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☆ Russian man who was prosecuted after 13-year-old daughter's anti-war drawing now appears to be on the run
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alexei Moskalev was sentenced Tuesday to two years behind bars for alleged antiwar social media posts. Moskalev was prosecuted after school authorities found antiwar drawings by his 13-year-old daughter. Alexei Moskalev was sentenced Tuesday to two years in a penal colony for the alleged posts, which he has denied penning. In the drawing, a mother and child can be seen holding hands and standing next to the Ukrainian flag as missiles approach them from the Russian side. According to Human Rights Watch, people have since been prosecuted for merely displaying the colors of the Ukrainian flag, blue and yellow.

SOTA/Handout via REUTERSMarch 28 (Reuters) - A Russian who was investigated by police after his daughter drew an anti-war picture at school was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in a penal colony on charges of discrediting the armed forces. The case has provoked an outcry among Russian human rights activists and sparked an online campaign to reunite father and daughter. The drawing featured a Ukrainian flag with the words "Glory to Ukraine" and a Russian tricolour with the slogan "No to war". In December, investigators opened another case against him on suspicion of discrediting the armed forces, this time based on a social media post in June. Shortly after invading Ukraine last year, Russia outlawed the act of discrediting the armed forces and provided for jail sentences of several years.

☆ Putin tells Russia's billionaires to put patriotism before profit
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a forum of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) in Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2023. MOSCOW, March 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin urged Russia's billionaires on Thursday to put patriotism before profit, telling them to invest at home to shore up the economy in the face of Western sanctions. Addressing Russia's business elite in person for the first time since the day he sent his troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year, Putin told them their role was not just to make money but to support society. Last month he told business leaders that ordinary Russians had no sympathy for the confiscation of their yachts and palaces. ECONOMY RESISTS SANCTIONSThe president said on Thursday that what he called an attempt to destroy Russia's economy with sanctions had failed.

☆ Gazprom says Burmistrova steps down as Gazprom Export chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MOSCOW, March 10 (Reuters) - Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said on Friday that Elena Burmistrova was stepping down as the head of Gazprom Export and was moving to Gazprombank as its first vice-president. It also said that Dmitry Khandoga, in charge of Gazprom's international business, would be acting director general of Gazprom Export. Gazprom's natural gas exports outside the former Soviet Union almost halved last year to around 101 billion cubic metres (bcm). Burmistrova had worked as Gazprom Export's director general since 2014. Gazprom also said on Friday that Vitaly Markelov, Gazprom's Deputy CEO, will take charge of the company's operations on the natural gas market.

☆ HSBC takes $300 mln hit on Russia business sale, says deal on track for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Lawrence White | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Europe's biggest bank has taken a $300 million loss on the expected sale of the business, HSBC said as it reported its annual results for 2022. HSBC said in July last year the deal was pending approval from Russia's government and regulators, shortly before Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said Russia would block the sale of foreign banks' Russian businesses. Credit Suisse last July was banned from disposing of shares in its Russian unit by a Moscow court which also ordered the seizure of 10 million euros ($10.7 million) from the Swiss bank. HSBC's operations in Russia consisted of a corporate banking business which offered a range of lending and investment banking services to domestic and multinational customers. It employed around 200 people on the eve of Russia's invasion, HSBC Chief Financial Officer Ewen Stevenson said at the time.

☆ The chief executive of an AI-driven markets analytics company breaks down how to invest in the craze sparked by ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Today, I'm eager to share my conversation with the CEO of a markets analytics platform that leverages the power of artificial intelligence. Jan Szilagyi is the chief executive officer and cofounder of Toggle AI. Toggle AIJan Szilagyi is the chief executive officer and cofounder of Toggle AI. Jan Szilagyi: We've seen a big increase in business and a huge spike in inquiries to Toggle AI. Ultimately, I don't think AI is going to be a fad though.

