Import substitution from India, how much winter will cost Europe and how Jack Ma lives retired Unsplash @ The Russian authorities, which were wasted on import substitution programs of 3 trillion rubles, continue to look for alternative sources of imports of high -tech details, without which industry stands.

Putin last week took part in a meeting with the mothers of soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine. The title “soldiers’ mother” carries a lot of influence in Russia — and Putin was famously humiliated by a group of soldiers’ relatives in his early years as president. Unsurprisingly, Friday’s meeting included only those trusted to meet Putin and the gathering passed off without awkward questions.

Immigram, a U.K. project with Russian roots, won a competition for start-ups at the prominent Slush conference in Helsinki earlier this month. However, within a few days, the company opted out of the award and the organizers withdrew the €1 million prize. This happened because of criticism on social media: Slush was accused of rewarding a Russian project. Immigram’s story made a lot of noise but, as The Bell discovered, it’s not unique.

Former Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin, once a leading liberal in President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, is leaving public service to go into business. He is set to take charge of Yandex, Russia’s leading IT company. The transformation of a senior official into a businessman appears to be one of those common attempts to convert political capital into money. However, for Kudrin, it is also a chance to distance himself from the Kremlin and the war.

Hello! This week our top story is about former Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin’s role in getting Kremlin approval to break up Yandex — and his decision to take a top role at the company. We also look at the fuss over Immigram when it had a prestigious European prize rescinded over links to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin’s staged meeting with mothers of soldiers killed on the frontlines in Ukraine.

Christians remained . the largest religious group (46.2%) in England and Wales, but in the 10 years since the previous census, their share has fallen below 50% (down 13.1 p.p. from 59 3%). In 2001, 71.7% identified themselves as Christians. In absolute terms, there are 5.8 million fewer Christians (27.5 million compared to 33.33 million 10 years ago). In second place are people without religion, whose share has grown from 25.2% to 37.2% over the decade.

Elon Musk has declared war on Apple, which is allegedly going to remove Twitter from the app store. It's a dangerous game even against the background of the scandalous purchase of Twitter Elon Musk, in a nightly series of tweets that began with a direct appeal to Apple CEO Tim Cook, said that Apple had removed almost all advertising on the platform and "without explanation" threatened to remove Twitter from the App Store.

Elon Musk has declared war on Apple, which is allegedly going to remove Twitter from the app store. It's a dangerous game even against the background of the scandalous purchase of Twitter Elon Musk, in a nightly series of tweets that began with a direct appeal to Apple CEO Tim Cook, said that Apple had removed almost all advertising on the platform and "without explanation" threatened to remove Twitter from the App Store.

The Federation Council received a proposal from the president on the release of Alexei Kudrin from the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber. According to RIA Novosti, this issue is scheduled to be considered on November 30. Interfax reports that the Committee of the Federation Council on the budget has already recommended that Kudrin be dismissed ahead of schedule. Kudrin himself confirmed that he had submitted his resignation from the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber.

Oil prices are rising today, winning back yesterday's fall to a minimum since the beginning of the year. By 09:22 Moscow time, a barrel of Brent cost $84.55, having risen in price by 0.9%, WTI oil was trading at $78.4 per barrel, having added 2.1% in price. The increase in prices is explained by reports of a possible significant reduction in production by OPEC + countries at the next meeting on December 4.

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