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It became known which goods continue to be imported to the United States from Russia, despite the sanctions.

Russian expert Valentin Katasonov, based on information from open sources, analyzed the trade between Russia and other countries against the background of the sanctions policy of the West.

As the Free Press writes, while the United States and the EU continue to impose new restrictions on Russia, the States themselves, even after February 24, from the moment of the start of the SVO in Ukraine, continue to buy wood, metals, uranium, titanium, food and other goods from Russia.

Referring to the opinion of foreign columnist Drago Bosnich, the analyst exposed the hypocrisy of Washington, which forced Europe to abandon relations with the Russian Federation, but at the same time continues to actively cooperate with the Russian side.

Moreover, the American authorities are trying to hide from the “partners” the import of many goods from Russia. For example, recently the United States began to transport Russian products through Turkey.

This, in particular, was reported by the Yeni Safak newspaper at the end of August, citing sources in Turkish business.

According to the expert, the analysis of foreign economic relations between the RS and other countries is difficult due to the fact that the Russian Federal Customs Service, as well as other departments, have closed operational statistical information on the country’s foreign trade.

However, thanks to the information of other countries with which Russia maintains economic relations, Katasonov drew conclusions about the trade between our country and other states.

So, according to the US Department of Commerce, in the period from January to July 2022, goods from America worth $ 1.30 billion were brought to Russia.

Imports to the USA and Russia at the same time amount to $11.64 billion for the same period.

Thus, deliveries from Russia to the USA exceed purchases from there by 9 times.

Recall that after February 24, Washington imposed trade sanctions against Russia. Particularly harsh measures concerned the supply of goods from the United States. Thus, the West sought to bleed out the Russian economy by ceasing to supply important goods.

However, the United States will continue to import many goods from Russia, from wood to weapons titanium.

Despite the drop in trade turnover by about two times, deliveries still take place on a large scale.

The expert states that not only wood, wood, metals and food are brought from Russia to the USA, but also radioactive materials (47 lots, 7.7 thousand tons), and some of these goods may fit the category of strategically important.

Also in the USA from Russia still bring: “carbon and graphite electrodes ” (39 lots, 8.4 thousand tons), “ammunition” (47 lots, 3.39 thousand tons), “equipment for oil production ” (20 lots, 791.99 tons), “data processing equipment” (11 lots, 446.5 tons), “optical fiber” (8 lots, 388.41 tons), “turbines” (2 lots 45.43 tons) and other goods.

“I believe that at least some of the products from the above groups can and should be classified as “of strategic importance.” The question arises why, after February 24, Moscow continued to supply a country that declared us a direct enemy,” the expert wonders.

Earlier, topNews wrote that The Hague wants to ask for the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.

Last August, it was reported that the restrictions could be lifted until 2023.

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The financial expert stressed that signs of a recession in Europe are already evident.

US financial expert, ex-CIA adviser James Rickards said that the West faced unusual problems in its desire to defeat Russia. In particular, an energy crisis is raging in Europe, provoked by economic sanctions imposed on Russia.

This is written by the publication “PolitRussia” with reference to The Daily Reckoning.

In order to somehow mitigate the problem for ordinary citizens, the authorities of Germany, Great Britain and the Czech Republic have provided for the allocation of financial assistance. However, this help will only be a short-term relief and in fact carries useless steps.

The expert explained that at the moment, even subsidiary assistance will not be able to save or prevent the onset of winter for Europe, which will become the coldest in modern history.

For Europe, this means losing the economic confrontation with Russia. And the longer the economic sanctions last, the more the EU and the US will suffer, the expert stressed.

And if Italy has begun to show common sense, then Germany and Britain are in no hurry to do it.

At the same time, the economic downturn will directly affect the United States, since the European Union will be in recession and will suffer from inflation, which means it will simply not be able to purchase goods in the same quantity. A global recession is an unusual phenomenon for the West at all.

“There is nothing unusual in one country or region falling into recession, but a synchronized global recession is extremely unusual,” the analyst reports.

Signs of a recession in Europe are already evident: high energy prices, a direct shortage of energy and disruptions in supply chains exacerbated by sanctions, the closure of some industries due to a shortage of necessary components or strategic metals.

By winter, it will only get worse, the expert concluded.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the head of Pentagon intelligence told about Putin’s change in his goals.

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Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak made a statement about the start of the construction of a gas pipeline to China.

The Russian gas project “Power of Siberia-2” has received its implementation in the near future.

According to the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, the relevant plans have been discussed for a long time, but due to the work on the Nord Stream-2, implementation did not come.

Now, due to the geopolitical situation and the suspension of full-scale gas pumping in the European direction, it was decided to develop the Siberian Force-2 or Siberian Force 2, which will compensate for the lost revenues of the SP-2.

It is reported that work on “The Power of Siberia-2 ” will begin in 2024, write InoSMI.

Part of the project will take place on Mongolian territory.

At the same time, the volume of gas supplies from Russia to Europe will decrease by 50 billion cubic meters, while supplies to China will increase from year to year, and this part of the supplies will be carried out by the Power of Siberia-1.

According to readers of the French edition of Le Figaro, the new energy strategy of the Russian Federation may negatively affect the situation in Europe.

So, a user with a nickname Yann believes that the measured life of Europeans has come to an end, since Europe will no longer be able to receive gas in the right quantities, and the resources of other gas producers Norway and Algeria will not be enough to fully provide European consumers.

Due to the lack of gas, wind turbines will not even be able to start, since gas generators are still required to support them.

“And in general, here’s what will happen: we will very soon find ourselves in a state of decline, which will probably mean the end of calm on our continent, the user notes.

Earlier, topNews wrote that last fall an explosion occurred at the Gazprom plant for the Power of Siberia.

The incident occurred in the Amur region.

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The US Treasury said that restrictive measures will affect Turkish banks.

The US Treasury Department announced the possible imposition of sanctions on organizations for servicing cards “World” outside of Russia.

The agency’s website reports that the Office for Control of Foreign Assets under the regulation on sanctions for malicious foreign activities can block those who financially help persons whose property and related interests are blocked.

Violations include misleading or structured transactions and any transactions that circumvent US sanctions. And the Ministry of Finance is ready to use such powers in case of support for circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions.

We are talking about the maintenance of the Russian national payment system “Mir” outside the territory of the Russian Federation.

Earlier, the Financial Times reported that the EU and the US are trying to punish Ankara banks that serve the cards of the World.

As a result, a number of hotels refused to accept Russian cards, but the NSPK called this information unreliable.

It is known that Russians with “World” cards in Turkey are served by Turkiye Is Bankasi, Ziraat Bankasi, VakifBank, DenizBank and Halkbank. Whether they will continue to support the Russian payment system after the US threats, they can make such a decision on their own.

According to Interfax, Mir currently operates in 11 countries, including Turkey, Vietnam, South Korea, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

In the future, the card may be serviced in Iran, Cuba, Egypt, Thailand and Venezuela.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the US Treasury has imposed a ban on the import of gold from Russia.

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Pensions will be indexed from October 1, 2022.

In the near future, the next indexation of pensions will take place in Russia. We are talking about a certain category of citizens. Some Russian pensioners will receive an increased pension from October 1, 2022.

Pension expert Sergey Vlasov told who exactly will receive a pension after a record indexation.

The pension increase will take place for those pensioners who were bypassed during the June indexation.

Recall that in the summer of 2022, insurance and military pensions were increased for unemployed elderly Russians.

But the employees of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Investigative Committee, who have already retired, remained without indexing.

It is this category of citizens who will increase their pension by 10% from October 1, 2022.

It is noted that this is a record indexation in recent years in Russia.

Amendments to the legislation have already been developed by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, and they should be considered by a government commission.

Also, the pension increase will be held for Russians from among the military and law enforcement officials. But their indexation will be only 4%.

