Google's Russian unit has paid nearly 16.8 billion rubles in fines

The Russian subsidiary Google LLC has paid almost 16.8 billion rubles in fines that Russian authorities imposed on the American company Google. The payment was reported on 29 October 2026.

The figure is notable because the penalties were awarded against the US parent, yet the local legal entity covered them. The available material does not specify which rulings the money relates to or when the payments were made.

Market snapshot

On the same morning, the dollar traded at 80.87 rubles, up 34 kopecks from 28 October. The euro stood at 90.17 rubles, up 7 kopecks, and the yuan at 12.08 rubles, up 2 kopecks. At 08:22 Moscow time, Bitcoin was priced at $80,350 and Ether at $2,328, based on aggregated CoinMarketCap data.

Other economic news

Russian buyers purchased 1,871 used luxury cars in the first nine months of 2026, 5% fewer than a year earlier, according to Autostat. Poultry exports fell 28.9% to 223.5 thousand tonnes in January–September, with shipments to China and Saudi Arabia dropping sharply.

Housing commissioning in Russia declined 13.4% year on year to 66.3 million square metres in the first nine months, Rosstat said. In the third quarter alone, 23.6 million square metres were completed, 3.5% less than a year before.

Separately, a district court in Amsterdam froze assets of Volga-Dnepr Logistics, the former Dutch arm of the Russian cargo airline Volga-Dnepr, at the request of the Ukrainian granite miner Avtodorkomplekt. Russia and Uganda also signed an agreement waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports.