence permit or citizenship. We tell you which destinations were popular with Russians and how interesting they are in terms of investment.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ On February 5, the embargo and price ceiling on Russian petroleum products come into force. Prices for them on the domestic market have already begun to decline and have dropped to multi-year lows. The Bell spoke with experts about how the new sanctions will affect Russian oil workers.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL. 18+ In the face of falling asset prices last year, many Russians sought refuge in their gold holdings. In 2022, they bought a record amount of metal. This week, gold prices hit their highest in 8 months. We tell you what factors its price will depend on this year and what forecasts analysts give.

Alexander Baunov Alpina Plisher Publishing House represents Alexander Baunov’s book “The End of the Regime. How the three European dictatorships ended. ” In the second half of the twentieth century, the last three dictatorships of Western Europe ended - Franco's regimes in Spain, Salazar in Portugal and Black Colonels in Greece. Their citizens ultimately preferred a democratic system to authoritarian.

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THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL OR IS RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF A FOREIGN AGENT OF THE BELL. 18+ The Chinese authorities have set their sights on restoring economic growth, they have begun to lift strict coronavirus restrictions and ease regulations. Investors were optimistic about this news and began to look closely at Chinese stocks. The Bell tells what to expect from the restart of the Chinese economy and how it will affect stocks.

This material (information) has been produced and widespread by a foreign agent The Bell or applies to the activities of a foreign agent The Bell. 18+ This year brought losses to many Russian investors. The end of the year is the right time to compare the profitability of various assets and understand where even at such a time there were opportunities to earn.