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• Digital Payment System Failure Sparks Chaos Across Moscow as Metro Turnstiles Open for Free and Retailers Pivot to Cash

  Published: Apr 4, 2026

  Section: Europe

  A widespread technical disruption in Russia's payment infrastructure on Friday left millions of shoppers and commuters in Moscow and surrounding regions unable to use digital trans...

• Russian Aluminum Tycoon Oleg Deripaska Advocates for 72-Hour Workweeks to Accelerate National Economic Transformation

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Companies & Industry

  Billionaire Oleg Deripaska, founder of Rusal, has called for Russians to adopt 12-hour shifts and six-day workweeks to navigate a "deep" economic crisis. Amidst shifting trade flow...