
Calls for childless tax PRO Members Public
Quelques semaines après avoir présenté un projet de loi visant à interdire l'"idéologie sans enfant", plusieurs personnalités russes ont commencé à réclamer l'introduction d'une taxe sur les couples qui n'ont pas d'enfant. Il s'agit de la dernière proposition en date qui, selon ses partisans, permettra de résoudre les problèmes démographiques du pays liés à la guerre et s'inscrit dans le cadre d'un mouvement conservateur de plus en plus marqué.

Russia boosts army sign-up bonuses amid escalating frontline losses PRO Members Public
After the unpleasant experience with forcibly calling up army reservists in the 2022 “partial mobilization” drive, the Kremlin has since gone into overdrive to convince people to sign-up as contract soldiers for the invasion of Ukraine. The recruitment of “volunteers” (those who sign-up specifically to take part in the war

THE BELL WEEKLY: The mounting costs of Russia’s army recruitment PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at Russia ramping up spending to lure soldiers for its war on Ukraine. We also highlight calls for a tax on couples who choose not to have children. Russia boosts army sign-up bonuses amid escalating frontline losses After the unpleasant experience with forcibly calling up

Why does Russia have a yuan shortage? PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Denis Kasyanchuk and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week, our top story is a deep-dive analysis of Russia’s yuan liquidity crisis. We also look at the escalating conflict over online retailer Wildberries

Russian opposition figure killed fighting for Ukraine PRO Members Public
Russian opposition activist Ildar Dadin was killed fighting for the Ukrainian army. Dadin achieved widespread notoriety after being convicted of unlawful behavior at rallies. After becoming disillusioned with non-violent protest, he joined the Ukrainian Army in 2023 to fight against Russia. * Dadin was the first Russian to be convicted under

Le licenciement massif de personnel informatique russe effraie les émigrants PRO Membres Public
Une série de licenciements massifs chez ABBYY, la société informatique fondée par David Yang, un homme d'affaires d'origine russe, a été l'une des grandes nouvelles du monde des affaires russe la semaine dernière. Les licenciements n'ont touché que les bureaux de Chypre, de Serbie et de Hongrie. Les citoyens russes figuraient en bonne place parmi les personnes licenciées.

‘Reputation whitewashing’ scandal rocks Russian opposition PRO Members Public
Yet another scandal is tearing the Russian opposition apart. This time, the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), set up by the late Alexei Navalny, is under fire. Maxim Katz, a former municipal deputy turned popular YouTuber, released an investigation that accuses the foundation of close ties with fugitive Russian bankers and alleged

THE BELL WEEKLY: Navalny aides accused of legitimizing fraudsters PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we look at another scandal that has thrown yet more divisions into Russia’s fraught opposition. We also look at a round of tech layoffs that has spooked Russians working abroad and a Russian opposition figure killed while fighting for Ukraine. ‘Reputation whitewashing’ scandal rocks Russian opposition

Inside Russia’s budget: Taxes, borrowing, reserves PRO Members Public
Hello! Welcome to your weekly guide to the Russian economy — written by Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr and brought to you by The Bell. This week we look inside Russia’s record high government budget, detailing the plans for taxes and spending, assessing the solidity of Moscow’s reserves and

Putin edges up the nuclear escalation ladder PRO Members Public
While Volodymyr Zelensky was busy meeting Ukraine’s Western allies in the United States to push for fresh military aid, from halfway round the world in Moscow, Vladimir Putin was doing everything he could to make himself the elephant in the room. On the eve of Zelensky’s meeting with