The ceiling of prices for Russian oil is already on Wednesday, the increase in demand for passports and the sad story of the Mir card @ Kalh/pxhere The European Union, and with it, the G7 countries can already approve the parameters of the agreement on the ceiling of prices for Russian oil. The agreement should come into force before the beginning of December - otherwise the EU sanctions can completely paralyize the supply of Russian oil to the world market.

The British startup Arrival, founded by the former Deputy Minister of Communications Denis Sverdlov, was on the verge of bankruptcy. And the once billionaire fortune of the entrepreneur himself continues to rapidly decline. What's happened? Sverdlov owns a 75.7% stake in electric truck and bus manufacturer Arrival through Luxembourg-based Kinetic fund. According to Bloomberg, in November, the fund doubled its offer to sell Arrival shares to 40 million shares, which is 10% of Sverdlov's stake.

AP journalist James Laporta, who first reported the arrival of Russian missiles in Poland, has been fired from the agency, confirmed . The Washington Post about this was the first to know The Daily Beast, with whom Laporta once collaborated, . In his defense, he said that he was misled by "the only high-ranking source" in the US intelligence services.

"Gazprom" said that it fixes the "settlement" in Ukraine of Russian gas intended for delivery to "Moldovagaz". According to the company, the volume of gas that it supplies to the Sudzha gas metering station for transit to Moldova through Ukraine is greater than the physical volume that reaches Moldovan consumers. Gazprom estimates the total accumulated “settlement volume” on the territory of Ukraine at 52.52 million cubic meters.

Statistics indicate the began to fall in demand in the real estate market, the authorities are hinting at the termination of the preferential mortgage program, and the Central Bank tightens the lending conditions for new buildings. The economic theory suggests that a decrease in prices should follow, but instead the bubble continues to inflate in the market.

Spain has issued more short-term Schengen visas to Russians this year than in the past, Bloomberg writes , citing data from the country's foreign ministry. The number of visas issued almost tripled to 108,862. The Spanish authorities declined to comment on the reasons for this increase. At the same time, the total number of visas issued to Russians this year is still below pre-pandemic levels.

After war broke out, there was a stampede of Western companies out of Russia. But, in early March, the government slowed that process: all transactions between Russian companies and citizens or businesses in countries designated as “unfriendly” must now be approved by a special commission. The Bell looked at how foreigners are disposing of Russian assets. The new commission is predictably hostile towards investors from “unfriendly” countries.

Yevgeny Nuzhin was serving a prison sentence for murder in Russia, but was recruited by Wagner to go and fight in Ukraine. There, Nuzhin was captured. But he was somehow returned to Russia and, soon afterwards, a video was circulated on social media showing him being bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer. Nuzhin was sentenced to 24 years for murder in the early 2000s, and that term was extended by four years following a botched escape attempt. He was due to be released in 2027.

The war in Ukraine has created an influential new Russian media space with an audience of tens of millions — channels on messaging app Telegram that specialize in war reporting and analysis. One of the most significant among them is the anonymous channel Rybar with 1.1 million followers. Rybar publishes detailed reports and accurate maps of the front lines that are heavily used by Western media and military analysts .

Hello! This week our top story is an investigation into one of Russia’s biggest pro-war Telegram channels , which has been anonymous until now. We also look at how Russia ignored the extra-judicial killing of an ex-convict recruited to fight in Ukraine and the ways foreign companies are trying to ditch their Russian assets .

The United States is sending emissaries around the world to prevent the relaxation of the sanctions regime. This is especially true for countries whose imports to Russia are growing. The United States is purposefully fighting the erosion of the sanctions regime against Russia, found out The Wall Street Journal . To do this, they without much publicity send officials of the rank of deputy heads of federal agencies to the main partner countries.

The new law on foreign agents comes into force only on December 1, but even more repressive amendments have already appeared to it, learned . RBC The co-author of the amendments is Vasily Piskarev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption.

The international competition for startups Slush annulled the victory of the Immigram platform for the relocation of IT specialists, founded by Russians. The winner was to receive 1 million euros from investment funds Accel, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, NEA and Northzone. What's happened? Immigram's victory was announced on November 18. This caused criticism from users who indicated that the company continued to operate in Russia.

The United States is sending emissaries around the world to prevent the "leakage" of the sanctions regime. This is especially true for countries whose imports to Russia are growing. The United States is purposefully fighting the creeping easing of the sanctions regime against Russia, found out The Wall Street Journal . To do this, they without much publicity send officials of the rank of deputy heads of federal agencies to the main partner countries.

In a recent interview with Elizabeth Ossetian in the project "Russian norms!" Oleg Tinkov , who himself has been fighting blood cancer for several years and was going to create an enduum to combat this disease in Russia, reflects on the topic: is it worth helping those who, on the one hand, supports the “special operation”, and on the other, is forced to use the help of European and American medicine.