#Larry Gagosian courted Russian oligarchs to build art empire

#Larry Gagosian courted Russian oligarchs to build art empire

“Larry Gagosian courted Russian oligarchs to build art empire” New York’s most successful art tycoon has built a billion-dollar empire by being the dealer of choice for Russia’s biggest oligarchs. One art world source dubbed Gagosian “the official art dealer to the Russian oligarchy,” adding that “the Bond villains he consorts with are dangerous, repulsive…

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#Uniqlo halts Russia operations amid Ukraine war

#Uniqlo halts Russia operations amid Ukraine war

“Uniqlo halts Russia operations amid Ukraine war” Uniqlo is reversing an earlier decision to continue doing business in Russia after coming under fire for not joining more than 330 other multinational companies who cut ties with the country over the invasion of Ukraine. “While continuing our Uniqlo business in Russia, it has become clear to…

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#RT editor-in-chief quits in protest of Ukraine invasion

#RT editor-in-chief quits in protest of Ukraine invasion

“RT editor-in-chief quits in protest of Ukraine invasion” The top editor of a Russian state-run media outlet who resigned in protest of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last week is warning that the world could be in danger of a nuclear war. Maria Baronova, the editor-in-chief of RT, stepped down last week after publicly…

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#Why Putin won’t pull out and other commentary

#Why Putin won’t pull out and other commentary

“Why Putin won’t pull out and other commentary” Foreign desk: Putin Won’t Pull Out Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war “will get uglier,” predicts Walter Russell Mead at The Wall Street Journal. The autocrat “is no doubt dismayed by the cascade of bad news” as his forces flounder, but “knows that his future in power, his freedom…

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#The companies that are not boycotting Russia

#The companies that are not boycotting Russia

“The companies that are not boycotting Russia” A Yale University professor has compiled a list of companies that are still doing business in Russia even as many firms head for the exits after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who heads the nonprofit Chief Executive Leadership Institute at Yale, put together the list, which…

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