The Corriere della Sera publication talked about the development of agriculture in Russia.
The Italian edition of Corriere della Sera called the development of agriculture in the Russian Federation a secret triumph of President Vladimir Putin.
According to journalist Federico Rampini, Putin has paid for the fact that in his review of the food situation in the world he revealed inconvenient information that the agricultural sphere in Russia is bursting with health.
At the same time, this year Moscow will export grain in record volume, despite the terrible scenarios.
Rampini noted that Russia under Putin was marked by a stunning revival of the agricultural sector.
He recalled that the export of agricultural products from 2000 to 2018 in Russia soared 16 times, and now the country produces more grain than the United States.
Global warming has a particularly beneficial effect on Russia in this regard.
Despite the harm that climate change can cause to some regions, in general it is beneficial to the country.
“Russia, together with Canada and the Scandinavian countries, is in a winning position”, – Rampini is sure.
He added that in 2022, grain exports from Russia should exceed the level of last year.
Earlier, topNews wrote that Putin chose the tactics of Alexander I in Ukraine.
According to some reports, a company was secretly created in Germany to nationalize Gazprom Germania.
According to the German publication Der Spiegel, the Russian Federation burns 4 million cubic meters of gas every day. The total cost of the burned fuel is estimated by energy expert Sindre Knutsson at 13 million euros daily.
According to the expert, approximately 1/8 of the volume of all gas supplied via the Nord Stream is being destroyed.
He noted that Russia is forced to burn a large amount of gas because of Western sanctions.
The torch is located right at the fuel entry point into the main line laid along the bottom of the Baltic. Knutsson called the burning torch of Russian gas another symbol of the confrontation between Russia and the West.
Against this background, the publication Welt am Sonntag writes that the German authorities have created a holding company in order to carry out the possible nationalization of the former subsidiary of Gazprom, Gazprom Germania.
It is reported that the organization was created secretly.
Gazprom Germania has now been renamed Securing Energy for Europe. The company is under the guardianship of the Federal Network Agency of Germany.
Recall that “Gazprom” withdrew from the assets of Gazprom Germania.
Last May, Moscow announced sanctions against this company, which will cost consumers 5 billion euros a year.
Earlier, topNews wrote that “Gazprom” began burning gas that had not reached Europe.
Finnish journalists told about a huge torch on the Russian border.
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EU countries are afraid that Russia simply will not turn on the “SP-1” after September 2.
Analyst of the Daily Express Thibaut Spirle believes that at the beginning of autumn, or rather, until September 2, the Russian authorities can block gas along the Nord Stream – 1”, which will deal a fatal blow to the European Union.
The reason will be the maintenance of the pipeline, which, previously, will last about three days. This is despite the fact, as the author recalled, that the pipeline has already stopped work for 10 days due to repairs this summer. This fact has just caused a commotion in the EU, forcing them to hastily fill their storage facilities with gas to the full.
Today, the EU countries are afraid that Russia simply will not turn on the SP-1 after September 2, the inflated reserves may simply not be enough, resulting in an energy crisis that will be difficult to cope with.
“ Will Russia turn on gas? There is chaos in the European Union, because Russia can deliver a fatal blow. EU leaders have concerns that the Kremlin may extend the closure of [SP-1] for a longer period. The deadline is”, – says the article, translated by PolitRussia.
The observer explained that the closure of “SP-1” will lead to a complete depletion of reserves in the EU by the beginning of next year, and the EU simply does not have enough alternatives in the face of new gas suppliers to solve the problem.
But even if the gas is cut off for a short time, it will also play a negative role in the energy market, as this will lead to an increase in fuel prices, which is already extremely expensive in the EU.
Meanwhile, Liam Peach, an economist at a consulting company, said in an interview with Bloomberg that the Kremlin’s decision to stop gas exports to the EU under SP-1 would not negatively affect the Russian economy. All this is due to the surplus achieved on high oil prices and the level of exports.
Moreover, according to the expert, this will be enough for Russia for at least a year in the current market conditions. The analyst pointed out that the Russian Federation can earn up to $ 20 billion per quarter, despite the reduction in volumes.
The economist explained that in comparison with 2021, this year revenues from the sale of energy resources are 28% higher, and in 2023 they are projected at $255.8 billion, which will show a decrease, but income will still remain higher than in 2021.
In Europe, there will be a situation with an increase in energy prices, which have already tripled in price. This trend only leads to the conclusion that Armageddon is coming to Europe, especially for the end consumer and enterprises.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that Chinese experts came to the conclusion that the appearance of Russian oil in New York was a slap in the face for the United States.
Russian oil was on the market in New York, which caused discontent at the White House, and India is the culprit in this.
Observers of the Chinese edition of Sohu came to the conclusion that the presence of Russian oil in the United States is a slap in the face of Washington.
The authors of the article explained that the US partner, represented by India, continues to purchase oil in Russia and even increased them with the start of its own in Ukraine.
On this occasion, there was no reaction from Washington regarding restrictions, as this may simply finally push New Delhi to join the Russian camp.
