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The captain of the 1st rank explained who benefits from the situation with the port of Odessa.

Military expert, captain of the 1st rank in the reserve, Vladimir Gundarov, in an interview with the media, explained that during the Russian-Turkish negotiations, Moscow and Ankara developed a scheme for the export of Ukrainian grain from Odessa.

According to Bloomberg, Turkey offered Russia to mine the water area and ensure the safety of grain carriers, but Ukraine reacted to the initiative with skepticism.

Meanwhile, grain deliveries will be carried out under the auspices of the UN through the coordination center in Ankara.

As Gundarov explained in an interview with MK 8221, according to the plan, Ukraine should clear all its points, then Ankara’s ships will come to the ports, which will load grain, and they will go to sea under the escort of Ukrainians.

After that, the vessels will be placed under the protection of Russians who will accompany the vessels in the Black Sea.

However, according to the analyst, mines in Odessa are beneficial to Zelensky, who declares the need for mining under the threat of capturing Odessa, and along the way, does not pay them for Western weapons. And it indicates that there are Russian vessels in the Black Sea, which will start firing at them when the mine clearance process begins.

The West also has its own advantage, accusing Russia of organizing the world famine. And the local authorities in Nikolaev and Odessa use the discontent of the population with the lack of food and work to warm up anti-Russian sentiments.

“They say, she is to blame for everything – blocked approaches from the sea, does not want to open humanitarian corridors, that’s why you are starving here”, – explained Gundarov.

He suggested that the export of grain is also unprofitable for Russia, because later it will have nothing to feed the Ukrainians themselves.

The expert explained how the export will be carried out under the control of Russian border guards. All vessels will be searched to prevent the supply of weapons, so border boats will stand along the entire route, checks will be carried out both on the way to the port and in the opposite direction. Therefore, clearing the fairwayit will take about a week. In general, it is difficult to talk about the timing.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov, critically assessed the accusations of the West in the delay of grain in ports.

His sarcasm was caused by the conditions of Ukraine, which demanded the withdrawal of Russian troops.

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The most probable scenario of the country’s development is named.

According to Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Digital and Technological Development, in the next 10-15 years Russia will follow the path of “islandization ”.

This opinion was published by the CEO of ANO “NTI Platform” in his column for RBC.

By “islandization ” the namesake of the official speaker of the Kremlin understands the model of separation of large technical and economic blocks.

He expects the global end of globalism, as well as the global security system of the last century.

According to Peskov, there will be a reboot of technological markets in the world, technical standards will be nationalized, and the production of critical goods will be moved from one place to another.

“All large techno-economic blocks will want to produce food, medicines and everything else on their territory, ”, – he said, noting that these processes are already taking place now.

Each country’s own “island” is necessary for its sovereignty in technology.

In his opinion, not only Russia, but also the United States and China, as well as, presumably, India, will follow this path.

To do this, Russia needs to work out a green agenda, build its own techno-economic block, develop an export package of agricultural products and solve a number of other issues.

Peskov noted that such an approach does not mean complete isolation, and in the future there will be deals on the exchange of some technologies for others between states.

“Someone has the processor we need, and we have the missiles he needs, ”, – said Peskov.

Earlier, topNews wrote that a US professor compared the damage from sanctions for the Russian Federation and the West.

The economist reproached the US president for the policy of drunken sailors.

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Inditex plans to open a part of Zara and Bershka stores in Russia.

The media has learned that the Spanish company Inditex, which is the owner of such well-known world brands as Zara, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius and Oysho, may return them to the Russian market in June.

As reported by “Izvestia”, the head of the retail real estate department of Knight Frank Russia Evgenia Hakberdieva, some stores may start working, but it is still unclear when exactly this will happen.

She clarified that the Spanish company wants to resume trading in the summer in order to sell goods that were not sold out due to a forced break, and start the new season with new products and a new collection.