☆ Analysis: Gazprom's export revenue may fall by 50% in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Oksana Kobzeva | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

If the trend continues, Gazprom's export revenues for the whole year could be halved compared to 2022 when its export volumes also declined by nearly half. LOWER REVENUESIn 2022, Gazprom's export volumes fell by 46%, according to the company. Gazprom has not provided forecasts for gas exports for this year. Gazprom's exports outside ex-Soviet Union fell by more than 45% to 100.9 bcm in 2022 from 185.1 bcm in 2021. The Economy Ministry forecasts Gazprom's export price for 2023 at $700 per 1,000 cubic metres.

☆ Russian state energy giant Gazprom is starting its own private security force, a move Ukraine fears will lead to a new Wagner-like mercenary army
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia's government is allowing energy giant Gazprom to start a private security outfit. Ukraine's Ministry of Defence drew comparisons with the notorious private army the Wagner Group. Experts said it's plausible that another Russian mercenary army is in the works. Russia's government gave its go-ahead for the energy giant to create a private security organization on February 4, under the pretext of securing the country's energy sector. "Ukrainians are handling Wagner, they are handling the Russian army."

☆ Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe collapse to a post-Soviet low
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Vladimir Soldatkin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Russian direct gas exports to Germany, Europe's largest economy, were halted in September following blasts at the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Sweden and Denmark have both concluded that four leaks on Nord Stream 1 and 2 were caused by explosions, but have not said who might be responsible. Russian gas exports via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline totalled record-high 59.2 bcm last year. The 100.9 bcm of Russian gas pipeline supplies, which Gazprom defines as exports to "far abroad", or outside the former-Soviet Union, is one of the lowest since the collapse of the Soviet state in 1991. One of Gazprom's previous post-Soviet lows of gas sales to "far abroad" was at 117.4 bcm in 1995, according to Gazprom Export.

☆ Putin oversees launch of Siberian gas field feeding pipeline to China
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony launching production at the Kovykta gas field, which will feed into the Power of Siberia pipeline carrying Russian gas to China, via a video link with head of Gazprom Alexei Miller in Moscow, Russia, December 21, 2022. Dec 21 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a major new Siberian gas field on Wednesday to help drive a planned surge in supply to China. The Kovykta gas field will feed into the Power of Siberia pipeline carrying Russian gas to China. In February, Putin reached an agreement to sell an additional 10 bcm of gas to China from Russia's Far East through a new, smaller pipeline to China's northeast. Putin said last week the projects would allow Russia to boost its gas sales to China to 48 bcm annually by 2025 and to 88 bcm by 2030.

☆ Erdogan, Putin discuss grain corridor, gas hub in phone call
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

ISTANBUL, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Presidents Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia discussed grain supplies and a potential regional gas hub in Turkey on Sunday, both countries said. "President Erdogan expressed his sincere wish for the termination of the Russia-Ukraine war as soon as possible," the Turkish presidency said on Sunday. In the call, Erdogan said Ankara and Moscow could start work on exporting other food products and commodities through the Black Sea grain corridor, Erdogan's office said. The Kremlin said the two also discussed an initiative to create a base in Turkey for exports of Russian natural gas. Gazprom (GAZP.MM) chief Alexei Miller held talks with Erdogan in Istanbul in the past week.

After explosions - whose cause is under investigation - damaged the Nord Stream Russian gas pipeline system to Europe under the Baltic Sea, Putin in October proposed setting up a gas hub in Turkey, building on a southern route for exports. "Does Europe need the project, given the determination of the EU countries to forego Russian gas in the nearest future?" A source in Russia's pipeline gas exporting monopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM) said be believed the hub would facilitate sales. "That will not be Russian gas, but gas from the hub," said the source, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the matter. Neither Gazprom, nor the Kremlin provided a cost estimate for the Turkish hub idea.

