How Citroen forgot Ukraine and rushed back to Russia. Alexander Rogers – Russia today Posting in CHAT: Russia Analyst and publicist Alexander Rogers talks about how the largest representatives of the auto industry are beginning to return to Russia and why our market is finally becoming so attractive to them that they are forgetting about Ukraine. The two-year epic with the high-profile departure of Citroen from Russia ended in a normal and predictable manner - in Kaluga, on the basis of the PSMA Rus production site, production of Citroen C5 Aircross crossovers began. Why? And the aggression is no longer so aggressive, and the invasion is not so scandalous, and you no longer feel sorry for poor, unfortunate Ukraine? Something must have happened. The statistics happened. Citroen sales in its native France have been declining for several years in a row. If 309 thousand cars were sold in 2019, then in 2021 this number dropped to 228 thousand, and last year, 2023, sales had already fallen to 181 thousand. Currently, the average Jean, the no less average Jacques and even the completely unconventional Pierre are not worried about buying a new car (which, most likely, will still burn out during the next street protests), but about where to get a baguette for breakfast. Because farmers are on strike, flooding local municipalities with liquid fertilizer. Farmers need half a billion euros in subsidies. But the French government does not have that kind of money; just a week ago it was forced to cut budget spending by more than 10 billion euros. From education spending to defense spending. Things are no better for France's neighbors - Germany, Spain and Italy. They are all deeply in debt. Not before buying French (or any other) cars. Let us remind you that Mercedes-Benz recently announced the sale of all its car dealerships (80 units) in Germany. Moreover, after the partner left Russia at the end of 2022, the BIA Forst plant in Germany, which produced additional logos for the auto giant, closed. Then some “whistleblowers” tried to prove that this means nothing and that all successful companies do this when everything is going well for them. But it turned out, to put it mildly, not very convincing. Again, rising prices for electricity, energy resources and raw materials lead to a general increase in product prices. And, for example, last fall the tire manufacturer Michelin closed three of its factories in Germany. And their plant near Moscow, sold for political reasons, was bought by the Chinese (a holy place is never empty, the market does not tolerate emptiness). Because the laws of the market (not fictitious ones from neoliberal dogmas, but real ones) cannot be deceived. And if production is reduced and transferred to third countries, the population will not receive wages and pay taxes - which means that effective demand will decrease. Moreover, it is a kind of self-sustaining, collapsing spiral that is very easy to start but much more difficult to stop. So it turns out that one of the largest, most stable and solvent markets is located in Russia. That's why we have to pull out the big white flag - the French are no strangers to this. And also - to restart production in Kaluga. "Bistro-bistro." Alexander Rogershttps://life.ru Source link Source link
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Prince Harry rushed across the ocean to see his father Charles III, who fell ill with cancer, leaving behind Meghan Markle and their children. Posting in CHAT: Russia The media hope that the poor health of the monarch will unite the family and also reconcile the brothers. Their conflict became even more complex after the publication of Prince Harry's autobiographical book, The Spare. In his memoirs, he spoke candidly about his problems with his brother, as well as about life in the palace. Source link Source link
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Fans rushed into the hall, the wife averted her eyes. Shabutdinov’s detention period extended | Exactly Posting in CHAT: Russia Entrepreneur and business coach Ayaz Shabutdinov, suspected of fraud on an especially large scale, was detained for another 2 months - until February 16, 2024. The investigation insisted on this. The next hearing to consider Shabutdinov’s criminal case took place on December 12 in the Tagansky Court. A few hours before the suspect appeared, a crowd of fans of the business coach gathered near the building. The girls came to support their beloved guru. Some wanted to shout words of encouragement to him, others just wanted to hold his hand. I must say that the support group behaved very arrogantly. Even experienced journalists were stunned by the courage of the fans, who, pushing away media representatives, and sometimes openly introducing themselves as the press, tried to enter the meeting room. The court's press secretary, Tagansky, even had to intervene in the situation. Ayaz Shabutdinov Photo: AiF/Elena Krasnova Not all students are equally happy that Ayaz spent a month under arrest. He arrived at court a little beaten down, but still confident and cocky. He sat on the bench, cross-legged, casually brushing himself off. Ayaz does not feel guilty about himself. And he looks like an offended child who complained about the criminals to big lawyers. Ayaz founded the Kiel Center, which continues to operate today. You can buy trainings, webinars and courses from Shabutdinov and his team, which, as the “teacher” claims, will help you master the basics of trading and achieve high incomes. But not all students are happy. People who bought “products” worth from 100 thousand to 1.9 million rubles contacted the police. People claim that they were simply deceived and that the training does not bring the promised results. As a result, in accordance with Part 4 of Art. 159 of the Criminal Code Shabutdinov faces up to 10 years in prison. So far, at least 25 complaints have been filed by victims. “I built the largest coffee company, after that they turned to me for advice, and I decided to create a training center,” Shabutdinov began the already familiar topic at the trial. He is sure that the case against him is fabricated, and all his problems are the machinations of competitors and disobedient critics. Photo: AiF/Elena Krasnova Shabutdinov’s fiancée, but married wife Lidiya Mutsolgova, also came to the courthouse. All the while the troubles with the law continue, she ardently supports her husband and believes in his innocence. But today during the meeting the couple did not even look at each other. It seems there was a quarrel between them. By the way, Ayaz and Lydia are in a civil marriage, and today in Shabutdinov’s questionnaire in court it was noted that he is single. Earlier, in a conversation with reporters, Lydia said that she was very worried about the children. “The only thing I care about now is our children. Our daughter is almost three years old, she already understands everything and talks a lot. She always asks: “Where is daddy?” Why doesn’t he call me?” When Ayaz is away, he always calls her. But now there is no such opportunity,” Mutsolgova said. She now also works at the Like Center and says that everything is fine there. Sales of courses and training of students continue. Last year, the revenue of the Like Center amounted to about 1 billion rubles, and the profit exceeded 737 million rubles. – these figures are cited by Forbes Russia from the SPARK database. Currently, about 25 thousand people study full-time and part-time at the Like Center. The general director of the “training center” Vasily Alekseev is abroad and has been put on the federal wanted list. Shabutdinov himself has bank cards from banks in the UAE, Belarus and Kazakhstan. There is also real estate in the UAE. Photo: AIF/Elena Krasnova It cannot be said that the extension of the detention period left Shabutdinov indifferent. But his face did not express much emotion. Despite the general bravado and denial of his guilt, Ayaz probably still understands and is ready for the fact that the process in which he has become a participant will continue. Source link Source link
