In total, the list was replenished by 22 citizens of the Russian Federation and 4 companies of the Russian Federation.
In mid-May, sanctions were imposed by the UK against the Russian rhythmic gymnast champion Alina Kabayeva, as Topnews wrote.
Restrictive measures include a ban on entry into the country, as well as a ban on owning real estate and other assets.
Now Kabaeva has also been included in the sanctions list by the Canadian authorities, who today announced the expansion of the sanctions package against the background of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.
In addition to Kabayeva, the management companies of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Russian Venture Company, Rosselkhoznadzor and Investtorgbank were included in the expanded “blacklist ”.
In total, the list was replenished by 22 citizens of the Russian Federation and 4 companies of the Russian Federation.
At the same time, the Canadian Foreign Ministry explained that the country’s authorities will continue to take countermeasures against the unjustified actions of the Russian regime and especially Russian President Putin to preserve the integrity of Ukraine.
“We stand next to Ukraine and its people ”, — said the press release of the Canadian Foreign Ministry.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that the Resalat publication revealed the reasons for the failure of Western sanctions against Russia.
The company decided to return to the Russian market under other names.
On May 27, the American company McDonald’s submitted an application to Rospatent for three new brands, under which it will be ready to serve Russian customers.
According to the agency “Moscow ”, three new brands – “Fun and delicious ”, “Free cash register ”, “This is it”, “Exactly it”, “Compass” and others – may be registered under different classes of the international classification of goods and services.
Together, if the registration is confirmed, they enable the company to trade and manufacture soup products, beverages (not alcoholic), ice cream, sandwiches, shrimp and other products.
It is assumed that fast food restaurants, coffee shops, and takeaway bars will operate under these names in Russia. The opening of establishments is possible as early as June 12.
At the same time, the restaurant’s atmosphere and menu are preserved.
As Topnews wrote earlier, McDonald’s announced its withdrawal from the Russian market in mid-May, after it had kept its employees’ jobs and salaries for two months since the beginning of its operation.
In May, McDonald’s announced that it was selling the Russian segment of the business to its licensee Alexander Govor.
According to the analyst, the EU’s attempts to abandon the energy resources of the Russian Federation harm the world market.
The head of the European Council, Charles Michel, said that the EU has reached an agreement on a partial ban on oil imports from Russia.
This decision was made within the framework of the sixth package of sanctions.
In his Twitter, he noted that such a decision sets restrictions on more than 2/3 of the imported oil of the Russian Federation.
As a result, this leads to a reduction of “a huge source of funding.”.
During the press conference, Charles Michel noted that the ban does not cover oil supplies via pipelines.
In turn, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, welcomed this decision on Twitter and noted that thanks to the oil embargo, supplies to the EU will be reduced by 90% by the end of the year.
She noted that the EU countries had agreed to end their dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal as soon as possible.
Against this background, Vandana Hari, an analyst at Vanda Insights, noted in his article for the Nikkei Asian Review that the EU’s attempts to move away from Russian energy resources and replace them with alternative supplies lead to painful disruptions in the global market and provoke an increase in inflation.
He explained that the EU’s desire to lower purchases of Russian gas will lead to global competition for LNG. This may continue for years until new facilities are put into operation.
“And therein lies the misconception that Western leaders and commentators seem to have succumbed to, calling on Asian countries to flee from Russia, – he said, adding that it is impossible to refuse hydrocarbons supplied under long-term contracts from Russia like a product in a supermarket.
It is also reported that the EU countries have reached an agreement on disconnecting Sberbank from SWIFT.
Charles Michel noted that the package of sanctions includes the de-swifting of the largest Russian bank Sberbank.
Earlier, topNews wrote that tankers with oil from Russia are drifting into the sea.
This situation has developed due to the lack of demand for Russian hydrocarbons.
Thanks to the Russian payment system, restrictive measures did not have the planned effect.
The work of the payment system “Mir” prevented Western anti-Russian sanctions from achieving the desired effect.
Resalat (Iran) writes about this.
According to experts, the Russian Federation “fully armed ” met the disconnection from SWIFT.
Experts of the publication note that when introducing such sanctions, the West did not take into account the capabilities of the Russian Federation.
The consequences of the departure of Visa and MasterCard systems from Russia have softened the possibilities of an alternative payment system.
“This factor simply deprived many of the sanctions imposed against Russia of meaning ”, – the authors of the material have no doubt.
The authors of the publication also support the Kremlin’s decision to convert payments for the supply of natural gas to unfriendly countries into rubles.
As a result, the West found itself hostage to its own sanctions, as it was forced to circumvent its own restrictions.
Moreover, Europe simply turned out to have nothing to replace Russian gas with.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the West could lift sanctions against businessmen from Russia.
Such an opportunity is being considered in exchange for financial support from Ukraine.
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Half of the countries can agree to the ultimatum of the Russian president.
Analysts at Bloomberg reported a split among European countries on the issue of paying for gas in rubles. Some states made concessions and agreed to Vladimir Putin’s ultimatum, which banned the supply of “blue fuel” for euros or dollars.
