Gazprom shuts its main gas pipeline to Europe PRO Members Public
It finally happened. As anticipated by European leaders and analysts all summer, Russia shut down its Nord Stream gas pipeline to Europe indefinitely. The decision appears to be a response to the G7 countries’ agreement on capping prices for Russian oil and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen’s
Gazprom turns off the taps PRO Members Public
Hello! This week our top story is Gazprom’s decision to shut-down its main gas pipeline into Europe. We also look at the draconian 22-year prison sentence handed down to a Russian journalist and the passing of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev; as controversial in death as in life.
Economic resilience PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we focus on the state of the Russian economy — data from the first half of the year suggests it is coping with sanctions and international isolation much better than anticipated. The decline in GDP has not, so far, come close to pessimistic predictions of up to 10%
Measuring Russians’ Views of the War PRO Members Public
Hello! This week, we look at how a closed, state-run poll reveals more than meets the eye about the Russian public’s attitudes towards the war in Ukraine. We also look at why Putin’s gas war with Europe has only just begun and why Russian lawmakers are eyeing a
Import substitution delusion PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at Russia’s plans to reduce its dependency on Western-made goods amid the war in Ukraine and international sanctions. But history suggests that significant success will be very difficult to achieve. New Deputy PM and Putin’s Daughter to Kickstart ‘Import Substitution’ Rumors were flying
Divisions at Yandex PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at how the war in Ukraine has roiled Yandex — the ‘Russian Google’ — amid different approaches to strategy and many top managers leaving the country. We also look at why the state decided gas giant Gazprom would be making no dividend payments this year, and why
How the war divided Arkady Volozh and the Yandex management PRO Members Public
Cinq mois après le début de la guerre, Yandex est divisée en deux, le fondateur Arkday Volozh et les dirigeants de l'entreprise en Russie se trouvant de part et d'autre des barricades. Une partie de la direction est restée à Moscou et a décidé de sauver le "Google russe", tandis que les autres sont partis, estimant qu'il n'y avait pas d'avenir.
Moral dilemma PRO Members Public
Hello! This week our top story is a look at the difficult choices faced by many of the political technocrats who have worked as economic managers for President Vladimir Putin over the last 20 years. While staying in government after the start of the invasion led to allegations of collaboration,
4 months of sanctions PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at the effect of sanctions on Russia as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth month. In the West, there are concerns about the effectiveness of sanctions: they have not prevented Moscow from raking in record foreign currency earnings from the sale of energy resources
Showcasing isolation PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at Russia’s lavish annual display for foreign investors – the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Never before has it been so odd. Westerners stayed away altogether: instead, the star attractions were the leader of Ukraine’s breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) and a representative
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The Bell a été fondé en 2017 par les journalistes Elizaveta Osetinskaya, Irina Malkova et Peter Mironenko en tant que média indépendant des autorités russes, après que ses fondateurs ont été limogés de leur poste de rédacteurs en chef du plus grand site d'information russe, RBC, en raison des pressions exercées par le Kremlin.
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