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Russia in the 21st Century [Superthread]

In Crimea if you can actually get gas it is running as high as ₽260/L or C$4.78/L, with limits as low as 10L/person.

Also the people of the internet have discovered that you can use Russian VPN's to mess with Russian apps that rely on user reports showing stations that have gas or not, which is contributing to the massive lines and goose chases.
 
On the periphery of USSR 2.0: erasing history, or "hey, you had it your way when you were in charge, now we're in charge"?
news.err.ee

Estonia gives Orthodox church 6 months to choose between God and the Kremlin

The Ministry of the Interior has given the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church, which is affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate, six months to appoint a new metropolitan and sever its ties with Patriarch Kirill.
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orthodoxtimes.com

Estonia gives Moscow-linked Church six months to sever ties | Orthodox Times (en)

Estonia’s Ministry of the Interior has given the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church, which is affiliated with the Moscow Patriarchate, six months to comply with new legislation prohibiting religious organizations from maintaining ties with foreign religious leaders or bodies deemed a threat to...
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This, following a recent EST high court decision:
... The court’s key move was interpretive. It said a prohibited link arises only where there is an actual, not abstract, threat to Estonia’s security, constitutional order or public order, and that the threat must be grounded in the conduct of the foreign religious organization or leader. Administrative subordination, such as foreign control over clerical appointments or other governance matters, and economic dependence may be restricted. But confessional or doctrinal affinity, the court emphasized, is not itself banned ...
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HavokFour said:
Not quite a bank run yet.

tvpworld.com

Russians pull billions from banks as economic fears deepen

Cash in circulation rose by €5.75 billion in the first half of July, official data shows.
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www.themoscowtimes.com

Russia Halts Bond Auctions as Government Debt Selloff Complicates Budget Financing - The Moscow Times

Russia's Finance Ministry has suspended federal government bond auctions indefinitely as borrowing costs climb and investor demand weakens, complicating efforts to finance a widening wartime budget deficit.
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Russia's Finance Ministry has suspended federal government bond auctions indefinitely as borrowing costs climb and investor demand weakens, complicating efforts to finance a widening wartime budget deficit.

The ministry said on Monday it was halting its regular weekly auctions of government bonds, known as OFZs, "to facilitate the stabilization of market conditions." It did not say when sales would resume, saying only that it would announce their restart at a later date.

OFZs are ruble-denominated government bonds that underpin Russia's financial system. They are the government's primary source of domestic borrowing to cover budget deficits, while banks hold them to manage daily cash needs and foreign investors buy them for returns.
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Those sanctions finally beginning to bite.
 
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