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  • Putin's Crown Jewel Forced Into Fire Sale Amid Record Losses

    05/13/2024 3:16:33 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 118 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 5/9/2024 | Brendan Cole
    Gazprom, the energy giant at the heart of Russia's economy, has announced it is selling property in Moscow, one week after posting record losses linked to restricted supplies to Europe linked to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The company said on Wednesday that the properties include office and non-residential buildings, a car parking lot in the capital, and the Imperial Park Hotel and spa sanatorium and resort complex in Rogozino village, just outside of Moscow. "Gazprom is engaged in a fire sale. They had their worst year in decades, and their production has fallen precipitously, down to what it was...
  • Putin parades Yars nuclear missile launchers, tanks & gun-touting soldiers ahead of annual Victory Day celebrations

    05/05/2024 12:09:47 PM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 56 replies
    Sun UK ^ | 5/5/2024 | Iona Cleave
    May 9 parades across other regions in Russia have been cancelled this year over 'security concerns'. VLADIMIR Putin paraded nuclear missile launchers, tanks and thousands of war-ready troops this morning ahead of his triumphant Victory Day event. -snip- Ahead of the patriotic event, Russia's fearsome intercontinental nuclear missiles were pulled through the capital's streets in a show of force to the West. Huge columns of troops marched towards the Red Square and even children in oversized battledress joined in the military festivities. The real events will be held on Thursday under intense security, with reports suggesting that Moscow's centrepiece show...