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All Moscow’s methods are not viable, Blinken is sure.

The United States is waiting for the further impact of Western sanctions on Russia. Moreover, in the United States, it is expected that the restrictions will affect ordinary citizens.

This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

The politician took part in the meeting of the foreign ministers of the countries participating in the G7.

Blinken said that the West is influencing Russia in order for the special operation to be completed faster. Countries are influencing the Russian Federation with “unprecedented sanctions and export restrictions.”

According to Blinken, who referred to the forecast of the Congress, Russia’s GDP will shrink by 10-15% in 2022.

“Moscow is still preventing economic collapse by taking extraordinary measures to support its currency. But these methods are not viable, because the effect of Western sanctions and trade restrictions is beginning to fully affect,” the US Secretary of State assured.

In Russia in the future they will stop issuing loans, production will decrease, shelves will be empty, unemployment will only grow.

The US Secretary of State is confident that Russia will not be able to build up military power and maintain a high standard of living of the population – without access to international finance and trade.

In the short term, although Russia will benefit from high oil prices, it will not work in the future. The fact is that Europe is reducing oil imports.

At the same time, Russia will not be able to replace oil production equipment due to export restrictions

“I think you will see that Russians will not be able to buy what they have been buying in the last 20 or 30 years,” Blinken added.

In the United States, they expect that Russians will eventually feel the influence of Western sanctions in their daily lives.

As Topnews wrote earlier, experts compare the actions of the United States in Ukraine with the policy they carried out in Yemen during the military conflict.

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The analyst Stanislav Mitrakhovich commented on the reports about Germany’s plans.

The German Finance Ministry intends to nationalize the part of the Russian gas pipeline “Nord Stream-2” laid on the territory of Germany.

Spiegel writes about this with reference to informed sources.

According to journalists, the pipes will be needed to pump gas from floating LNG terminals.

Prior to that, RWE AG chartered two similar installations. They allow us to supply up to 14 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

A negative consequence, according to the publication, will be the reaction of Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin to these actions of Berlin.

Also, a new environmental agreement is needed for this, since the territory where the pipes pass is protected, and any change in the route needs additional assessment.

The publication notes the need to take into account the opinion of German business representatives who hope for the start of work of Nord Stream-2.

Others note that Russia may respond to the nationalization of the SP-2 by seizing German factories on its territory.

Germany is discussing such plans against the background of concerns about the stoppage of gas supplies from Russia: gas transit along the Nord Stream has more than halved, and next month the pipe will be closed for two weeks for maintenance.

Against this background, expert Stanislav Mitrakhovich said that as a response to the nationalization of Nord Stream 2, Russia could indeed nationalize a number of German assets.

“We live in conditions when nationalization has become the norm in relations between Russia and the West. It can take place with the payment of compensation, without payment, in the format of a temporary freezing of assets, all sorts of options are possible, he said in an interview with RT.

He is sure that these measures will not help to force not to reduce supplies to Europe.

Mitrakhovich noted that Gazprom needs to carry out maintenance of the gas pipeline. In addition, it is necessary to return the turbines necessary for pumping from Canada, and for this it is necessary to lift part of the sanctions of the collective West.

Earlier, topNews wrote that Germany said it was impossible to approve the SP-2.

This position was taken by Berlin in December last year.

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The credit institution called the term July 1.

“Sberbank” announced that from July 1 they will introduce a commission for money transfers to other banks via cards. The same applies to credit institutions and MFIs, where money comes from cards through websites and applications.

As RBC clarifies, we are talking about operations when a client in the application of another bank selects the option to top up the account from the card of another bank, and then enters the card data of the Savings Bank.

According to the bank’s press service, the commission will be 1.25% of the transfer amount. You will have to pay a minimum of 30 rubles, a maximum of – 150.

If transactions are carried out in a foreign currency, the commission will be calculated at the bank’s exchange rate. “The fork ” will be from $1 – €1 to $3 – €3.

The operator recalled that for a long time such operations were free for customers, but now they decided to make it consistent with the practice of other credit institutions that have long used a commission when withdrawing funds from their funds.

The publication clarifies that the document, as still free, indicates transfers for amounts up to 50,000 rubles monthly through the application “Sberbank online ”.

The second exception is – transfers up to 100,000 per month through the System of fast payments to customers of other banks.

As Topnews wrote earlier, Sberbank and VTB canceled currency transfers to other Russian banks. They said they were busy looking for alternative solutions to such operations.

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Journalists have made an assumption about this.

