Meanwhile in Russian Media… “An economist explained the government's modest expectations for GDP growth: "Expensive oil won't help."” www.mk.ru/economics/20...

Meanwhile in Russia… “A bridge under construction in Kamchatka collapsed” It doesn’t seem like it has been commissioned yet. www.mk.ru/incident/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “In Moscow, two men kidnapped a young man and demanded 2 million from his father.” Here come the 90s! www.mk.ru/incident/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “Shoigu: Iran's infrastructure should not be used as a tool of pressure” ಠ_ಠ Seriously? But using Ukraine’s infrastructure as a tool of pressure is fine? 🇷🇺: Yes www.mk.ru/politics/202...

‼️ Russia: “Russians abroad will be unable to apply for tax deductions or learn about their debts, according to media reports.” 🤦‍♀️ www.mk.ru/social/2026/...

Sometimes, I really think they would struggle to find their way out of a wet paper bag.

Meanwhile in Russia… State Duma Deputy Speaker Alexei Gordeyev on Russian Agriculture: “we're already reaching volumes that exceed those of the Soviet-era planned economy," he said. "But we see the other side: revenues are falling.” I call this 👉 a clue www.interfax.ru/business/107...

‼️ Russia: “Patrushev stated that the West is attempting to block all ships and cargo for Russia.” 🥳 www.interfax.ru/russia/1079987

‼️ Russia: “Rosselkhoznadzor has identified a site for illegal livestock legalization in the Urals.” 🤔 www.interfax.ru/russia/1080011

Here is where you can find Rosstat’s report on Industrial Production. But I want to warn you (again) about Russia’s history with manipulating this kind of data. rosstat.gov.ru/storage/medi...

‼️ Russia: “Rosstat noted a 31.3% decline in truck production in February” 🇷🇺: 🔥🔥 This is fine 🔥🔥 www.interfax.ru/russia/1080048

‼️ Russia: “In February, wage arrears in Russia increased by 8.3% to 2.01 billion rubles.” They don’t mention it in the article, but this data does NOT include small businesses. www.interfax.ru/business/108...

‼️ Russia: “production of broad-gauge freight cars decreased by 1.9 times year-on-year in January-February 2026, to 5,700, Rosstat reported.” 🚂 “In January-February 2026, the production of mainline electric locomotives decreased by 8.1% and amounted to 34 units.” www.interfax.ru/business/108...

Dear Russian Media… Phrasing? 😬 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8534771

‼️ Russia: “Rabies outbreaks have been identified in the villages of Zarechnoye and Davydovka in the Omsk Region, according to a decree issued by regional Governor Vitaly Khotsenko” Is it actually rabies though? www.kommersant.ru/doc/8534815

‼️ Russia: “How the Vietnamese Prime Minister and Russian President Met in Moscow” Wait for it…. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8535061

‼️ Russia: “The Prosecutor General's Office has demanded the seizure of 81 substations from Magomed Kaitov.” 🇷🇺: *yoink* www.kommersant.ru/doc/8535117

‼️ Russia: “Putin has restricted the export of cash rubles from Russia to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) from April 1.” 👀 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8535090

‼️ Russia: “Putin announced that he will take special control of the construction of the Dance Palace in St. Petersburg and expressed hope that its construction will be completed by 2027.” Let’s all agree to avoid telling Trump about this. www.interfax.ru/russia/1080082

‼️ Russia: “Railway workers in the Komi Republic went on strike due to a three-month delay in wages.” 👉 employees of SeverPutStroy “a company that maintains railway tracks for industrial enterprises such as Vorkutaugol” ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/25/z...

‼️Report from the 🇺🇸 Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service on the cattle situation in 🇷🇺 Siberia. They suggest that it may actually be Foot & Mouth Disease, not pasteurellosis and rabies. They also suggest that Russia’s vaccines are not effective apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/a...

