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The average total cost of credit for credit cards intended for individuals in Russia reached 50.38% in January 2026, reports Reuters, citing data from the Unified Credit Bureau (OKB). The level of over 50% is maintained for the second consecutive month and represents a record since at least 2021, the period for which statistical data is available. Compared to January 2025, the average total cost of credit increased by almost 8 percentage points, even though the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation decreased in the same interval from 21% to 15.5%. In the first half of…
Imports of Russian oil into China could increase for the third consecutive month in February, potentially exceeding the threshold of 2 million barrels per day. However, even the more active purchases by independent Chinese refineries, which are taking advantage of record discounts offered by Russia, fail to compensate for the decline in India’s imports. As a result, oil continues to accumulate at sea and in Russian warehouses, and production is gradually beginning to decrease. Data from maritime transport monitoring companies Vortexa Analytics and Kpler show that, by the end of the current month, China could import between 2.07 and 2.08…
The Russian Government is introducing an unplanned increase in railway tariffs to support the Russian Railways (RZD), which since the beginning of the war has lost 14% of its freight volume, accumulated debts of 4 trillion rubles (approximately 44 billion euros), and last year recorded its first net loss since the pandemic. Starting March 1, 2026, freight transport services on the RZD network will become 1% more expensive, according to a government provision signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The “increase coefficient”, applied to all freight shippers, is justified by the need to “finance measures to compensate for expenses related…
Second-hand electronic devices infected with malicious software, which turn the gadgets into nodes of botnet networks used for DDoS attacks, have been discovered on the Russian market. The information was reported by the publication Izvestia, citing cybersecurity companies. According to specialists, it’s not just about laptops and smartphones, but any device connected to the internet – including “smart” TVs, consoles, vacuum cleaners or intelligent coffee makers. Daniil Glushakov, an analyst at the cyber threat monitoring center of the company “Spikatel”, stated that the number of complaints from buyers of second-hand equipment has significantly increased. According to him, the malicious software…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland has advised its citizens to leave Russia, citing Moscow’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine and Russia’s designation of Poland as an “unfriendly state”. The announcement was published on the official website of the ministry. Polish authorities have recommended citizens residing in Russia to leave the country using available commercial or private means, except in cases where personal, family, or professional reasons require staying on Russian territory. Furthermore, the Polish Foreign Ministry advises citizens to avoid any travel to Russia, except in situations of strict necessity. “In the event of a sudden deterioration in the…
The Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, Patriarch Kirill, has asked believers to stop praying for wage increases or significant purchases, stating that such prayers are not heard. “You should not pray for things that simply are not right to be fulfilled: increase my salary, help me become a boss, help me buy a house, a car, go on vacation — it will not happen, heaven does not respond to such requests,” declared the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church during a sermon delivered at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, on the occasion of the Feast of…
President Vladimir Putin will receive the exclusive right to determine the cases in which the Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) can ask operators to block any type of communication on Russian territory. This is evident from the amendments prepared for the second reading of the bill “On Communications”. In the initial version, it was provided that the grounds for such disconnections were to be established not only by the president, but also by the government, and the measures had to be related to “protecting citizens and the state against security threats”. The amendments to the second reading give the…
Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated on Saturday that the European Union (EU) represents a greater threat to Hungary than Russia, accusing Brussels of trying to undermine his government by supporting the opposition, according to dw.com. Orban, who has been Prime Minister since 2010, is facing his biggest internal challenge in recent years, as his nationalist Fidesz party has been trailing the conservative Tisza party in most pre-election polls for the April elections. Orban, who has long criticized European military aid to Ukraine in the context of Russia’s invasion, attacked the EU in a speech addressed to his supporters. “We must…
The Anti-Corruption Agency of Ukraine (NABU) arrested former Energy Minister Gherman Galuschenko on Sunday as he tried to leave the country. Galuschenko resigned last year following a vast corruption scandal, reports AFP, according to Agerpres. “Today, while crossing the border, NABU investigators detained the former energy minister in connection with the Midas case,” the agency said in a statement, referring to the corruption scandal that rocked Ukraine’s energy sector last year. Galuschenko’s name was not mentioned in the statement, but he held the position of energy minister in 2025 and resigned in November last year. “Initial investigations are underway, conducted…
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, has dismissed allegations that the former leader of the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny, was poisoned in prison with a toxin extracted from frogs in Ecuador, reports the Russian state news agency TASS. “When the test results are available and the formulas of the substances are made public, we will comment accordingly,” Zakharova stated.”Until then, all these claims are just propaganda meant to divert attention from the pressing problems of the West,” she added. Zakharova criticized the timing of these allegations. “Just when the investigation into the Nord Stream explosions was about…