Hello! This week we continue to look at the economic and political fallout for Russia — and Russians — of the fighting in Ukraine. The four stories we focus on are: the emigration of journalists, IT specialists and other professionals ; the collapse of the ruble after Western sanctions on the Central Bank; ongoing turmoil on stock markets ; and the growing list of Western businesses that have announced they are leaving Russia .

The topic of release is how and where the Russian IT business is leaving This week for a Russian IT market has become really black. Most of the largest global technological companies have left Russia. The Russian IT market responded almost instantly: many entrepreneurs leave themselves and transport entire teams. We learned where and how the Russian IT-comic leaving. Black week for it This week, many large Western (and not only) IT companies and services left Russia.

The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing has suspended the purchase of titanium from the Russian corporation VSMPO-Avisma, writes The Wall Street Journal. 25% plus 1 share of the titanium holding belongs to Rostec, which is headed by Sergei Chemezov, a longtime friend of Vladimir Putin, who fell under the sanctions. Boeing said that the purchase of Russian titanium has been suspended since the start of the "special operation". Technical departments in Moscow and Kyiv are closed.

Gas quotes in Europe have renewed their historical maximum - at the opening of trading on the ICE exchange, the price of gas for the first time exceeded $3,000 per thousand cubic meters and continues to break records. As of 11:00 am, the price of April futures on the index of the most liquid TTF hub in the Netherlands reached $3,017.5 per thousand cubic meters. Trading data show that growth continues to accelerate. The cost of gas during the auction exceeded $3,600 per thousand cubic meters.

The "Big Four" accounting firms have begun exodus from Russia. PwC and KPMG are the first to wind down their operations. PwC Russia intends to continue its work by maintaining links with the international company. "The process of 'dissolution of marriage' with the global network will be smooth," the statement said . The company assured that they would "make every effort" to support their Russian colleagues.

The ruble on Monday morning in international trading collapsed by more than 10% to 138 rubles per dollar (at 9:30 Moscow time). This happened on the news that the United States is seriously considering an embargo on oil imports from Russia. On the same news, Brent quotes skyrocketed to $130 per barrel. What's happened According to Bloomberg , the US administration is seriously considering options for an embargo, and is also studying the impact of this measure on the domestic market.