Румынские военнопленные, взятые в плен в районе станицы Распопинской под городом Калачом. 24 ноября 1942 года войска Юго-Западного фронта, разгромив окруженные там румынские войска, взяли 30 тысяч пленных и захватили много техники. Фотограф: Наталья Боде
Румынские военнопленные, взятые в плен в районе станицы Распопинской под городом Калачом. 24 ноября 1942 года войска Юго-Западного фронта, разгромив окруженные там румынские войска, взяли 30 тысяч пленных и захватили много техники. Фотограф: Наталья Боде
"Russians are really disconnected from the reality of what happening to their country," Andrey said. "So Telegram has become essential for understanding what's going on to the Russian-speaking world." Overall, extreme levels of fear in the market seems to have morphed into something more resembling concern. For example, the Cboe Volatility Index fell from its 2022 peak of 36, which it hit Monday, to around 30 on Friday, a sign of easing tensions. Meanwhile, while the price of WTI crude oil slipped from Sunday’s multiyear high $130 of barrel to $109 a pop. Markets have been expecting heavy restrictions on Russian oil, some of which the U.S. has already imposed, and that would reduce the global supply and bring about even more burdensome inflation. Individual messages can be fully encrypted. But the user has to turn on that function. It's not automatic, as it is on Signal and WhatsApp. On Telegram’s website, it says that Pavel Durov “supports Telegram financially and ideologically while Nikolai (Duvov)’s input is technological.” Currently, the Telegram team is based in Dubai, having moved around from Berlin, London and Singapore after departing Russia. Meanwhile, the company which owns Telegram is registered in the British Virgin Islands. WhatsApp, a rival messaging platform, introduced some measures to counter disinformation when Covid-19 was first sweeping the world.
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