At the same time, some of the non-profitable outlets will be closed, and prices will increase in the newly opened ones. The reason is that logistics costs and transaction costs have increased significantly.

Probably, as the expert suggests, the head of the CORE consulting company.According to Marina Malakhatko, the revival of the Spanish network will take place gradually.

“We believe that the overall reduction will be at the level of 100-150 stores ”, — explained Hakberdieva.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that Zara and Bershka spoke about continuing their work in Russia. It is known that about five hundred stores with 9,000 employees worked in the country. In March, their activities were suspended.

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Economist Steve Hanke reproached Biden for the policy of “drunken sailors”.

Economist, professor, founder of the Johns Hopkins Institute of Applied Economics, Steve Hanke, in an interview with the media, said that Russia, of course, will face monetary losses from the restrictive measures of the West, but their initiator will suffer even more.

In an interview with Asia Times, the analyst said that the counterproductivity of restrictive measures against Russia is already obvious. They did not achieve the main goal of changing the behavior of the Kremlin.

At the same time, the price of sanctions for the world, including the countries of the European Union and the United States, is high.

This is partially evidenced by the assessments given by investment banks, the IMF, and NGOs of various kinds. And this is only part of the analysis of the situation.

According to Hanke, such an analysis is random, and is the tip of the iceberg.

  “These estimates… indicate that the costs associated with sanctions will be staggering”, – the economist believes.

According to him, Moscow’s costs pale in comparison with the scale of losses for the EU. The European Union will incur costs greater than the United States, but not only European countries and the United States will suffer.

Losses will affect the whole world, and a heavy burden will fall on poor countries and poor peoples, Hanke believes.

The professor pointed out the particular danger from bans on Russian energy resources, which will have an extremely negative impact on all European countries. Hungary will be an exception.

As Hanke pointed out, bans on Russian energy resources and their transportation will have a very negative and serious impact on EU countries, with the exception of Hungary.

Recall that after Brussels announced its intention to completely abandon Russian fuel, Budapest said that it would agree to such a thing with a guarantee of oil and gas supplies.

Hanke also spoke about the consequences of such an economic policy for the United States itself, which will also not be unscathed. The professor stressed that the fuel market of the whole world is being Balkanized and politicized, the principle of free supplies of the last 40 years will go away. As a result, each participant in the process will pay more.

He also criticized President Biden, who had previously blamed Russia for rising inflation in the United States. Hanke, on the contrary, believes that it was the president’s policy that provoked the fall of the dollar, his administration during the pandemic printed and spent money like drunken sailors, the professor believes.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the US Foreign Ministry imposed personal sanctions against 61 citizens of the Russian Federation. Before that, last week, the EU approved a new sanctions package, which included an oil embargo.

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The Russian authorities have found an answer to anti-Russian sanctions.

By December 31, the decision of the Russian authorities imposed restrictions on the export of inert gases necessary for the production of chips.

In particular, such gases as neon, helium, krypton and others that were supplied to Japan fell under the sanctions.

This information, as “Notepad” writes, was confirmed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

Experts agreed that restrictions on the export of inert gases is Russia’s response to the sanctions imposed against it.

This step by Moscow will eventually lead to an increase in the shortage of supply of chips on the world market, since the production of the same gases was suspended at Ukrainian plants in Mariupol and Odessa, where half of the world volume was produced.

As a result, a new collapse is brewing all over the world, associated with the release of microchips.

Commenting on the decision of the authorities, Deputy Minister Vasily Shpak said that such restrictions would enable Russia to rebuild broken chains and set up new ones.

He explained that Russia will now simply increase its production capacity, which will provide a competitive advantage for further building mutually beneficial negotiations with colleagues.

The same data was confirmed by economic analyst Denis Efremov, calling the decision of the Russian government a response to the sanctions imposed.

According to Efremov, such a step will force the West to negotiate with the Kremlin, because otherwise strategically important industries will collapse.