As it became known to the Bloomberg news agency, Russian oil tankers often began to disappear from the radars of special systems for tracking the movement of ships.

In particular, it is already known about the disappearance of three tankers in the last 10 days.

The last point of the location is the Azores, which are located 1.5 thousand km from Portugal.

Also, the disappearance of ships was recorded on the way to Asia.

It is assumed that the disconnection of Russian tankers from the system is carried out intentionally.

In order to hide the resource deposit, a covert oil supply is carried out to the final buyer through other vessels to preserve incognito.

It is noted that such actions were not used before the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine.

It is known that such a practice exists in Iran and Venezuela, as these countries are also under sanctions today.

Apparently, Russian tankers have adopted a similar trading scheme.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the Russian Federation stopped oil exports from Kazakhstan after Tokayev’s words about the DPR and LPR.

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The analyst believes that the measures should not be military.

Military expert, director of the Museum of Air Defense Forces Yuri Knutov, in an interview with the media, said that Russia, together with Belarus, can give Lithuania an answer to the blockade of Kaliningrad.

In an interview with “Ukraine.He suggested that Vilnius wanted to provoke Moscow into a military conflict, but Russia could respond with economic measures.

He suggested that if there are economic levers, it is necessary to turn to Minsk and take Lithuania into an economic blockade similar to the one that the country has arranged for the Kaliningrad region. According to Knutov, NATO and the United States are behind Vilnius, and it is to the West that he will turn in the event of Russia’s retaliatory economic sanctions.

This is the only way, the military expert believes, to get Lithuania to cancel the decision.

“So that Lithuania then asked the West to allow some actions regarding the possibility of transporting Russian goods, ”, – he explained.

As Topnews wrote, last week it became known about the termination of transit of a number of goods to Kaliningrad by Lithuanian railways. It was about goods that fell under EU sanctions. The Russian side declared the inadmissibility of such a measure. And the head of the region Anton Alikhanov explained that the ferries will cope with the new load.

As for the transit of petroleum products, it will be suspended after August 10.

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The Swedish side is ready for large fines, but has not closed all stores at once.

IKEA notifies landlords in Russian shopping centers that it intends to terminate contracts with them ahead of time. Recall that the management of the Swedish furniture concern announced that it was winding down its business in the Russian Federation.

Now, as reported by Vedomosti, the furniture chain will be closed. Messages about the termination of lease agreements were received by almost all the leaseholders for the brand.

At the same time, the contract is terminated unilaterally, the sources of the publication specify, which means that the Swedish side is ready for large fines.

IKEA was represented in ten local shopping centers only in Moscow. At the request of “Vedomosti ” one of them stated that they had indeed received a letter.

In another, the information was refuted, explaining that, most likely, the closing process will take some time, and will not be simultaneous. Or we are talking about some priorities in winding down the business, which allow us to keep some stores for now.

According to the publication, the Swedish company has 26 stores of various forms in 12 Russian settlements, work in them stopped on March 4.

IKEA did not officially confirm that retail is closing, stating that such a decision is on pause.

Recall, as Topnews wrote, the Swedish side announced its withdrawal from the Russian business segment on June 15. It was announced that production was stopped at four Russian factories and their sale.

Unrealized goods were planned to be sold to employees and customers of the company..

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Customers started complaining about the new restrictions.

Sberbank and VTB clients cannot transfer currency between Russian banks. The call center explains that the restrictions are related to the “current situation”.

According to RIA Novosti, consultants say that the BEAC cannot “guarantee that a currency transfer to another bank will take place with you.” Call centers advise you to convert money into rubles, and then transfer it.

Sberbank now has only transfers in rubles – no one could orient the timing. As soon as the relief is in the restrictions, the banks will resume currency transfers.

VTB has the same situation – currency transfers have been stopped. The call center also could not name the deadline by which the option will be restored.

The state bank says they are looking for alternative channels for such transfers.

In the meantime, payments in Belarusian rubles, Kazakh tenge, Armenian drams, Azerbaijani manats are available to Russian VTB clients.

Legal entities can also translate in Vietnamese dong. Companies can spend money in Chinese yuan and Indian rupees under trade agreements.

The press service of the Moscow Exchange, whose group includes the National Settlement Depository, said that there is no information about restrictions on currency transfers between banks.

Earlier, the head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, said that under the sanctions, banks in Russia should limit their currency position as much as possible. Banks will continue to reduce the volume of foreign exchange transactions, they may not even offer such products to customers.

As Topnews wrote earlier, under the conditions of sanctions and difficulties with the supply of equipment, mobile operators in Russia began to take money for issuing SIM cards.