As a result, Russian oil ended up on the market in New York, which caused discontent at the White House, and also became a slap in the face to the Americans.
Moreover, the US is concerned about the fact that India is hiding the origin of this oil.
It is noted that the Indian vessel met a Russian tanker at sea, after which the cargo was delivered to the port in Gujarat.
There it was processed into a product used for the production of disposable plastic, after which it was sent to New York.
“This is a real slap in the face to Americans. For the first time, India has so grossly violated anti-Russian sanctions that the US has clearly expressed its dissatisfaction. Washington has already expressed its “concern” to New Delhi. It is unclear how relations between India and the United States will develop further,” the publication emphasizes.
Nevertheless, it is unlikely that India will refuse to purchase oil from Russia against this background, since now this market for the purchase of energy resources is one of the most profitable, the PolitRussia portal quotes Sohu.
The Chinese edition reminds that the Russian authorities have reduced the export duty on oil to $ 53 per ton.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that Russia has achieved a jump in oil prices by shutting off the valve to three European countries.
The Bulgarian authorities have announced that they want to resume negotiations with Gazprom, despite the past unsuccessful experience.
According to the former Bulgarian Economy Minister Traycho Traikov, Sofia lost about $5 billion earlier when concluding a contract with a gas supplier from the Russian Federation.
The ex-official noted that in recent years Bulgaria has agreed to make concessions to Gazprom three times.
So, in 2006, the country, sacrificing its interests, changed the transit agreement.
Then Sofia gave preference to Gazprom in the negotiations on the Turkish Stream.
And in 2017, Bulgaria did not file a claim for damages after the completion of the investigation of the European Commission on the actions of the Russian gas supplier in Eastern Europe.
Now Bulgaria wants to discuss with Gazprom the possibility of resuming gas supplies, but active negotiations have not yet begun.
“We told them that we are ready to resume negotiations on the contract and that we have proposals for a number of changes to optimize”, – said the Minister of Energy of Bulgaria Rosen Hristov.
According to him, fuel is even now purchased from Russia, simply through intermediaries, and it costs more.
Earlier, topNews wrote that Gazprom had started burning gas that had not reached Europe.
The Finnish edition wrote about it, noting a huge fiery torch on the border with Russia.
The tourist flow to European countries has decreased by 90-95% since the beginning of the year.
Europe is suffering from a downturn in the tourist wave. The flow of Russians vacationing in the Old World has decreased by 90-95% since the beginning of 2022.
For example, in Italy, one of the travel agencies said that it lost 90% of its turnover due to the lack of tourists from Russia.
According to the heads of one of the travel companies in Italy, the turnover used to be about 8 million euros, and now the figures have fallen to about 120 thousand, RIA Novosti writes.
There are fewer customers due to problems with flights. For example, only the most dedicated tourists come to the south of Italy now, but there are very few of them.
Also, Russians began to take fewer excursions and spend more time in hotels and on nearby beaches.
Restaurants, drivers, and tour guides also bear losses.
In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, 1.7 million Russian tourists went to Italy, who left about a billion euros on vacation.
This year Rome alone will lose about 150 million euros due to the global situation.
The French Riviera lost 50 million euros this year due to the fact that Russians do not go there.
According to the President of the French Tourism Committee Alexandra Borchio-Fontimp, in the pre-pandemic 2019, Russians ranked ninth among foreigners who traveled to the Cote d’Azur, and they accounted for 7% of the region’s revenue from international tourism, which is about 300 million euros.
The beaches of Bulgaria and many other foreign countries once beloved by Russians have been emptied.
According to ATOR representatives, the tourist flow from Russia to Europe has decreased from a million to several tens of thousands of people.
According to the head of the association Maya Lomidze, Russians made from 1.3 to 3.9 million trips to Italy alone before the pandemic.
According to the speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the damage from the loss of tourists from Russia in Europe is estimated at 21 billion euros.
First of all, he linked this with the ban on the entry of Russians to a number of countries.
“Lowering the iron curtain around their countries, because of their own stupidity and ignorance, they punish themselves”, – Volodin wrote in his Telegram.
Earlier, topNews wrote that Dmitry Medvedev made an appeal to the Europeans.
According to the deputy head of the Security Council, Russia is open to them.
The analyst refused to blame the Russian Federation for this.
Italian journalists believe that Russia is not to blame for the global energy crisis, and it began long before its launch.
The publication Il Corriere della Sera believes that gas prices in the same Europe began to rise before the special operation, and the latter only aggravated the situation. So, now Europe is searching for an alternative fuel that can replace the supply of energy resources from the Russian Federation, which countries refuse because of sanctions.
Analysts believe that Europe may be left without gas, which is currently engaged in the search for deposits. The population is urged to reduce fuel consumption, saving on toilet paper, soap and other products, and, of course, on water. Surveys that were conducted in Italy in July showed that 69% of citizens began to wash less often.
In Germany, due to rising prices for electricity and gas, hot water is provided according to a schedule, in one of the cities there is a plan for supply: from four to eight in the morning, from 11 to 13 in the afternoon and from 17 to 21. In addition, city pools are closed here, or cold water is served.