Also “Notepad” provided data on the share of supplies of precious metals from Russia and Ukraine to the United States.

Thus, Russia supplies more than 1/3 of the required amount of palladium to the USA, and about 90% of neon is supplied by Ukraine. Thus, the production of microchips in the United States turned out to be questionable.

In total, palladium supplies to Russia on the world market amount to 25-30%, and platinum 8-10%.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that Chinese President Xi Jinping instructed to find a way to help the Russian Federation without violating sanctions.

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Putin also named the causes of the food crisis, which Russia will be blamed for today.

There are no problems with grain export from Ukraine. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on Western statements about Russia’s blockade of the export of Ukrainian grain.

The Russian leader announced five ways to do this at once.

According to Putin, grain can be exported through ports controlled by Ukraine. For example, through Odessa.

Complicating the situation is the fact that this passage is mined. Since Russia is not involved in this, therefore, the process of demining should be carried out by Ukrainian troops, Putin stressed.

The President also added that Russia gives a full guarantee for peaceful passage without any problems.

The second way is to export Ukrainian grain through Russian-controlled ports in the Sea of Azov. Moreover, without any conditions and with security, including for foreign vessels, both on the Azov and Black Seas and in any direction.

In addition, grain can be exported through Poland, along the Danube through Romania, and — “the easiest and cheapest way” — through Belarus. However, in order to do this, sanctions must be lifted from this country, since such a condition comes from Lukashenka personally, the president explained in an interview with Pavel Zarubin, a journalist of the Rossiya 1 TV channel.

Separately, Putin noted that blaming Russia for the food crisis is nothing more than shifting the problem from a sick head to a healthy one.

In addition, he recalled that the problem with food on the market began even before its, in February 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, as Putin explained, the short-sighted policy of the European Union, especially in the energy sector, namely underinvestment in this sector of the economy, also played an unfavorable role in the development of the food crisis.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the G7 countries will create a “grain” alliance against Russia.

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Experts are talking about new brands entering the market.

In Russia, the range of household appliances and electronics is declining. The media claim that the reason was the withdrawal of foreign companies from the market, as well as problems with the delivery of goods due to anti-Russian sanctions..

According to RBC, citing sources in retail chains, logistics and a variety of goods from the United States, Europe and South Korea suffered more than others.

As explained by the commercial director of the chain Alexey Pogudalov, the assortment of well-known brands Bosch, Electrolux, Samsung, Miele, Dyson and Apple has noticeably decreased. The reason – is the inability to find workarounds for the supply of parts.

For example, the European Union has restricted the supply of electrical goods for home use more expensive than € 750, as well as audio and video devices priced over € 1,000.

Samsung and Apple models are less represented in the category of smartphones and tablets. This was told to the media by the vice-president of Svyaznoy Mikhail Guadin.

According to the representative of the network “Eldorado ” equipment from the retailer Hi and Novex comes to replace the departed brands. New trademarks for the Russian market are in demand among the population.

Also, as RBC writes, the consumer demand for equipment produced in Turkey and China has grown.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the sanctions led to a break in logistics chains and a number of economic problems, for example, an increase in prices for food and a number of consumer goods.

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China was suspected of trying to help Russia circumvent restrictive measures.

The Chinese authorities are trying to help Russia, but in such a way as not to violate the sanctions imposed against it.

According to The Washington Post, Moscow has been convicted at least twice of exerting pressure on Beijing.

The Russian authorities want to get new forms of economic support from China.

Thus, it is reported from om that the Russian Federation demands that China maintain trade agreements and provide support in the field of finance and technology in the sectors of the economy affected by Western sanctions.

According to sources of the American edition, China may find itself in a difficult position if it seeks to help Russia as an important strategic partner.

At the same time, Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the publication, instructed to find a way to help Russia financially without violating sanctions.

It should be noted that, according to experts, the trade turnover between Russia and China may reach $200 million by the end of 2022.

