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Will a currency corridor save the economy?

The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) to the list of “undesirable organizations.” Formally, the decision to ban was made by the Prosecutor General's Office back in November, but it was not publicly announced. This decision automatically criminalizes the activities of two Memorial structures - its Anti-Discrimination Center and the Center for the Defense of Human Rights, which are part of FIDH.

What to expect from the upcoming negotiations in the Kremlin? We discuss it in the program “Facing the Event” with political scientists Ivan Preobrazhensky and Vladimir Fesenko.

Is it possible to restart growth?

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"Uralvagonzavod" According to Rosstat, after September stagnation, in October of this year 2025, a 3 percent increase in industrial production was recorded in Russia, which coincided with the resumption of growth in the budget deficit. This is not surprising, since industrial growth was largely driven by military production, while the civilian sector, according to the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting, is sinking deeper into recession.

Conversation about the new book "Wrong Poems"

An investigation by the Proekt media showed that the country is run by 25 families, from the Putin and Kadyrov clans to the Patrushevs and Kovalchuks, who have placed hundreds of their relatives in key positions in government and business. Will this system survive after Putin?

Frederica Mogherini Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies Former European foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini was detained in Belgium as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of EU funds. This is reported by Le Soir and Euractiv . On the morning of December 2, Belgian police raided the EU diplomatic service in Brussels, the College of Europe in Bruges and several private homes.

Listen2 min. Audio created using artificial intelligence technologies For the second day in a row, residents of St. Petersburg have been complaining about outages of mobile communications and the Internet. As Fontanka writes, MTS subscribers have experienced problems with the Internet, while sites from the “white list” are accessible. According to Sboy.rf, Beeline and Tele2 subscribers also experienced communication problems.

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