Author: disinfo1

In 2025, Russia imported 493,800 second-hand cars, announced the general director of the analytical agency “Avtostat”, Sergey Tselikov. This is the largest volume recorded since the late ’90s and 25% more than in 2024. If we also add the 8,500 second-hand light commercial vehicles, the total exceeds half a million units, he specified. Tselikov mentioned that such a volume of used cars was only recorded in the 1990s, when, “on the wave of the first massive motorization and in the absence of customs barriers, half a million cars were imported in just a few years”. In the current context, he…

The owner of the “Mașenka” bakery in the Moscow region, Denis Maksimov, who received an icon and wine from Vladimir Putin in response to his complaint about the increasing tax burden during the “Direct Line” in December, announced that he will close his business in April-May. In an interview with “Gazeta.Ru”, the entrepreneur said that Putin’s attention, generated by the televised appeal, temporarily led to an increase in the number of customers in January, but did not solve the fundamental problem. “Periodically, officials of different levels, including ministers of the Russian Federation, get in touch with me, but no concrete…

The volume of cash money supply in Russia increased in December 2025 by 836.3 billion rubles (approximately 8.36 billion euros), which represents a record for the last 11 years, reports RBC, citing statistics from the Central Bank. Throughout the entire year, the volume of “cash” in circulation increased by 1 trillion rubles (approximately 10 billion euros) — five times more than in 2024. Over 80% of this amount was withdrawn in cash towards the end of the year. Usually, in December there is a seasonal increase in cash circulation, driven by additional wages (the 13th salary), bonuses, and expenses related…

Several government officials, parliamentarians, and directors of state-owned companies hold bank deposits in Russian banks totaling over 82.5 billion rubles (approx. 825 million euros), according to an investigation published by “Vajnîe istorii”. Many of these individuals are part of President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle. For example, the CEO of “Rosneft”, Igor Sechin, has a deposit of 10.9 billion rubles (approx. 109 million euros) in the “Russian Bank for Regional Development” (VBRR), which is under the company’s control. Between 2021 and 2024, he earned nearly 5 billion rubles (approx. 50 million euros) in interest alone. Sechin has been working for Putin…

Two of the sons of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov have become, since childhood, the owners of luxury properties in the center of the capital Grozny, with a total estimated value of about 1.3 billion rubles (almost 17 million dollars), according to a report by the investigative project Можем объяснить (We Can Explain). The eldest of them, Ali Kadyrov, aged 19, is listed as the owner of a plot of about 4,500 square meters and a villa of over 1,300 square meters, located just a few hundred meters from his father’s residence. The investigation estimates the value of the property at…

The population should not fear a sudden increase in prices, as the authorities “are controlling the situation”, claims the spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitri Peskov. Asked whether the Kremlin is concerned about a possible increase in predicted inflation, Peskov responded that “there are no such fears for now”. “The Central Bank is monitoring the situation and taking the measures it deems necessary to maintain macroeconomic stability. So far, this has been possible. As for the increase in prices, the government is primarily the one monitoring these processes. They are being analyzed,” he emphasized. At the beginning of 2026, Rosstat…

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski stated on Tuesday that he cannot imagine participating in the “Peace Council” proposed by Donald Trump, if Russia were to be part of it. At the same time, he announced that he will attend the World Economic Forum in Davos only to sign an agreement with the United States regarding security guarantees and the economic development of Ukraine. Ukraine was invited to participate in Trump’s initiative, but Zelenski emphasized: “It is very difficult to imagine how we can be together with Russia in any kind of council.” The statement was made to the press via WhatsApp,…

The story of an American who claims to have trained crows to snatch the famous red “Make America Great Again” caps worn by Trump’s supporters has ignited social media and sparked an intense debate about the intelligence of birds/animals and the limits of ethics. Known online as @biz_dave, the man posted a detailed journal of the process on Threads, describing step by step how he managed to turn wild birds into small “retrievers” of objects, according to IBTimes UK. His strategy would have started with simple aspects: constant food, in the same place, to gain the trust of the local…

NATO is going through its most severe crisis in history, after US President Donald Trump made threats regarding Greenland. The former Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, urges that Trump should no longer be “flattered” and warns that firmness is the only language the American leader respects. “It’s not just a crisis for NATO, it’s a crisis for the entire transatlantic community and a challenge to the world, to the international order we know since World War II”, Rasmussen stated in a telephone interview for AFP, from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The former…

A new restrictive mechanism has been proposed in Russia — this time, on payments within computer and mobile games. It is about a voluntary limitation of expenses, including for the purchase of virtual currency, items, and other digital options. The initiative belongs to the Vice President of the State Duma, Vladislav Davankov, and deputies Sardana Avksentieva and Yaroslav Samylin. The three have sent an official request to the Minister for Digital Transformation, Maksut Shadaev, reports RIA Novosti. The authors of the proposal emphasize that these transactions represent the main source of income for most modern games. Producers encourage impulsive spending…