Poland was the first European country to announce that it was stopping buying gas from Russia because it refused to pay for it in rubles. Today was the last day Warsaw could make a payment, but it said it would not do so. From tomorrow, Gazprom must stop deliveries to the country. Following Poland, the Russian company also notified Bulgaria of the suspension of gas supplies for the same reason.

Poland and Bulgaria refused to pay for Russian gas in rubles Poland was the first of the European countries that she stops buying gas from Russia because she refuses to pay for it in rubles. Today was the last day when Warsaw could make a payment, but she stated that she would not do this. From tomorrow, Gazprom must stop deliveries to the country. Following Poland, the Russian company also notified Bulgaria of the suspension of gas supplies for the same reason.

Over the past two days, the unrecognized Transnistrian Republic (PMR), which borders Ukraine to the west, has been hit by several explosions, which the authorities called terrorist attacks. On the morning of April 26, towers belonging to Russia were blown up, relaying Russian radio stations to the whole world. Concern about what happened is expressed both in Moscow and in Chisinau, whose territory is formally considered the PMR.

Anastasia Tatulova, an entrepreneur and public Ombudsman for small and medium -sized businesses - about why it is difficult for Russian entrepreneurs to replace a foreign business that has left the country. Pexels @ All last month, the country enthusiastically discussed paper, self -tapping screws and nails, so struck by the speaker of the Federation Council, and, accordingly, our prospects for their import substitution.

Entrepreneur Alexander Udodov, formerly married to the sister of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, co-founded the Moscow company Bolero Center. The company is engaged in obtaining permits for the demolition or reconstruction of historical buildings in the center of Moscow for commercial real estate. From the red book to the black book Udodov received 30% in the Bolero Center last week on April 20, as follows from the updated data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.

The Russian app store is being developed by the VK group in cooperation with other major technology companies. This was stated by the Minister of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev, his words are given in the government's Telegram channel. “We have agreed with large Russian big tech companies, first of all, the VK group has taken on the task of developing this app store. Now there is cooperation, all our major leaders in the Internet industry are participating in this work,” he said.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland has imposed sanctions against dozens of Russian individuals and legal entities, according to the country's government website.

The Finnish manufacturer of dairy products Valio announced the sale of the Russian business to the Velcom group of companies. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. The fact that Valio completed negotiations on the sale of the Russian division is stated in the message of the concern itself. As part of the deal, Velcom Group acquires the rights to the Viola brand and a plant for the production of processed and semi-hard cheeses in the village of Ershovo, Moscow Region.

It will take Russia ten years to restore the economy to the level of 2021 against the backdrop of Western sanctions, RBC writes , citing a forecast by S&P Global Market Intelligence analysts. According to them, the fall in Russia's GDP in 2022 will be 11.1%, by 2023 it will slow down to 1.9%. Growth, according to analysts, is expected only in 2024 - by 1.6%, by 2026 it will already be 1.9%.

Returned in 2012, direct gubernatorial elections are likely to be canceled this year. The authorities fear that by a single voting day, Russians will feel the effect of the sanctions more fully. Tomorrow, April 27, the Council of Legislators in St. Petersburg should determine the format of the elections on the single voting day on September 11.

The beginning of 2022 became a shock for the Russian financial sector: the country's largest banks were under sanctions, VISA and MasterCard payment systems stopped supporting cards in Russia, and bidding of domestic companies were stopped at a time when the ruble quickly fell. Wealthy clients with assets and life interests abroad felt this blow one of the first. What lessons can be learned from their experience in passing a stressful situation?

Due to the suspension of Visa and Mastercard, the volume of purchases of Russians in foreign online stores fell in March by 55% compared to the same month last year - to 12.1 billion rubles, RBC writes with reference to the report of the Association of Internet Trade Companies ( AKIT ). In the first two months of the year, cross-border online trading showed growth: by 67% (up to 38.4 billion rubles) in January, and by 28% in February (up to 38 billion rubles).