Two weeks ago, middle-class Russians could work at and buy from the biggest global firms, plan holidays in the West, get their news from vibrant independent outlets, and post as they pleased on social media. With a new law promising prison time for journalists who call Vladimir Putin's war, foreign and domestic outlets are stopping operations. Western firms are leaving. Social media platforms are disappearing. Borders are getting tighter. Protesters are in jail. Stay on top of the economic and market trends. You can subscribe for free. Alexander Baunov is a senior fellow at Carnegie Moscow. The rules were clear and they are no longer. You don't know what kind of restrictions you can have for things that were not allowed before. He says that educated Russians knew they were living in an autocracy. Many made peace with that. They never expected to live in a country where portraits of the Great Leader hang on the walls. People who work in journalism, the arts or for global firms are watching their career prospects decline. Russians have left the country in large numbers. He says that educated Russians have discussed the conditions under which they might emigrate. He says that border closings, social media shutdowns and the deglobalization of Russia were their red lines. Some people feel that they can not live as normal in a country that is attacking its neighbor. That is a subset of the population. The Washington Post cites a poll that puts approval for the war at 42% with 23% disapproving. Many Russians never shopped at IKEA, drank Starbucks coffee or watched a show on a streaming service, so they won't feel the shift as much. When the financial sanctions start to bite, many will be willing to accept the Kremlin's claim that they are victims of economic warfare from the West that has nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. He doesn't expect the sanctions to push more Russians into the street because of the fear of being arrested. Russians are not completely cut off from the truth about the war. Telegram is a popular social media app. Virtual private networks are popular with Russians. When Russian forces bombed a maternity hospital in Mariupol, just 35 miles from Russia, only a small portion of the population would ever see the gruesome images. The past two weeks were a step back in time. Disney and Coca-Cola are leaving. A new Iron Curtain is being built. Do you like this article? You can get more from Axios for free. The economy ministry said that the measures are a response to those imposed against Russia. Foreign ships could be restricted from entering Russian ports and Russian airlines could be allowed to register jets leased from Western firms as their own property, the government said. According to Interfax, Russia may temporarily ban grain exports to a group of ex-Soviet countries, as well as sugar exports outside of the EEU area, from March 15 to August 31, due to legislation being prepared. A series from a completely different source that the streamer decided to green-light is a spin-off of one of the hottest shows on the internet. The decision to give a single season-order at this point is probably deserving of a bonus. Satellites and spaceships may be commonplace, but there are far stranger objects floating in Earth's orbit than most would think. Russia's stance on the bombing of a Ukrainian hospital in the city of Mariupol changed with a mix of statements on Thursday that ranged between denials and calls for clear facts. Zelenskiy said that there had been three deaths in the bombing, and that the Russians had lied about not having patients there. President Joe Biden said Thursday that he intends to designate Colombia as a major non-NATO ally, a step that will provide the Latin American nation with benefits in the areas of defense, trade and security cooperation. Biden made the announcement at the White House as he hosted Ivan Duque. Biden administration officials and the left-wing government of Nicols Maduro in Venezuela held talks over the weekend, which had a tense relationship with both the U.S. and Colombia. Russian state television broadcasted calls for Putin to stop his war in Ukraine during a programme in which pundits likened the invasion to Afghanistan. Everyone needs to know about this popular grocery chain. Russia published a draft law on Thursday that could prevent its airlines from returning leased aircraft, raising the stakes in a battle with Western finance over $10 billion of jets. The game of cat-and-mouse has been going on since sanctions were imposed on Russia after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian airlines will pay their lease in roubles throughout the year of 2022. Those with ties to other countries in conflict are raising questions about inequalities in public response to the coverage of the attacks in Ukraine. The two people who did cocaine in the 80s were Rob Lowe and Valerie Bertinelli. Country singer Carrie Underwood made an entrance at an awards show. The highlight of the night was her aerial stunt during her performance. The Russian tourist tried to withdraw money from his home bank account at a cash machine on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, but the transaction was blocked. The sanctions against Russia's banks over its invasion of Ukraine have left its citizens overseas scrambling to find cash or use cryptocurrencies to get by. The data from the statistics bureau shows that over a thousand Russians entered Indonesia in January. There are at least eight strikes hitting what appear to be Russian tanks outside the town of Borodyanka. All of it is coming out now. The model and actress is returning to the San Diego Zoo for the opening of its new Wildlife Explorers Basecamp. The head of the Russian Space Agency posted a video on social media threatening to abandon Mark Vande Hei at the International Space Station. Scientists have been playing with mosquitos. British company Oxitech released 750 million lab-modified mosquitos in Florida. The company is going to release another 2 billion genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida and California. The post 2 billion genetically modified mosquitos are about to be released in the US appeared first on BGR. Keeping income steady in retirement is the approach of our advisors. Learn more about the 6 post-retirement income streams. The Vice President of the United States embraced calls for an international war crimes investigation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. At a press conference in Warsaw, where she is demonstrating U.S. support for NATO's eastern flank allies, Harris expressed outrage over the bombing Wednesday of the maternity hospital and scenes of bloodied pregnant women being evacuated. In 2 weeks, more Russian troops were killed in Ukraine than in the entire Iraq War. Russians say they are leaving Moscow and other cities because of the actions of President Putin. The prices of electric cars are close to being given away. The woman posted photos of the beach for her jewelry line. Finnair said on Wednesday that it had noticed interference with its planes' gps signals near Russia's Kaliningrad enclave, while other aircraft reported similar problems. After Sauli Niinisto met Joe Biden in Washington on Saturday, the interference began. The West Virginia Democrat called on the President to invoke the Defense Production Act if necessary to complete the natural gas line.Axios
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