The Dirty Bomb in question is what experts think about the nuclear threat and the new Zara name in Russia @ kremlin.ru On the fourth day of a large -scale Russian campaign, dedicated to the “dirty bomb” allegedly made by Ukraine, the first signs appeared that Moscow could give up - the Russian Permanent Propecution at the UN said that after the Russian statements “the leading circles of Kyiv are trying to turn this program”.

The lawsuit of one of the largest aluminum companies UC Rusal against Vladimir Potanin and his Cypriot Whiteleave Holdings Limited may help it increase its stake in Norilsk Nickel. The outcome will depend on the final decision of the High Court in London.

From the first day of the war, Vladimir Putin threatens Western countries by the fact that Russia will not stop before using nuclear weapons in case of their intervention in conflict. The last time nuclear threats sounded in the appeal of a mobilization announcement. This week, nuclear fears reached a new level due to the campaign expanded by Russia about the “dirty bomb”, which Ukraine is supposedly going to blow up.

Thanks to statements by the Russian Ministry of Defense in just three days, the main escalation option discussed in Ukraine was not a strike with tactical nuclear weapons, but the use of a “dirty bomb”.

In Russia, which already condemned by human rights activists for its anti-LGBT policies, tough new laws for promoting “non-traditional” relationships are on the way. Previously, “gay propaganda” had to be kept away from children and teenagers; now, legislators intend to apply the restrictions to content aimed at all ages. LGBT activists fear that the new law will bring a new round of censorship and a potential increase in homophobic violence.

Despite statements in Moscow and promises from President Vladimir Putin that mobilization will end soon, it will keep going for a long time. This week, Putin declared martial law in the occupied regions of Ukraine and placed Russia’s regions on heightened alert. This gives the authorities in those regions extensive rights to limit citizens’ rights and mobilize the economy. Unsurprisingly, the thousands of Russians who left the country after mobilization was declared on Sept.

Over the past week, tensions have escalated over the possibility of a Russian retreat from southern Ukraine. The pro-Moscow authorities of Kherson announced a mass evacuation of civilians to the opposite side of the Dnipro, and tens of thousands of people have already been moved. At the same time, the Russian military accused Ukraine of plotting war crimes: destroying a hydroelectric dam that would flood Kherson and 80 other cities, or detonating a “dirty bomb” on its own territory.

Hello! This week’s top story is the heightened warnings from Russian officials of a Ukrainian false-flag attack on its own territory — and what these warnings mean for the war. We also break down Moscow’s declaration of martial law in occupied Ukraine and special regimes in Russia’s regions , as well as the draft law that could erase any mention of LGBT relationships in Russia.

Foreign investors began to leave Chinese stocks for the first time in a year. The fears are related to the fact that after Xi Jinping is re-elected, the authorities will continue to put pressure on private business in China and the “zero tolerance” policy for covid. Investors on Monday sold off 17.9 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) in shares of companies listed on the Chinese mainland and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, reported Bloomberg .

The Rostik's brand returns from a ten-year oblivion - now KFC restaurants will be called like that again Russia's own KFC chain of 70 restaurants, owned by the American Yum! Brands, sold to a franchisee from Izhevsk "Smart Service", writes "Kommersant". All franchised establishments (not just their own) must be rebranded as Rostic's by the buyer, although the original brand will remain for a while.

The Rostik's brand returns from a ten-year oblivion - now KFC restaurants will be called like that again Russia's own KFC chain of 70 restaurants, owned by the American Yum! Brands, sold to a large franchisee from Izhevsk "Smart Service", writes "Kommersant". All franchise establishments (not only their own) the buyer undertakes to rebrand as Rostic's, although the original brand will be retained for a while.

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