WB cuts China-seller entry fee by 95% (10,000→500 yuan, until Aug 31)

The registry targets Russians convicted abroad: it bars sole-proprietor/self-employed status, freezes funds and assets, and limits some consular and notary services (including marriage registration); the enabling law was signed by Putin in early August and runs in test mode.

The Pskov regional court on Aug 25 upheld a 'Rodina' party lawsuit and cancelled Yabloko's regional parliament list (grounds: missing seal on the finance proxy); a similar lawsuit is due in Kaliningrad in 3 days — spreading locally after the Aug 18 federal removal.

The Russian stock market rose on Tuesday, with the MOEX index closing near 2120 points; the ruble retraced its intraday drop and strengthened against the yuan.

USD 83.2878 / EUR 97.4384 / CNY 12.3853 (per 1 unit of foreign currency).

In Q2 household money kept flowing into the securities market, with brokerage account inflows exceeding 1.1 trillion rubles.

To retain household deposits, Russia's top-10 banks broadly raised rates on deposits with maturities over 3 months in the second decade of August.

The Finnish president set out a condition under which relations with Russia could be redefined; details in the report.

Armenian authorities detained former president Robert Kocharyan and his son; a case was opened for abuse of power, large-scale bribery and money laundering; the home of another son was searched.

In St. Petersburg a bus collided with a truck; five people were injured.

Education Minister Kravtsov said the authorities are obliged to secure access to continued schooling for all 9th-grade students.

A Moscow court convicted three former police officers of embezzling assets from crypto-exchange clients.

A fire at the under-construction Amur gas-chemical complex (SIBUR 60% + Sinopec 40%, among the world's largest polyethylene/polypropylene projects) killed 3 contractors (2 Chinese, 1 Russian), hospitalized 24 and saw 122 seek on-site care; the blaze was at an auxiliary pyrolysis unit, main equipment undamaged; a case was opened under Criminal Code Art. 217 (industrial-safety violation).

The Russian MoD said 39 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were downed 08:00–20:00 Tuesday (over Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk, Rostov and the Black Sea); Tambov and Kaluga airports temporarily suspended; the Novoshakhtinsk refinery halted after an attack; two Zaporizhzhia NPP employees were wounded by a Ukrainian drone.

The fire in the Yalta mountain-forest reserve has persisted since Aug 22; on Aug 25 a regional state of emergency was declared within the reserve.

Kazakhstan's energy minister said the 'Kondensat' refinery (850 kt/yr capacity) will send about 70% of its gasoline and diesel to Russia, the rest staying in Kazakhstan — reflecting deepening import dependence amid Russia's fuel crisis.

Rosatom said cargo volume along the Northern Sea Route since the start of 2026 is up 16–17% versus the same period last year.

Rosatom and Egypt have begun discussions on the second phase of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant.

Russian scientists found high concentrations of iron-oxide micro-particles and a sharply bounded layer in Lake Onega sediments, supporting the hypothesis of a meteorite impact ~12.9–12.8 thousand years ago that triggered abrupt millennial cooling (Younger Dryas).

Roscosmos said air-leak sites on the Russian ISS segment need continued monitoring; cosmonauts completed a spacewalk to modernize the segment's communications system.

Russian tennis players Mirra Andreeva and Andrey Rublev advanced to the mixed-doubles quarterfinals at the US Open.

Russian architect Obolensky, known for his church designs, has died.

Wildberries launched a limited China-seller promo: entry fee cut from 10,000 to 500 yuan (−95%), +500 ad credits, yuan pricing and payout; valid until Aug 31, 2026. New registrations also get withdrawal fee cut from 0.8% to 0.75%/0.7%. Veterans grumble their 10k was wasted; some see it as post-warehouse-crisis seller grab — advice: cheap trial, but don't stock one risky warehouse.

CBR official rate Aug 26: USD 84.4635 / EUR 98.5182 / CNY 12.5659; yuan +1.46% vs Aug 25 but within the Q3 weakening trend. Russia-China local-currency settlement near 99%, CIPS advancing. Rubled cost and payout purchasing power need continuous recalc.