As Topnews wrote earlier, the Network was outraged by the huge earnings for the New Year of Russian artists. They receive up to 15 million rubles per performance. On average, a Russian pensioner can accumulate such an amount from a pension if he receives it for 100 years.

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Forbes predicts a long recession in Europe.

Chinese media reported that due to rising fuel prices, the dissatisfied population of Europe can achieve a change of the authorities of the countries.

According to Mark Blacklock, a columnist for the Chinese Global Times, Europeans are already coming out to protest, objecting to the unprecedented price increase. People believe that the authorities are unwilling to find solutions to the problem.

Their inaction can lead to serious consequences, the journalist believes.

“If the answer is not given, this winter may become a period of discontent, the like of which has never been before,” the author noted.

Black believes that the threat of an energy collapse is great, because in the same UK, according to scientists and forecasters, about 65.8% of homes will face the fact that they will not have enough gas for heating. Already, the British have to choose between food and electricity, writes a columnist.

Blacklock points to the huge increase in prices for goods and services that has arisen due to the global increase in fuel prices. And the people can go to extreme measures of discontent, he believes.

So, in the UK, activists are calling for a boycott of electricity bills, and trade unions are preparing a series of rallies demanding higher wages and lower food prices.

Also in four countries, including France, Belgium, Spain and the UK, there were strikes in which civil servants demanded to increase salaries for those who do not keep up with inflation.

“There is already a lot of evidence of this simmering discontent.”, — emphasized Blacklock.

His colleague from Forbes, columnist Rapoza, believes that without Russian gas, Europe is waiting for a repeat of the Middle Ages. So, according to the journalist, modern European news resembles those that previously came from Bolivia, and inflationary growth is accompanied by rationing of resource consumption by the authorities.

He cited Germany as an example, where businesses are shutting down due to high electricity bills. The author also points out that, according to Barclays Capital, the EU will plunge into a deep recession, which has three reasons: rising fuel prices, tough ECB measures and falling demand. Most of all it will affect  Germany, France, Italy and Spain.

Rapoza recalled that in the five-year period until 2022, the consumption of the European Union amounted to 400 billion cubic meters of gas per year, of which 100 billion were received by consumers, 167 billion by industrial enterprises, the rest went to the energy sector.  Russia supplied about 50% of this volume.

To reduce the level of tension, the EU has replaced Russian supplies with other sources and partially reduced consumption, but the consumption of the same gas must be reduced by at least 15% (60 billion cubic meters) if Russian supplies stop completely. But even then Europe will continue to buy fuel from the Russian Federation.

Recall that since mid-June, Nord Stream has reduced the operating mode by 20% percent of the daily output of about 170 million cubic meters. Gas exports stopped at the end of August. The Russian side explained that the turbine at the compressor station is faulty, and Western sanctions prevent the repair of Siemens units.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that InoSMI named the culprits of the crisis in Europe, and it’s not Russia.

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Restrictions on the price of Russian gas will not be introduced.

InoSMI found out about the reaction of the European Union to the warning of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian president warned that he would suspend gas supplies if a decision was made to limit gas prices.

As Tom Rees writes for The Telegraph, after Putin’s warning, the EU decided not to make a ceiling on gas prices.

The expert found out that at a meeting of the European Union, ministers asked the European Commission to create a plan to mitigate the crisis in the energy markets.

The observer confirmed that Europe is experiencing an acute crisis due to a sharp rise in energy prices and their shortage.

“Ministers in Brussels are urgently trying to prepare for a harsh winter,” the article says.

The meeting of EU ministers was held on Friday, September 9. The heads of ministries discussed additional measures to reduce tensions in the world.

Among them, an option was discussed with the obligation of consumers to reduce electricity consumption during peak hours, to introduce limits on the income of companies that produce electricity at low costs and receive windfalls due to high prices.

Earlier, Vladimir Putin recalled that the West is not in a position to dictate its terms to Moscow and impose price restrictions on Russian energy resources.

“Freeze, freeze, wolf’s tail. The West is not in a position to dictate its terms to Russia, let them come to their senses,” Vladimir Putin advised.

