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Russia’s leading movie studio, Mosfilm, is one of several cultural institutions buying drones and military-capable electronic equipment for use in Moscow’s war against Ukraine, RFE/RL’s Russian Service has found.
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Founded in 1995 by British sociologist Theodore Shanin, Shaninka is considered one of Russia’s leading humanities institutions. Source link
US President Donald Trump is boycotting the summit but South African leaders say the meeting will go ahead. Source link
Lukoil’s difficulty in disposing of its foreign assets has captured global headlines, but it is far from the only sign that sanctions are causing more and more problems in the Russian economy. The issues are evident in several other places as well. Lukoil asked the US Treasury Department to defer the ban on transactions with it, due to come into force on Nov. 21. The Treasury responded on Friday evening by extending the authorization for transactions with Lukoil’s foreign assets until December 13. The Russian company needs time to try to find new buyers for its overseas assets following the collapse of its…