☆ South Africa will allow a Russian oligarch to moor his superyacht in Cape Town as it continues on epic global cruise avoiding Western sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The yacht, owned by sanctioned billionaire Alexei Mordashov, is now headed to Cape Town, South Africa. Nord has now left the city state, and is sailing towards South Africa where it is expected to moor on November 9, Marine Traffic data shows. When it arrives in South Africa, it will be allowed to dock, despite outcry from some in the country. "South Africa has no legal obligation to abide by sanctions imposed by the US and EU," Vincent Magwenya, a spokesman for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said, per the BBC. South Africa was among the 35 countries which abstained from a UN resolution in March which demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.

☆ Russia's Gazprom threatens to cut off natural-gas supplies to Europe if price caps are imposed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The G7 and the EU are in discussions to impose price caps on Russian oil and natural gas. Russia's Gazprom threatened to stop gas supplies to Europe if the price caps are imposed, per Reuters. President Putin last month also threatened to cut off energy supplies if these price caps were imposed. He also threatened to cut off all energy supplies if price caps were imposed. Russian gas deliveries to Europe have fallen by about half this year so far, Gazprom said on September 8.

☆ Gazprom CEO says gas price cap would lead to supply halt
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 12, 2019. The conflict in Ukraine has prompted European Union customers to reduce their purchases of Russian energy while the G7 and the EU are trying to impose a price cap on Russian oil and gas. "Such a one-sided decision is of course a violation of existing contracts, which would lead to a termination of supplies," Miller said in comments broadcast on state television. President Vladimir Putin last month threatened to cut off energy supplies if price caps were imposed, warning the West it would be "frozen" like a wolf's tail in a famous Russian fairy tale. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey backs Putin gas plan as Nord Stream faces long outage
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8, 2022. Russian President Vladimir Putin this week proposed Turkey as a base for gas supplies after the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea were damaged last month by blasts. Both Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, connecting Russia and Germany, were damaged last month, spewing out a large amount of gas. With Nord Stream out of service, Miller said that Russia will start "concrete" talks with Turkey next week on proposals to route more gas their way. SECURITY FEARSThe Nord Stream blasts have heightened concerns over energy security in Europe as the conflict rages in Ukraine.

☆ Putin offered to redirect natural-gas supplies to Europe via Turkey and make the country a gas hub. Turkey said this is the first time it's heard of the plan.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Putin said Russia could send natural gas to Europe via Turkey, making it a "gas hub," per Reuters. That's because the key Nord Stream natural-gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe are damaged. Putin's statement comes two weeks after leaks were first reported on the key Nord Stream pipelines that transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. The German government flat out rejected the proposal to use Nord Stream 2 on Wednesday. Last month, he said the EU can simply turn on the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline if it wants more natural gas from Russia.

☆ Europe has enough energy to survive the winter. Next year might be different
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Cornelius Poppe/NTB/AFP/Getty ImagesBut success has come at a heavy cost to the economy: the scramble for alternative sources has sent energy prices soaring. Alexei Miller, CEO of Russian state energy giant Gazprom, said on Wednesday that there was “no guarantee” that Europe would survive the winter with its current reserves. “Adopting policies that prevent the pass-through of high energy prices to consumers is an expensive gamble that is doomed to fail if wholesale energy prices will stay high in the future,” he added. Carlos Torres Diaz, head of power analysis at Rystad Energy, told CNN business that Europe’s energy transition “has been put on hold” as it prioritizes energy security. “These sources of energy also help reduce the dependency on energy imports,” Torres Diaz added.

☆ Gazprom CEO says big part of Nord Stream may need to be replaced
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a pipe at the Chelyabinsk pipe rolling plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File PhotoMOSCOW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Gazprom CEO (GAZP.MM) Alexei Miller told Russia's State TV Channel One late on Thursday that a big section of the damaged Nord Stream pipelines might need to be replaced, while Russia plans boosting gas exports via the Black Sea and Turkey. Both Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which were built to transport gas from Russia to Germany via the bed of the Baltic Sea, were damaged last month, spewing out a large amount of gas. On Wednesday, Miller, head of the Russian state-controlled natural gas monopoly, said repairs to the damaged Nord Stream pipelines would take more than one year. TURKEY HUBRussian President Vladimir Putin touted Turkey earlier this week as the best route for redirecting gas supplies to the European Union after Nord Stream pipeline leaks.

