The Russian currency has continued to strengthen against the dollar and the euro in spite of sanctions The ruble soared on the Moscow Exchange on Tuesday, setting new highs against the dollar and the euro. The rally comes as Russia’s central bank has restored its key interest rate to pre-war levels.
Yandex has risen to become a top-five search engine among the bloc’s Android users The EU’s anti-trust regulations against global tech majors – particularly Google – have contributed to the growth in popularity of Russian search engine Yandex across the bloc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
Lithuania has reportedly increased helicopter patrols monitoring Russian transit traffic to Russian exclave Kaliningrad Lithuania has quadrupled helicopter patrols along its short border with Poland due to tensions with Russia, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing the Baltic nation’s interior ministry. Vilnius is monitoring Russian trains going through the area to and from the…