Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.4 percent year-on-year in January-October. In nominal terms, the GDP reached 143.3 billion rubles ($58.1 billion).

Ever since Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko launched a brutal crackdown to retain power last August, Minsk has been increasingly isolated—and has lashed out at its neighbours, such as Poland, who support the Belarusian opposition.

Gas prices in Europe rose sharply after Germany’s energy regulator suspended the certification process for the Nord Stream 2 underwater pipeline taking Russian gas to Germany.

Dmitry Sergeev is a successful serial entrepreneur of Russian origin, who built his most prominent venture, Depositphotos, in Ukraine.