Meanwhile in Russia… “Farmers in the Kaliningrad region are forced to sell meat products below cost.” www.mk.ru/economics/20...

Meanwhile in Russian media… “Russians were told that on February 7, St. Gregory's Day, they are not allowed to get haircuts or do home repairs.” And… www.mk.ru/social/2026/...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “What are we waiting for? A gynecologist explained why it's dangerous to give birth after 25.” 🤦‍♀️ www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

Can we revisit my idea to purchase critical and difficult to obtain locomotive parts from disgruntled and underpaid Russian Railways employees? 👉👈

‼️ Russia: “In St. Petersburg, FSB officers detained a dealer in fighter jet engine parts.” www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

‼️ Russia: “The Leningrad Region will spend 200 million rubles to convert the basements of government institutions into shelters.” www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

Meanwhile in Russia… “"I'll take the first two heads." Video of searches in connection with the illegal body trafficking case in St. Petersburg.” Classic St. Petersburg www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

In case anyone wants to check out the Fontanka comment section on the January 2026 Federal Deficit: www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

‼️ Russia: “Apartment owners will be able to absolve themselves of the risks of elevator accidents.” www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

‼️ Russia: “The Prosecutor General's Office is demanding the transfer of Sirena-Travel, the developer of the Leonardo booking system, to the state.” The Nationalizations continue! Coming soon… 🇷🇺: *yoink* www.fontanka.ru/2026/02/06/7...

‼️ Russia: “Former Deputy Justice Minister Tropin was found dead in Moscow.” 👉 “Sergei Tropin served as Deputy Minister of Justice from February 1996 to March 1997.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418375

My social media account must cause some people confusion. Yes, believe it or not, this may be one of the very best sources of data on the Russian Economy in the English language. But there’s also bonus material 🤗

‼️ Russia: “The net loss of coal companies in January-November amounted to 334.9 billion rubles.” Now you know where this data comes from www.interfax.ru/business/107...

‼️ Russia: Here is the update for “ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ORGANIZATIONS IN JANUARY-NOVEMBER 2025” This is before taxes & does not account for the massive inflation It EXCLUDES 👉 small businesses 👉 credit organizations 👉 state (municipal) institutions 👉 non-credit financial organizations

“Real disposable income of the Russian population increased by 7.4% in 2025.” 🤦‍♀️ “Official” inflation is used in this calculation And “Official” inflation is obviously wrong. Garbage in, Garbage out. Question anyone who uses this to push their narrative… www.interfax.ru/business/107...

‼️ Russia: “The head of the Chukotka Department of Agriculture has been detained.” 👉 Pavel Koshcheyev “Investigative actions related to his previous place of employment are underway.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8401551

‼️ Russia: “Lavrov accused the Ukrainian authorities of involvement in the assassination attempt on General Alekseev.” My blanket recommendation, don’t automatically assume that Ukraine is behind these sorts of events. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418054

“To penisiness” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418212

‼️ Russia: “Employees are ready to switch to cash” 🇷🇺: No…stop! PAY YOUR TAXES!!!! www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418254

‼️ Russia: “Why the high-yield bond market is being hit by a wave of defaults” 🇷🇺: 😅 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8398875

‼️ Russia: “The European Union will ban maritime transportation of Russian oil in its 20th sanctions package.” 🍿 www.kommersant.ru/doc/8418217

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “A tiger mauled a police officer riding his motorcycle on his way home.” In India But did Russian Media attach another AI image? www.mk.ru/incident/202...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “You should brush your teeth twice a day.” ria.ru/20260206/zub...

Meanwhile in Russia… Massive Moose invasion in Moscow Region www.mk.ru/social/2026/...

Oh FFS… www.mk.ru/politics/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “A body parts trafficking scheme has been uncovered in a Russian region: a pathologist has detained the suspect.” www.mk.ru/incident/202...

Meanwhile in Russia… “An elevator carrying people collapsed in Moscow.” I keep warning people to avoid elevators in Russia! www.mk.ru/incident/202...

✅ Pigs are flying www.scmp.com/news/people-...

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “Hundreds of Russians are stranded in Cuba due to a shortage of jet fuel.” www.mk.ru/social/2026/...

‼️ Russia: “Support for Samolet is unlikely to be provided from the budget; deputies believe it's impossible to say that "there's some spare money that can be simply given away."” *sad trombone* www.rbc.ru/business/06/...

‼️ Russia: “The Russian government has been predicted to face a queue of companies begging for money.” 🍿 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/06/r...

‼️ Russia: “"The picture is grim." A record-breaking 1.5 trillion ruble hole has appeared in the budgets of Russia's regions.” It will get worse ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/06/k...

‼️ Russia: Preliminary assessment of the execution of the federal budget for January 2026 from the Ministry of Finance 1.718 Trillion Ruble Deficit

Sanctioning Russia is my love language!

It is on-brand www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/d...

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Dear AI, That’s not my name.

A lesson in spin… The facts: The Russian government is having to deal with plummeting income from oil & gas revenues. As a result, they’ve been looking for places to cut spending and increase revenues (more on taxes).

Meanwhile in Russian Media… “Russians were told that on February 6, the Day of Xenia of Saint Petersburg, they cannot start new projects.” And there’s also a prohibition I haven’t seen before www.mk.ru/social/2026/...

Meanwhile in Russia… “The Ministry of Agriculture explained why coffee will not be grown in Russia for now.” 🤦‍♀️ www.mk.ru/economics/20...

🎶 How low can you go 🎶 www.investing.com/crypto/bitcoin

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‼️ 🇷🇺 NWF Update As of February 2026: The liquid portion of the Russian National Welfare Fund holds: 👉 201.0657 Billion Yuan (-8.0863 billion) 👉 155.0937 tons of gold (-5.1475 tons) 👉 0.0 Billion Rubles (-3.123 billion) And that’s it. (Totals for January)

‼️ Russia: “"No more funding will be allocated." The government is preparing to halt funding for all state projects from the National Welfare Fund due to a budget shortfall.” 🍿 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/05/b...

Meanwhile in Russia… “A defender of homeopathy has been included in the Russian Academy of Sciences' commission to combat pseudoscience.” ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/05/v...

‼️Russia: “Russia will allow state registration of cars stolen from "unfriendly" countries.” *If a draft law from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is approved 🇷🇺: It will protect the legitimate interests of Russian citizens 🙄 ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/05/v...

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‼️ Russia: “"Three to four months left." Putin was warned of a major economic crisis by the summer.” According to reporting from the Washington Post. Please don’t jump to conclusions on this, and let me explain… ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/02/05/o...