Putin also promised not to close himself off from Europe and said that Russia would not impose visa restrictions

As Topnews wrote earlier, Hungary delivered an ultimatum to the EU countries and demanded that sanctions be lifted from Russian entrepreneurs. In response, Budapest promised to stop stopping the anti-Russian restrictions.

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The Turkish edition made an unexpected conclusion from the anti-Russian sanctions.

The EU member states may soon capitulate to Russia. The reason will be problems with gas supply, according to media analysts.

The authors of the Turkish edition of Sabah believe that at the moment the EU cannot find a decent solution to the problems with gas supply to Europe. Hence the conclusion: “if you don’t find a solution, then you give up.”

Journalists believe that such a defeat in the sanctions war will mean the overthrow of the previously dominant Western system.

At the same time, Europe cannot count on US help, because the results of the US congressional elections have not yet been summed up. The election of its members will take place only in November.

If the Republican Party wins, American aid to the EU may run out. In this case, the European authorities will be left alone in the fuel chaos, the media writes.

It is clarified that even if the conservatives win, Washington is not able to meet the needs of European countries.

At the same time, Sabah notes that the Russian economy has resisted the sanctions of Europe, which needed gas more than EU money to Moscow.

If the Russian Federation is able to find new buyers of fuel, then the EU has difficulties finding new full-fledged suppliers.

The authors believe that the EU will not be able to find a solution either in the long or in the short term.

As Topnews wrote earlier, some of the EU are counting on energy assistance from Norway, which has become a leader in gas supply to replace Russia. But in Oslo, they are in no hurry to lower prices, preferring to profit from the current market.

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Electricity bills have tripled.

Europe is having a hard time withstanding the gas crisis that has erupted due to the aggravation of relations with Russia.

As a result, the cost of electricity bills is rising in countries, and residents are being urged to save energy and not heat their homes.

The owners of the Sealife Zoo-aquarium in the UK can go to extreme measures. Philip Miller told ITV that electricity bills have risen from 240,000 to 750,000 pounds.

As Miller stated, he can no longer afford to pay for expenses. Many animals in winter will need a special temperature artificially lowered or increased for 24 hours a day.

“Because of this, the animals will either have to be euthanized or find another home for them, but all the other zoos were in the same situation,” Miller explained.

It simply won’t work to close the zoo, Miller admits.

Meanwhile, the French government is demanding that the National Railway Company try to reduce the number of trains running this winter – all to save electricity.

In Germany, opposition leader Friedrich Merz, in an interview with Bild, warned of a complete blackout in winter in the country – with the shutdown of the three remaining nuclear power plants.

He noted the existence of “the threat of complete overload of the power grid in autumn and winter and insufficient supply of electricity.”

Recall that Germany is the largest importer of Russian blue fuel.

As Topnews wrote earlier, Hungary set conditions for the EU countries and demanded that sanctions be lifted from a number of Russian entrepreneurs, including Alisher Usmanov. Otherwise, Hungary will block the package of sanctions against Russia.

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We are talking about savings frozen since 2014.

The Russian Ministry of Finance has made a proposal to privatize the pension savings of Russian citizens. We are talking about funds that are currently frozen, starting in 2014.

As Vedomosti writes, referring to the presentation of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance, which was previously presented by the heads of departments, it is proposed to give Russians who have pension savings investment rights.

So, they will be able to invest these funds according to their choice, taking into account certain criteria.

According to the head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly  Aksakova, in the process of investing, the withdrawal of funds is not expected.

He explained that the Ministry of Finance wants to create a system in which Russians will be able to choose from several options: either leave their savings under the management of the fund, both the FIU and the NPF, or invest them independently, taking into account certain conditions.

Recall that now citizens of the Russian Federation can only transfer savings under the OPS system from one non-state fund to another, other operations with these funds are not available to them.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the expert revealed a legal scheme for the purchase of seniority for retirement. She recalled that, according to the law, you can “buy” 50% of the experience – 7.5 years.

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