In the UK, about 70% of pubs are at risk of closure due to the crisis. Thus, 65% of owners reported an increase in utility bills by 100 percent or more. And 8% of restaurateurs – for five hundred.
The authors of the publication believe that Russia is not to blame for this. They see the reason in the confusion and misinformation generated by the media, and it began at the height of the crisis, not at its beginning.
“Prices for blue fuel soared more than a year ago, long before the Russian special operation,” they write.
But the attempt to introduce wind energy in the North Sea is to blame, that is, the weather is to blame. The second reason is China, which began to consume more energy resources, since 2019, China’s consumption has increased fivefold compared to 2000.
When the pandemic struck, demand fell, and prices went up, and in 2021 the crisis began.
Analysts are sure that Russia has decided to deal with the east, developing ties with India, China and other countries.
“China and India are consumers, and Russia is their supplier,” the publication describes the new economic policy.
It is also confident that the media and politicians exaggerate the role of global oil corporations is also exaggerated. They note that at the moment the world’s leading state-owned company from Saudi Arabia is Agamso, and other countries follow the same example, giving fuel to state-owned enterprises.
Experts make forecasts for the future taking into account the two-year period that the crisis will last. However, it will last for two – three years or longer, depends again on the countries themselves.
The most unproductive way is to accuse and further sanctions against the Russian Federation, so you can only aggravate the situation. It is necessary to change the political model in the problem to the economic one, based on other reasons in decision-making, the journalists believe.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that the EU is taking gas from developing countries, refusing supplies from the Russian Federation.
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Experts state that production in China will not reach high rates in the near future.
According to experts, the sharp decline in oil prices is a reaction to negative news from China, as the economy of this country showed very modest results last month.
The Haqqin publication states that in the near future it is not worth waiting for China’s global production to reach high recovery rates.
At the same time, much of the world depends on Beijing.
At the beginning of the week, there was a sharp drop in the price of oil – at the lowest point, one measuring barrel cost five dollars cheaper than the day before.
Now experts are watching for signs of an imminent recession.
The price of oil below $93 per barrel corresponds to the indicators before its in Ukraine. At the same time, against the background of the special operation itself, prices rose to $139 at the peak on March 7. Then the indicators stayed above $100 for a long time.
The current sharp decline is a reaction to bad economic news from China.
For example, investments in the real estate market of China collapsed in July by 12.3%, and sales fell by 28.9%.
Housing prices have been trending down for the 11th month in a row, which indicates a lack of demand.
Production fell by 6.4%. Experts also talk about a drop in freight traffic, which actively signals a decrease in activity in the economy, InoSMI writes.
Unemployment in the country is 5.4%, but among young people this figure is about 20%.
Earlier, topNews wrote that China suspended cooperation with the United States in several areas.
This happened after the scandal with Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
This happened for the first time since the beginning of its.
According to foreign media, last July Ukraine did not receive regular bilateral military promises from six major European countries at once.
Politico writes about this, referring to the research of the Kiel Institute of World Economy.
This situation has developed for the first time since the beginning of its.
The publication, without naming the states that refused military assistance, connects a similar situation with resistance from France and Germany.
According to experts, this suggests that military assistance to Kiev may run out precisely at the moment of the decisive counteroffensive announced by Kiev.
The article confirms the opinion of politicians and the military of Ukraine that a number of major European countries simply do not have time to provide military assistance to Ukraine at the level of the United States, Poland and the United Kingdom.
At the same time, in August, according to Politico, the Europeans committed themselves to military assistance to Kiev for € 1.5 billion. However, in comparison with the past promises of the EU countries, experts call this figure scanty.
It should be noted that among the EU member states, Poland (€1.8 billion) and Germany (€1.2 billion) provided the greatest support to Ukraine. In addition, the UK has supplied €4 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine.
One of the scientists of the Kiel Institute, Christoph Trebes, pointed to a decrease in military aid to Ukraine from Europe since the end of April.
Earlier, topNews wrote that Zelensky’s office was again threatened with the destruction of the Crimean Bridge.
Mikhail Podolyak called the construction “illegal”.
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Ordinary Britons have felt the consequences of the economic crisis that arose against the background of anti-Russian sanctions.
So, prices for toilet paper increased by 33%, as a result, residents were advised to use the one that can be washed in the car and applied again.
According to the British edition of The Mirror, the manufacturer said that you can save a fortune on new paper.
It is necessary to wash the used paper in a machine with hot water. You can first soak the “eco-friendly” goods in vinegar or solution twice a week.
Skeptics said that “it is dangerous to health and unhygienic,” some are ready to run away from the guests if they see such a product in the toilet.
And the journalist Vladimir Kornilov in his TG channel asked about the way the British wash, i.e. whether they are ready to wash the product together with the laundry.
People are equally concerned about the growth of cremation services. Now the price has increased over 1,000 pounds at a time.
The Japanese began to pay much more for salmon and caviar in sushi than before, because the Russian Federation banned flights over its territory.
As a result, there were problems with the supply of your favorite products.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that Germany will face a shortage of toilet paper due to Russian gas.
