Said Kerimov, the son of Senator Suleiman Kerimov, transferred 100% of the shares of Wandle Holdings Limited, through which he owned 46.35% of Polyus, to the Islamic Organizations Support Fund. Prior to this, in April, Kerimov sold 29.99% of the company to the owner of the Acropolis group, Akhmet Palankoev. Now Kerimov no longer has a direct or indirect economic interest or ownership in Polyus, the company stressed.

President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov signed a decree on holding a referendum on unification with Russia in the republic. It is scheduled for July 17th. “To appoint a referendum of the Republic of South Ossetia on the question “Do you support the unification of the Republic of South Ossetia and Russia?”. Set the date for the referendum to July 17, 2022,” the document says.

Inflation in Russia in April amounted to 1.56% compared to March and 17.83% compared to April last year. Since the beginning of this year, consumer prices have risen by 11.67%, according to Rosstat data. In March, prices rose by 7.6% compared to February. The fastest growing prices in April were for food products, with the exception of fruits and vegetables (+3.4%). Fruit and vegetable products in April slightly (by 0.35%) fell in price after a sharp rise in prices in March (by 14.2%).

The American company Sylvamo, which produces paper under the SvetoCopy brand, has announced its withdrawal from Russia. It plans to sell its main Russian asset, the Svetogorsk Pulp and Paper Mill in the Leningrad Region. “We have decided to withdraw from Russia. We will do this in an organized manner and are in the process of selling our Russian business,” the company said in a report for the first quarter of the year.

Elon Musk has said that his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter is "temporarily on hold" until he gets more information about the proportion of fake accounts on the microblogging network. Shares of Twitter fell 20% on the news in pre-market trading, writes Bloomberg. In its latest financial report, Twitter reported that "on average, false or spam accounts accounted for less than 5% in the first quarter of 2022" of active users.

The UK is imposing sanctions on the "inner circle" of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has announced Foreign Minister Liz Truss . Under the restrictions, as follows from the message, were the athlete and former State Duma deputy Alina Kabaeva, Putin's ex-wife Lyudmila Ocheretnaya, as well as cousins ​​and friends of the president.

The Unified Gambling Regulator (ERAI) will expand its powers - it will probably control not only bookmakers, but also lotteries, bets in casinos in gambling zones and deductions from them. The Bell contacted the regulator with the President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Umar Kremlev to the draft law submitted to the State Duma the day before by United Russia deputies drew attention Kommersant .