Columnists John Follain and Alberto Nardelli note that Hungary refuses to support anti-Russian sanctions, but other countries also make concessions. As a result, there was a split among the western and eastern EU states.
They do not agree on the issues of arms supplies to Ukraine, dialogue with Vladimir Putin, the conditions that Kiev must accept as part of a peace treaty.
The issue of imposing an embargo on the import of Russian oil has also dragged on.
Analysts suggest that countries are becoming increasingly disappointed – the EU no longer has the opportunity to “inflict a painful economic blow on Russia.”
Meanwhile, experts called the ruble the strongest currency in the world this year.
The reason for this was that countries began to pay for gas in rubles – this allowed the Russian economy to “resist” Western sanctions, CBS reported.
The journalists also said that Russia earns almost $ 20 billion a month – and this is only on the export of energy resources.
German politicians oppose the embargo on Russian gas supplies. The serious consequences for the German economy were announced by the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Germany Hubertus Heil.
As Topnews wrote earlier, Poland was left without Russian gas due to its refusal to pay for it in rubles. After that, she said that Norway should share with Ukraine “super profits” from gas.
In response, Norway recalled its obligations and that it is already helping Ukraine.
The media got a document for Russian airlines from China, which banned Boeing from flying through the country. Later, the Celestial Empire clarified that it is possible to fly in transit.
As it turned out, the problems arose due to the double registration of the Boeing. For many, it is Bermuda – Russia.
According to the Telegram channel Baza, airlines could fulfill the requirement, but only lessors can exclude countries from registration, and they support sanctions from Russian Boeing.
In particular, all cargo airlines have Boeing on lease. For example, the Aviastar company, which is a partner of the Russian Post and Aliexpress, may suffer.
There are five Boeings in the carrier’s fleet, they made 20-25 flights to China and back a week, transported 700 tons of goods a week.
At the moment, Aviastar will have to lay other logistics or use its own “Tu”, which have been in use for a long time. In addition, these planes cannot carry the required volumes.
By the way, RBC reports that initially China demanded that Russian carriers update the electronic dossier – it contains information about aircraft, owners, ground service contracts.
The PRC also demanded to indicate that imported aircraft were removed from registration abroad.
When Russia could not provide the documents, China refused her flights.
Turkey has begun to make the same demands – it prohibits flights to aircraft with double registration.
As Topnews wrote earlier, Vladimir Putin allowed registering the rights to foreign aircraft that are leased from Russian airlines. The President of the Russian Federation signed the relevant law.
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According to the West, Russian businessmen can “buy off” sanctions.
In the West, they offered to give businessmen of the Russian Federation the opportunity to buy off the sanctions imposed against them.
This will be possible if business representatives direct their financial assistance to the restoration of Ukraine.
According to the Associated Press, the author of the initiative was Canadian Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
He voiced his opinion at the meeting of the G7 countries.
She stated that she had discussed this initiative with the Russian oligarchs, whom she had made acquaintances with while working in the Moscow bureau of the Financial Times newspaper.
Ukraine has been informed of such proposals.
It is emphasized that so far we are talking only about opportunities. No decisions have been made on this matter.
The West is interested in going in this direction, as it is very difficult to confiscate the frozen assets of Russian oligarchs who have fallen under sanctions.
Sources of the publication note that if businessmen give up part of their property in other countries, it will simplify the task for the West and help Ukraine financially.
Recall that among those who fell under Western sanctions were Russian businessmen Peter Aven and Mikhail Fridman.
Brussels has imposed restrictive measures against them in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
According to European officials, Aven benefited from his connections in power, and Friedman established strong ties with the administration of Vladimir Putin.
On the eve it was reported that the British authorities did not lift sanctions against Aven and Friedman, despite the fact that they promised it after the businessmen transferred 150 million euros to Ukraine.
So, Aven and Friedman were recommended to donate money to Ukraine, which would help to remove restrictions.
The funds of the benefactors were unfrozen especially for charity, but after transferring a huge amount for refugees, the funds were frozen again.
Moreover, a criminal case was opened against Aven, and his art collection was arrested.
In addition, the businessmen were denied a one-time trip to the continent from the UK, threatened with imprisonment.
Earlier, topNews wrote that the UK had introduced restrictive measures against Alina Kabayeva.
The head of the Ministry of Economic Development Reshetnikov urged to return to the previous equilibrium exchange rate of the ruble
The key rate was reduced by 3% by the decision of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and now stands at 11%.
This decision was made against the background of the strengthening of the ruble against the dollar and the euro and a slowdown in price growth, which reduced the risks of financial stability.
Recall, according to an estimate on May 20, annual inflation slowed down and amounted to 17.5%.
Moreover, it is expected to decrease to 5.0–7.0% in 2023 and return to 4% in 2024. This is influenced by monetary policy.
It is also noted that in the coming weeks, another reduction in the key rate is allowed at an extraordinary meeting.