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It became known how Russia will respond to NATO’s attempt to invade the Kaliningrad region.

According to military expert Vladimir Evseev, possible attempts by NATO to invade the territory of the Kaliningrad region can lead to very serious consequences.

According to the expert, in this case Russia will be forced to use nuclear weapons.

According to Yevseyev, now there is not a very big, but still a threat of armed conflict in the Baltic region.

He stated this in an interview with “Ukraine.ru”.

“If Russia has even the slightest doubt that Kaliningrad will be captured by NATO countries, Russia will use nuclear weapons and create a land corridor through the territory of Lithuania, ”, – he threatened Western countries in case of an aggravation of the situation.

In his opinion, as a result of the special operation in Ukraine, NATO will no longer have the desire to enter into conflict with Russia.

In turn, former Ukrainian diplomat Rostislav Ishchenko also commented on the transport blockade of Kaliningrad announced by Lithuania

He called the situation a reason for war between Russia and Lithuania, as Vilnus violated Moscow’s right to access its territory

“This decision is suicidal, as it is a ready-made casus belli [reason for declaring war]”, – Ishchenko said.

He noted that international law protects the preservation of not only sea, but also land transit.

Recall that last week, the head of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov said that the leadership of the Lithuanian railways informed the region about the termination of transit of some sanctioned goods from their EU list.

The restrictions were from 40% to 50% of the nomenclature of goods, including building materials, cement and metals.

Earlier, topNews wrote that an echelon with M1A2 Abrams tanks from the USA was spotted 18 kilometers from the Kaliningrad region.

The armament arrived in the town of Korshe in Poland.

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Oil was exported to Europe through the port of Novorossiysk.

Russia has imposed restrictions on oil supplies from Kazakhstan.

Hydrocarbons were exported to Europe through the port of Novorossiysk.

This became known after the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the non-recognition of the LDPR.

As “Kommersant” writes, the mines of the Second World War suddenly discovered in the water area of the port are called as the official reason for blocking the expert.

The water area has been completely closed, and the Caspian Pipeline Consortium cannot send oil to Europe.

On June 20, it is expected that mine clearance works will be carried out in the water area, and they may continue until the end of the month.

Kazakhstan supplies 67 million tons of oil per year to Europe through the Russian Federation. After the introduction of sanctions against Russia, the export grade of “black gold” Urals was renamed by Kazakhstan.

Earlier, topNews wrote that Tokayev did not accept the award from Russia.

Also, the President of Kazakhstan did not recognize the LDPR.

Against this background, Konstantin Zatulin threatened in the CIS Affairs Committee that retaliatory measures would be taken against Kazakhstan.

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The Russian President gave an assessment of the current situation in world politics and the economy, saying that the United States has declared itself God’s messengers on Earth.

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in SPIEF-2022.

During his speech, he, in particular, criticized the West and anti-Russian sanctions.

At the same time, he said that the Russian Federation has nothing to do with the energy crisis in Europe.

In his opinion, Western politicians have done things themselves and are looking for the culprits. As the reason for the difficult energy situation, Putin pointed to a failed policy in this direction.

The Head of State also criticized the speed of the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions and their volume. In his opinion, these figures are unprecedented for the world.

“The calculation [of imposing sanctions] was clear: to crush the Russian economy with a rush, ”, – Putin said, calling restrictive measures against our country insane and thoughtless.

He also noted that the United States declared itself the messengers of the Lord on Earth, having no obligations, but having interests.

He noted that the elites in the West do not want to notice the changes and live in an illusion, and the countries of the golden billion continue to consider other states as their colonies and second class.

Speaking at the SPIEF, Putin also gave recommendations to Russian business. He called on entrepreneurs, in particular, to work at home.

“Houses –are more reliable”, – he said, noting that those who thought otherwise lost a lot of money.

Vladimir Putin also proposed to permanently abandon many inspections of Russian business.

“There is every reason to take another cardinal step forward – to permanently refuse to conduct inspections of all Russian businesses whose activities are not associated with high risks of harm ”, – said the head of state.

At the same time, he called for a careful approach to the decriminalization of economic crimes.

In addition, the president said that he considers it possible to reduce the rates on preferential mortgages to 7%. He noted that the duration of the program will remain until the end of this year.

Recall that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation has reduced the rate on a preferential mortgage to 9%.

Putin’s speech at the SPIEF-2022. Video

Previously topNews wrote about that Putin’s speech at the SPIEF was postponed.

This decision was made due to a DDoS attack.

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