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Last week, President Vladimir Putin outlined the conditions for the return of foreign companies and stated that only those who did not harm the businesses they were leaving behind, but handed it over safely to Russian management, can return.

Some foreign companies that exited the Russian market ov...

France is facing yet a significant challenge as one of its key cultural and commercial assets, the renowned French luxury drink cognac, is at risk of financial destruction. The French cognac producers  have expressed concerns that their industry is on the brink of destruction. This situation is unfo...

The information reported by  Bloomberg and the German publication Correctiv regarding the potential resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe would have been speculative, had President Putin not addressed the issue. In particular, he stated that cooperation between Russia and the United States wo...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The EU countries plus the UK having expended significant quantities of ammunition in support of Ukraine,  concluded that it was time to replenish supplies. However,they have discovered that this is not going to be not be a simple task in practice. In the process of remilitarisati...

While Europe attempts to maintain a balance between the sanctions on Russia and its survival, the situation with gas suppllies is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Each day brings new developments, testing the strength of unity of the EU. The question of whether Europe will be able to withstand...

Alexei Nechayev, head of the Duma faction of the New People party, shared his thoughts on the matter during a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. He believes that the market should be closed completely for some of the foreign companies that left Russia during the SVO period, and that anot...