Meanwhile, Mayor Reshetnikov called for a return to the previous equilibrium exchange rate of the ruble, since the current exchange rate and its forecast are a problem in the long term.
He explained that the effective ruble exchange rate is 40% stronger than the average over the past five years. And this poses a serious challenge to the domestic producer, since with the gradual restoration of external supply channels, he will increasingly feel the pressure of imports, compete with him and lose.
At the same time, while maintaining the current ruble exchange rate, Russian business will not be able to develop import substitution projects, as there will be no competitiveness.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that pensions, the subsistence minimum and the minimum wage will be increased by 10% in Russia from June 1.
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Russian businessmen could not escape the sanctions even after charity to Ukrainian refugees. The British authorities refused the promise after Mikhail Fridman and Peter Aven transferred 150 million euros to Ukraine.
Details of the case are reported by the Telegram channel Mash.
According to their information, Friedman and Aven were advised to donate money to Ukraine after the sanctions. This would supposedly help them remove the restrictions.
After the transfer to the Ukrainian refugees, the head of the Association of Jewish organizations of Ukraine addressed the EU authorities. He asked to stop persecuting benefactors.
The funds of the Russian oligarchs were even unfrozen specifically for charity. And then they were frozen again.
Aven, among other things, was also “rewarded” with a criminal case, arresting his art collection.
In addition, insiders report that billionaires were denied a one–time trip to the continent – otherwise there will be a prison sentence.
“In the final, the situation was commented on by the head of the Ministry of Finance of Canada: assistance to Ukraine was a personal initiative of bankers, they were not pressured,” the Network writes.
As Topnews wrote earlier, the head of the board of directors of Alfa-Bank, Peter Aven, came under criminal prosecution after it turned out that he “does not live on his money.”
The sanctioned businessman has big expenses, despite the frozen accounts.
Bloomberg reports that the search in the house of Peter Aven has already taken place. He was found to have 30,000 pounds ($37,754) in cash, the money was confiscated.
Also, the British authorities are studying the money transfers of businessmen – those that he made to the UK after the start of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. Aven could transfer part of the money to the company that manages his real estate.
So far, no official charges have been brought against Peter Aven.
The decision was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the adoption of new measures to support Russians and the Russian economy against the background of sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia. The statement was made at the State Council on Social Surveys, which took place in Moscow the day before.
The Head of state called the goal the growth of welfare and quality of life of citizens, stating this as a key and unchanging priority of state policy.
The list of measures announced by the head of state includes the indexation of pensions for non-working pensioners by 10%, and an increase in the subsistence minimum and minimum wage by the same amount.
It is also assumed that some payments to military personnel will grow.
Pension and minimum wage increases from June 1, 2022: latest news
The size of the indexation of pensions and the subsistence minimum was announced by the Minister of Labor of the Russian Federation Anton Kotyakov.
According to him, the subsistence minimum for the able–bodied population will be 15,172 rubles, pensioners – 11,970, children – 13,501.
When pensions are indexed by 10%, they will grow for 35 million Russians, RIA Novosti quotes him. The average amount of pension payments will be 19,360 rubles.
As Kotyakov explained, pensions will be calculated individually. He pointed out that there is no need to submit an application for payments that depend on the PM – indexing will take place automatically.
In turn, the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov said that all the decisions of the president will require an additional 600 billion rubles in 2022 (1 trillion in 2023), which will be allocated by the federal center.
Indexation of pensions in 2022 for non-working pensioners: by how many percent
Pensioners who quit in February of this year will start receiving increased pensions from June 1, and the payments due to him from March will be indexed as a non-working pensioner. Data on these three months is provided by the employer to the FIU.
Thus, in June, the pensioner will receive money for three months at once – March, April, May.
The average size of the old-age insurance pension of non-working pensioners on average in 2022 is 18,984 rubles, according to the AIF.
Citizens who have already turned 80 in May will double the fixed payment to the old-age insurance pension, its amount will be 13,128 rubles 62 kopecks.
As for former military and law enforcement officers, in June they will also receive a superannuation payment if they have already reached retirement age for 2022 (61.5 years for men, 56.5 years for women).
One more condition – at least 13 years of insurance experience “as a citizen” at work outside the law enforcement agencies.
It is specified that the amount of pension points – from 23.4.
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Also, this category of pensioners is the only one who needs to apply to the FIU. It is indicated that the average payout amount will be 3,300 rubles.
Minimum wage
Andrei Isaev, a State Duma deputy and a member of the Committee on Social Policy, told about the indexation of the minimum wage. The changes will require amendments to the budget, which must be promptly changed by deputies. According to him, there is a reserve of funds in the treasury.
Thus, non-working pensioners will be able to receive updated payments in June 2022. This was confirmed by the deputy head of the social committee of the Federation Council Elena Bibikova.
She explained that it is enough for the Cabinet of Ministers to issue an order, because at the beginning of 2022 such functions were presented to the Government of the Russian Federation by law.
Earlier, Topnews wrote that pensioners were warned about a new method of withdrawing money from the card.
