In 2022 Forbes and Bloomberg estimated Andrey Melnichenko's net worth at USD 15.8 billion and USD 17.4 billion respectively, which makes him one of the richest persons in Russia...
In January, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE joined the original BRICS cohort, which comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa...
As 'Truth Social' witnessed its launch in 2022, backers of the social media network described it as a conservative-friendly alternative to Big Tech platforms...
Just before the Ukraine war, Russia approved measures that could lead to the nationalisation of foreign firms suspending their operations in the country's domestic market...