Conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and the SCO summit in Samarkand

Quotes of the week

“Despite these attempts of a counter-offensive by the Ukrainian army, our offensive operations in the Donbas itself do not stop, they are going on” (President of Russia Vladimir Putin during a press conference following the SCO summit).

“We need a complete mobilization of the country, we need completely different laws” (leader of the Communist Party Gennady Zyuganov at the plenary session State Duma).

“Either PMCs and prisoners, or your children – decide for yourself” (entrepreneur Evgeny Prigozhin on the need to involve prisoners for a special operation in Ukraine).

“If Washington decides to supply Kyiv with longer-range missiles, then it will cross the “red line” and become a direct party to the conflict” (official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova at the briefing).

“As long as opinions remain within the framework of the current legislation, this is pluralism. But the line is very, very thin. You have to be very careful here.” (press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov about criticism military special operation).

“It’s probably impossible to be sure of the rhythmic supply of whatever it is” (Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexey Moiseev about imported goods).

“As for the brooches, I still see no reason to resort to them again” (Head of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina at a press conference).

Weekly Initiatives

CSTO sent to Armenia a mission led by Secretary General Stanislav Zas to assess the situation after escalation on the border with Azerbaijan.

European Union refused from an idea limit Russian gas prices, but wants to enter excess profit tax oil and gas companies.

Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Denmark, Belgium and Netherlands stopped issuing visas to Russians.

MPs State Duma of the Russian Federation proposed to allow citizens with many children join the military reserve.

Military special operation in Ukraine made in basic history course for Russian high school students.

Week numbers

Ministry of Health of Kyrgyzstan informed about 31 injured in the fighting on the border with Tajikistan.

TSB RF lowered key rate up to 7.5%.

coming into effect soon will enter payment arrangement 25% deliveries of Russian gas to Turkey in rubles.

Gazprom’s export to non-CIS countries decreased almost on 40%.

International reserves of Russia for the week decreased on the $4.5 billion

Federal budget in August closed with a deficit for the third month in a row, this time in the amount of 345 billion rubles

Average voter turnout in Russia September 9–11 amounted to 35%.

Government highlight more 100 billion rubles to strengthen the economy.

Russian Railways can index freight rail tariffs in 2023 for 9.8% collecting almost 190 billion rubles additional funds.

Share of the top five marketplaces (Wildberries, Ozon, AliExpress Russia, SberMegaMarket and Yandex.Market) in Q2 2022 amounted to 69% of the total number of online orders in Russia and 44% in terms of money.

In the summer of 2022, the tourist flow from Russia to Europe decreased on the 90–95% relative to the indicators of the summer of 2019.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine in the Russian Federation closed 125 cinemas – 6% of their total in February.

5 million refugees returned to Ukraine, according to the head of the European Commission.

To the Spelling Dictionary of the Russian Academy of Sciences added 151 word, among them: telegram channel, shawarma, anti-vaccine, poker face, media fake.

According to the letter of the law

AT State Duma made bills to punish infringement order of activities of foreign agents.

In outskirts of Moscow detained defense plant worker suspicion of treason. According to the FSB, the man handed over to Ukraine photographs of drawings of military aviation equipment.

Moscow City Court liquidated Trade Union of Journalists and Media Workers. Among the arguments in favor of such a decision, the department mentioned the organization’s support for journalist Ivan Safronov, sentenced to 22 years in a case of treason.

AT State Duma made arrest bills for demonstrating maps without Crimea and the Kuriles as part of the Russian Federation.

Moscow City Court appointed terms from 18 to 22 years in a strict regime colony to three defendants in the case of the murder of a businessman and philanthropist Shabtai Kalmanovich in 2009.

Resignations and appointments

President Vladimir Putin freed Andrey Denisov from the post of Russian Ambassador to China, which he has held since 2013. Appointed in his place Igor Morgulov, who served as Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia.

Against the background of the termination of Russia’s membership in the Council of Europe ECtHR He has made a decision on the abolition of the post of Russian judge, which was held by Mikhail Lobov.

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, who won 20 Grand Slam tournaments, announced about the end of a career.

Deals of the week

“Yandex” closed sale deal VK Zena and “News”. As a result of the transaction, the service delivery club, previously owned by VK, became part of the Yandex business.

Horde Grain Company (associated with the CEO and co-owner of Transmashholding Kirill Lipa) became the winner bidding for the sale of the complex oil plant “Dobry Spas” in the Volgograd region.