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“Russian Google” Yandex explodes under the pressure of the Ukrainian war

Even if the rumors have been circulating for several months, last Friday’s announcement of the restructuring of Russian tech giant Yandex is an electric shock. Often referred to as the “Russian Google”, best known as a search engine and taxi company, the group founded by Arkady Volozh in 1997 had global ambitions.

The fallout from the war in Ukraine forced it to make a heart-wrenching review of severing ties with Russia to preserve its international development. A pragmatic shift, which also acquires a strong political significance, as it must take place under the leadership of one of the country’s strongest economic figures, the former Minister of Finance (2000-2011) Alexei Kudrin.

Inspection of the Kremlin

According to the options on the table, the Dutch-registered Yandex holding company should leave the Russian market by selling all its activities (search engine and advertising, mobility, e-commerce, delivery, entertainment)…

Source: Le Figaro

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