An enormous fine levied by a Russian court on Google caught the attention of the Kremlin — which hopes Google will notice in turn. From a report: President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, commented on the sum on Thursday. It came after a court demanded payment equivalent of $20.6 decillion — an almost incomprehensible figure that exceeds the world’s GDP. The sum came from a penalty for suspending the YouTube accounts of various Russian outlets. It has been regularly doubling for years, with no limit, leading it into realms of the absurd, which Peskov seemed to acknowledge. “Although it is a specific amount, I cannot even pronounce this number, it is rather filled with symbolism,” said Peskov in response to a question from NBC News.
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