☆ Turkish energy minister: Putin proposal for gas hub in Turkey should be discussed
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Speaking at the Russia Energy Week conference in Moscow, both Putin and Gazprom (GAZP.MM) head Alexei Miller suggested creating a gas hub in Turkey. "It is the first time we heard of the issue of supplying Europe through alternate routes, mentioned by President Putin in his speech. "These kinds of international projects need feasibility assessments... commercial aspects need to be discussed. Ankara's relations with Russia are complex, with the two countries cooperating closely on energy supplies while being at odds over Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge and Emelia Sithole-MatariseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Hong Kong says it won't seize the $500 million Russian oligarch yacht docked in its waters, as there is 'no legal basis' for the move
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A $500 million superyacht believed to be owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch is in Hong Kong. Hong Kong leader John Lee said there's "no legal basis" to seize the vessel. The US has warned Hong Kong against being a "safe haven" for sanctioned oligarchs. But Hong Kong has not taken any action against the yacht. "I'm not going to comment on the effects of such barbaric act because officials in Hong Kong do what is right to protect the interests of the country and the interests of Hong Kong.

☆ Everything you need to know about silovarchs — Russia's security elites — and the power they wield
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-10 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's security elites are silovarchs, a term combining "oligarch" and "siloviki" ("people of force.") Analyst Hugo Crosthwaite said silovarchs are closer to President Vladimir Putin than oligarchs. According to Treisman, oligarchs do not hold a great deal of political influence, while silovarchs are more powerful. Table of Silovarchs Viktor Ivanov – former chair of the board for Almaz-Antei and Aeroflot – had a career in Soviet KGB and Russian FSB. Rashid Nurgaliev– former interior minister and deputy secretary of the Security Council – is Army General and worked for the FSB.

☆ Câte locuri bugetare oferă Ministerul Educației în acest an pentru absolvenții din regiunea transnistreană
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Câte locuri bugetare oferă Ministerul Educației în acest an pentru absolvenții din regiunea transnistreanăPentru anul de studii 2021/2022, Ministerul Educației anunță concurs pentru 262 de locuri cu finanțare bugetară pentru absolvenții care vin din regiunea transnistreană. Absolvenții care au studiat conform programelor de învățământ aprobate de Ministerul Educației:# Liceul Teoretic „Lucian Blaga”, orașul Tiraspol;# Liceul Teoretic „Alexandru cel Bun”, orașul Bender;# Liceul Teoretic „Mihai Eminescu”, orașul Dubăsari;# Liceul Teoretic „Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt”, orașul Grigoriopol;# Liceul Teoretic „Evrika”, orașul Râbnița;# Liceul Teoretic „Alexei Mateevici”, satul Sănătăuca. Absolvenții originari din unitățile administrativ-teritoriale din stânga Nistrului și municipiul Bender, care au urmat studiile în liceele situare în această zonă:# Liceul Teoretic „Vlad Ioviță”, satul Cocieri;# Liceul Teoretic „Ion Creangă”, satul Coșnița;# Liceul Teoretic „Doroțcaia”, satul Doroțcaia. Absolvenții instituțiilor de învățământ general din unitățile administrativ-teritoriale din stânga Nistrului și municipiul Bender, care au studiat după programa școlii de 11 clase. La fiecare cotă de admitere planificata se va organiza un concurs separat.

Persons: Lucian Blaga, Alexandru cel Bun, Mihai Eminescu, Ștefan cel Mare, Alexei Mateevici, Vlad Ioviță, Ion Creangă Organizations: Educației, Ministerul Educației Locations: transnistreană, Tiraspol, Bender, Dubăsari, Grigoriopol, Râbnița, Nistrului, Cocieri, Coșnița, Republicii Moldova

☆ FOTO // Comemorarea prozatorului care a scris Povestea cu cocoșul roșu: Vernisarea expoziției de (c)arte Vasile Vasilache
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-07 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: facebookFOTO // Comemorarea prozatorului care a scris Povestea cu cocoșul roșu: Vernisarea expoziției de (c)arte Vasile VasilacheMuzeul Național de Literatură „Mihail Kogălniceanu”, în parteneriat cu Uniunea Scriitorilor din Moldova, Institutul pentru Inițiative Culturale și Educaționale, Editura Arc și Editura Prut Internațional, organizează, astăzi, la ora 18.00, o nouă ediție a Miercurilor literare, cu genericul Vasile Vasilache, 95 de ani de la naștere. Potrivit organizatorilor, comemorarea prozatorului care a scris Povestea cu cocoșul roșu va include vernisarea expoziției de (c)arte Vasile Vasilache, continuitate și lansarea cărților: Vasile Vasilache, Caiete (ediție îngrijită de Victor Vasilache, Editura Arc, 2020) și Vasile Vasilache, Viața este o îndeletnicire de gândire (coordonator: Vasile Malanețchi, Editura Prut Internațional, 2020). Evenimentul va avea loc în noul sediul Muzeului Național de Literatură „Mihail Kogălniceanu”: strada Alexei Mateevici, nr. Vasile Vasilache (n. 4 iulie 1926, Unțești, județul Iași, România, astăzi în raionul Ungheni, Republica Moldova – d. 8 iulie 2008, Chișinău, Republica Moldova) a fost un eseist, jurnalist, nuvelist, pedagog, romancier, scenarist de film și scriitor român basarabean, cavaler al Ordinului Republicii (1996). Este autor al unor nuvele și romane (Priveghiul mărgineanului, Povestea cu cucoșul roșu, Elegie pentru Ana-Maria, Surâsul lui Vishnu), al unor cărți pentru copii (Mama mare, profesoară de istorie), precum și al unor eseuri.

Persons: Vasile, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Vasile Vasilache, Victor Vasilache, Vladimir Beșleagă, Alexandru Burlacu, Leo Butnaru, Mihai Cimpoi, Emilian, Păun, Ion Hadârcă, Eugen Lungu, Igor Nagacevschi, Arcadie Suceveanu ., Maria, Alexei Mateevici, Ana - Maria, Vishnu Organizations: Uniunea Scriitorilor din, Arcadie Suceveanu . Evenimentul, Muzeului, Fundației Regale Locations: Uniunea Scriitorilor din Moldova, Prut, Unțești, România, Ungheni, Republica Moldova, Chișinău, basarabean

☆ (video) Centrul Național de Tehnologii Spațiale, UTM, a efectut testarea finală a TUMnanoSAT pentru lansarea în spațiu
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Echipa Centrului Național de Tehnologii Spațiale, UTM, constituită din Valentin ILCO, Vladimir MELNIC și Alexei MARTINIUC, au efectuat testările finale ale nanosatelitului TUMnanoSAT, în conformitate cu activitățile preconizate pentru etapa a 3-a a programului de acțiune KiboCube, runda a 4-a. de pauză fără emisie radio, apoi deschiderea automată a antenelor și pornirea emisiilor de comunicare radio, începând cu transmisia balizei telemetrice a nanosatelitului. După care a urmat cel mai dur test: simularea fizică a lansării cu racheta, care constă în vibrarea satelitului pe un stand special pe durate de 15 min. Echipa Centrului Național de Tehnologii Spațiale, UTM a realizat cu succes toate testele enumerate, fiind asistată de către partenerii de la Institutul de Științe Spațiale. Toate rezultatele testărilor se documentează în rapoartele pentru etapa a 3-a a programului KiboCube, care, după aprobarea de către JAXA, sunt urmate de etapa de transmitere a satelitului către JAXA.

Persons: Valentin, Vladimir MELNIC, Alexei MARTINIUC, KiboCUBE Organizations: UTM, Stația Spațială Internațională, SSI, Organizației Națiunilor Unite, Științe Locations: KiboCUBE, Măgurele, București

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