🫤 I *think* there’s an error in the Volumes of Bonds table for PD-26230. So I might wait until the next update before I give an update on the OFZ situation.

‼️ Russia: “Cement consumption in Russia may be at its lowest since 2010.” 👉 “Demand for it this year could decline by 24.6%” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533971

Lukashenko is in North Korea www.kommersant.ru/doc/8534620

For those of us with vivid imaginations 👇 enjoy! www.reddit.com/r/Dinosaurs/...

‼️ Russia: “"To avoid falling into a black hole." KAMAZ is switching back to a four-day week due to a collapse in demand.” 👉 Starting 1 June 2026 for most divisions ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/24/c...

‼️ Russia: “Shares of the development company Samolet fell to a historic low following the arrest of Sergei Malofeykin, a former member of the Delovaya Rossiya General Council and the creator of the VIJU neural network” 👀 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8534092

‼️ Russia: “The Russian government does not plan to extend the deferral of mineral extraction tax (MET) and insurance premium payments for coal companies beyond its expiration on April 30.” 🍿 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8534111

lol, ruble strengthened again. cbr.ru/eng

I want to revisit this because I think there’s some misconceptions, especially as people try to compare the situation to Trump, and why this is actually a problem for Russia.

“State Duma deputy Shvytkin died during surgery.” 👉 "He died in Moscow during a scheduled operation" www.mk.ru/politics/202...

Some Putin history, for those unfamiliar youtu.be/4479nWxGDc4?...

‼️ Russia: “Moscow's Presnensky Court sentenced six defendants involved in a shooting outside the Wildberries office in the Romanov Dvor business center in September 2024.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533860

‼️ Russia: “The Russian Ministry of Finance is not considering changing the oil cutoff price under the budget rule for the current year, Deputy Finance Minister Vladimir Kolychev said.” But it’s still suspended? www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533883

Nobody: 🧠: What if Trump gave Rubio ANOTHER job on top of everything else 👉 Secretary Bird

‼️ Russia: “The Russian Supreme Court has allowed Russians to sue Finland in St. Petersburg.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533695

‼️ Russia: “The FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Russian National Guard have switched to a heightened security regime in Moscow.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533720

‼️ Russia: “Siluanov promised to find ways to reduce the budget's dependence on oil prices.” 🤨 I warned you about these kinds of statements www.kommersant.ru/doc/8532981

Meanwhile in Russia… “The Federal Antimonopoly Service issued a warning to the CEO of Fun & Sun.” Are either of those even allowed in Russia? www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533027

Russia, you need to stop using “special” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533071

‼️ Russia: “Putin has banned the seizure of land and cars from large families for debt.” * “An exception will be made for such property that is the subject of a mortgage.” * “The family's only car is also exempt from seizure.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533073

‼️ Russia: “Putin has authorized private security companies to use small arms to protect their facilities.” 🇷🇺: What could possibly go wrong? www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533129

‼️ Russia: “Rosaviatsiya has limited the validity of the Granat helicopter airline's certificate.” 🚨 DO NOT FLY ON A RUSSIAN AIRLINE *INCLUDING HELICOPTERS www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533231

Meanwhile in Russia… “Kursk will not hold a Victory Day parade in 2026.” www.mk.ru/politics/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “Peskov: Russia is always happy to see Kim Jong-un” Day 1,489 of Russia’s 3 Day War www.mk.ru/politics/202...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “The reasons why banks approve less than 20% of loan applications have been revealed: "This is not a surge, but a new norm."” www.mk.ru/economics/20...

‼️ Russia: “Decathlon's successor in Russia may be declared bankrupt.” 👉 “Oktoblu JSC, the operator of the Desport sporting goods store chain” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533151

‼️ Russia: “Putin has authorized the Federal Penitentiary Service to use property to generate income.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533204

‼️ Russia: “Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee Yuri Shvytkin has died.” At the age of 60. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8533245

The electronic budget system shows a 6.03 trillion ruble deficit as of 20 March 2026