Disruption of consultations with the United States, Kudrin’s resignation and the sentence of the Magomedov brothers

Weekly Initiatives

Russia refused from participating in consultations with the United States under the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms (START).

Ministry of Justice presented unified register of information about foreign agents.

In Russia approved the first package of amendments to humanization of criminal legislation in relation to entrepreneurs.

Government contributed to the State Duma a bill on reorganization of migration registration.

Gazprom intends to mothball the gas pumping equipment at the Portovaya and Slavyanskaya compressor stations, supplying gas to the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.

Russian lawyers made to the list citizens in the reserve and subject to booking.

Anti-coronavirus restrictions led to mass protests in China. Also quarantine measures complicated Russian trade with China.

Airlines offer raise rates by 30% and remove SSJ operator privileges when receiving subsidies for regional transportation within the Russian Federation.

Judges prescribed behave equally in real and virtual space.

Government develops requirements for age marking of game content.

Quotes of the Week

“The OSCE was created in order for everyone to be heard and for no country to feel excluded from the overall process. But now it’s all turned upside down, the West is doing exactly what the OSCE was created against: it is digging dividing lines. Well, where they dig, you can bury someone there” (Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov on the security system of Europe).

“We will offer the Americans new dates, but this will not happen immediately. Apparently, some kind of pause after what happened will follow. (Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov on the failure of consultations between Russia and the United States on the START treaty).

“How is Fedorova, who lives in the Luhansk Republic, different from the Fedorovs, who live somewhere in Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg or Moscow? Nothing. Nothing! These are our people!” (President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the meeting with young scientists).

“My first foreign visit after this event takes place here, to the Russian Federation, which in itself has a deep meaning, political significance, and, of course, there is certainly a certain symbolism in this visit” (President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev about the visit to Moscow immediately after the inauguration).

“Russian culture in its various manifestations is part of world culture, no matter how much someone wants to cancel it“(Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov on execution “Katyusha” and “Kalinka” at the 2022 World Cup).

According to the letter of the law

Court acknowledged illegal mobilization of the believer.

Meshchansky Court of Moscow appointed 19 and 18 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony co-owners of the Summa group, the brothers Ziyavudin and Magomed Magomedov.

Council of the Federation approved laws on the prohibition of LGBT propaganda, gender reassignment and pedophilia in advertising, books, film and the media.

European Commission approved EU Council decision on inclusion of circumvention of sanctions in the list of criminal offences.

KS banned courts punish motorists for drugs, not related to psychotropic and narcotic.

Moscow City Court canceled verdict to one of the leaders of the PMC Raccoon Andrey Molokoedov.

Resignations and appointments

Alexey Kudrin released from the position of head of the Accounts Chamber.

Mayor of Makhachkala Salman Dadaev passes to work in one of the prefectures of Moscow.

Post of the head of Russian Post will take Mikhail Volkov.

Ferrari Formula 1 team leader Mattia Binotto announced about his resignation.

Italian FC Juventus lost the entire board of directors, including the president of the club Andrea Agnelli.

Week numbers

Reduction of Russia’s GDP may amount to this year 3%in the next 2%.

UN requested international donors have record $51.5 billion to help those in need 2023 year.

Nine Ukrainian diplomatic institutions in Europe got parcels with animal eyes.

Court confiscated the convicted co-owner of the FESCO transport group Ziyavudin Magomedov owns 32.5% shares.

According to Kommersant’s calculations, the rule prohibiting governors from holding office “for more than two consecutive terms” excluded from constitutions and statutes already 62 subjects of the Russian Federation.

Number of job seekers in catering has grown on the 47% year by year.

Ministry of Defense will increase state defense order in 1.5 times in 2023 year.

For bookings in Asia account for 7.7% of the total volume of orders for winter holidays, although a year ago this figure did not exceed 0.1%.

Deals of the week

AvtoVAZ will be able to buy 100% shares RN-bank.

Company F+ tech (structure of Marvel Distribution) acquired 49% in storage software developer OOO SK-SHD.

USA concluded contract with the company Raytheon for $1.2 billion for the supply of NASAMS air defense systems to Ukraine.