Such an assessment was given in the Russian Foreign Ministry.

In turn, on June 2, The Guardian columnist Larry Elliott wrote that three months after the start of the economic war against the Russian Federation, we can say that it did not go according to plan, and Russia is winning in it, unlike the West.

He believes that the sanctions have led to a perverse effect, and the prices of Russian oil and gas have increased in the world.

Earlier, topNews wrote that China has banned the Boeing 8221 from Russia from flying over its territory. The media also wrote about possible problems that may arise for Aliexpress.

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Restrictive measures have been introduced against oil, banking, shipbuilding companies and the media.

Today, on June 3, the sixth package of EU sanctions and restrictive measures of the US Treasury against Russia came into force.

Thus, the US Department of Commerce announced 65 legal entities from Russia, in particular, aviation and shipbuilding plants.

Among them are the Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research of the Ministry of Defense, Gazprom Neft Shelf, the Central Design Bureau of Marine Technology Rubin, Ilyushin Aviation Complex, Yakovlev Design Bureau, Severstal” and Nordgold, clarifies TASS.

The ban is imposed on the purchase of products to support military modernization. Thus, enterprises will not be able to obtain a license for high-tech in the United States, and American enterprises will not receive an export license if their products can support the Russian military potential.

The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, who got on the US sanctions list, called the sanctions “another performance.”

EU sanctions have been imposed on companies in the oil and banking sector, as well as for the media. The list includes 17 Russian entrepreneurs, measures to limit oil supplies to Europe from Russia.  In particular, sanctions are imposed on the import of fuel by sea.

According to Bloomberg, the ban is introduced 6 months after the entry into force of the document. The remaining measures began to take effect on June 3.

The EU leadership assumes that together with the measures introduced earlier by Poland and Germany, purchases of Russian fuel, in particular oil, will be reduced by 92% by the end of 2022. It is likely that a ban on the supply of oil to Europe via the pipeline will be introduced later.

The services of European companies and organizations to Russian enterprises of the oil industry have already been banned. However, the Druzhba oil pipeline has not yet been sanctioned, and measures against it may be introduced later.

As for the banking organizations of the Russian Federation, three more will be disconnected from SWIFT – Sberbank, Rosselkhoznadzor and Credit Bank of Moscow.  And from the media, three will be banned due to “actions in spreading propaganda.”.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was not included in the blacklist of persons at the request of Hungary. But Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko, Minister of Construction Irek Fayzullin, Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Ministry of Transport Vitaly Saveliev, Maria Zakharova, People’s Artist of Russia Sergey Roldugin, as well as former gymnast Alina Kabayeva, who is considered to be closely connected with the Russian president, got there.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that Canada imposed sanctions against Kabayeva and Rosselkhoznadzor.

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The NYT publication reports doubts about the Biden administration.

The New York Times newspaper, citing sources, reports that the American authorities fear that the alleged confiscation of the assets of the Russian Central Bank will undermine the international reputation of the United States as a reliable investment partner for the storage of the latter.

A positive solution to the issue is possible only after the legal and reputational consequences are settled, according to a number of US financiers. According to the source of the publication, officials in the Biden administration declared the illegal status of this withdrawal.

In general, the country’s financial sector took the idea with more caution than foreign countries in the same Europe that use Russian assets openly.

The NYT notes that the discussion in the Biden camp is still ongoing.

In particular, the confiscation of deposits in dollars and euros placed in local banks by the Russian authorities before the start of the SVO is being discussed.

“Most of it is deposited in Europe, including in the Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland”, – the newspaper writes.

Reputational risks can lead to the fact that banks in other countries, not only Russia, will invest assets in a different currency than dollars, administration officials say.

Recall that about $ 300 billion of Russian reserves were frozen in the United States.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the Jersey authorities froze almost 50% of the assets of oligarch Roman Abramovich, in monetary terms, $7 billion.

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