Day 77
News and statements May 11 (c) Kommersant
21:50. Chancellor Scholz discussed by phone with President Zelensky the course of the negotiation process between Ukraine and Russia - the German government.
21:46. The largest player in the European express delivery market, the French logistics operator GeoPost, will transfer DPD's business in Russia to a local partner - a message from the Russian company DPD.
21:36. Remote transmission of data on nuclear safeguards from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant to the IAEA headquarters has been fully restored after a two-month break - the agency's director general Rafael Grossi.
21:34. Rutube turned to law enforcement agencies with a request to investigate a cyber attack on May 9, due to which the service was unavailable for more than two days - the company's press service.
21:32. Ukraine has offered to exchange seriously wounded defenders of Azovstal for Russian prisoners of war, an agreement has not yet been reached, negotiations are ongoing - Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Vereshchuk.
21:07. Household expectations in April were lower than the observed inflation in the Russian Federation, which confirms the decrease in the risks of an inflationary spiral unwinding — the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
21:06. The economy will pass most of the path of adaptation by mid-2023 - the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
21:02. The strengthening of the ruble is largely due to the fall in imports due to sanctions - the report of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on monetary policy.
20:55. One person was killed, three were injured during the shelling of the village of Solokhi in the Belgorod region from Ukraine, there is destruction - the governor of the region Gladkov.
20:27. Unidentified people poured red paint on the sign of the Polish Embassy in Bolshoy Tishinsky Lane in Moscow.
20:25. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held regular talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, issues of defense, energy and sanctions were discussed - Twitter of the Ukrainian President.
20:23. Google says YouTube will add auto-translation to Ukrainian content to "improve access to military information."
20:15. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called payments for Russian gas in rubles a "grey area" and said no one had officially called it a violation of sanctions.
20:11. High ("yellow") level of terrorist threat extended until May 26 in Armyansk, Dzhankoy, Krasnoperekopsk - head of the Republic of Crimea Aksenov.
20:00. Polish company EuRoPol GAZ S.A. — the owner of the Polish section of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline — was among the enterprises against which the Russian Federation imposed blocking sanctions.
19:51. 31 companies from Germany, France and other European countries, as well as the United States and Singapore came under Russian retaliatory sanctions. All of them, with the exception of the Polish EuRoPol GAZ S.A., are former Gazprom subsidiaries associated with Gazprom Germania GmbH and Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd. The Russian government has banned transactions in favor of persons included in the sanctions list, including payments and transactions with securities.
19:46. Russia has imposed blocking sanctions on the entire Gazprom Germania group, including the storage operator and gas traders. As you know, Gazprom Germania GmbH ceased to be controlled by the Russian Gazprom from April 1 and was transferred under the control of the Federal Network Agency of Germany until September 30.
19:41. Britain and Finland say that if one of the countries becomes the target of an attack, the other will provide it with assistance, including military assistance - a joint declaration of the two countries. Earlier, Britain signed a similar document with Sweden.
19:36. The EU Council announced that the EU states have agreed on a mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament on the gas storage proposal. The mandate stipulates that countries that do not have gas storage facilities on their territory will have access to reserves in other member states, but will have to share the financial burden of obligations to replenish them - Council communiqué.
19:31. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and US President Joe Biden discussed the idea of setting an upper limit on gas prices during talks in Washington. However, according to the Italian prime minister, now the American administration is more concerned about setting such a price for oil.
19:18. Lithuanian Minister of Transport Marius Skuodis said that the idea of creating a humanitarian corridor for Ukrainian grain through Belarus to the Baltic ports is being discussed - BNS.
19:13. Businessman Alexei Mordashov has filed a lawsuit with the European Court of Luxembourg, he is challenging the EU decision to impose sanctions on him - Bloomberg, citing the court file.
19:05. Consumer prices in the Russian Federation rose by 11.78% from the beginning of the year to May 6, year-on-year inflation accelerated to 17.77% - Rosstat.
19:02. The discount on Russian export Urals oil compared to Brent on the spot market increased by $0.6 from May 2 to May 6, to $35.1 per barrel, and the average weekly discount value increased by $0.9, to $34.9 per barrel. study of the group "Petromarket".
18:56. The Russian stock market fell by 0.25% on the basis of Wednesday's trading - data from the Moscow Exchange.
18:41. Training of Ukrainian soldiers in the use of PzH 2000 howitzers began in Germany - messageGerman Ministry of Defense on Twitter.
18:37. The Swedish brand of men's and women's shoes Vagabond and the largest footwear retailer in Central Europe CCC have ceased operations in Russia.
18:35. The European Investment Bank believes that the restoration of Ukraine may require several trillion dollars - the head of the bank, Werner Hoyer.
18:31. Startup Arrival, which has Russian roots and plans to start mass production of electric vehicles for large cities, intends to refuse to work in the Russian Federation, now the company is moving its operations outside the Russian Federation - Financial Times, citing Arrival product manager Tom Elvidge.
18:22. Several large cruise companies, including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises and Costa Cruises, have suspended cooperation with the Russian market: they do not confirm new bookings. However, citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus who have previously bought cruises will be able to travel - the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).
18:19. The State Border Service of Ukraine has denied the receipt of a letter to the department about the planned entry of the Polish-Lithuanian peacekeeping contingent into the country - Telegram channel of the State Border Service.
18:12. The Italian group UniCredit has begun preliminary negotiations on the sale of a subsidiary bank in Russia after the emergence of interest from financial institutions - Bloomberg, citing its sources.
18:10. Argentina is ready to cooperate with Germany on liquefied gas and other types of fuel - President Alberto Fernandez.
18:06. The cost of a futures contract for Brent crude oil for delivery in July 2022 rose by 17:43 Moscow time to $107.64 per barrel (+5.1%), according to the London ICE exchange.
17:47. Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin will announce their decision to join NATO at the same time on Thursday, May 12, at 10 am - YLE Broadcasting Corporation, citing the Office of the Finnish Prime Minister.
17:42. The US administration will try to influence the position of the ASEAN countries on Russia and Ukraine at the upcoming summit in Washington - Kurt Campbell, coordinator for the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions in the White House National Security Council.
17:36. The Federal Air Transport Agency has suspended the monthly publication of statistics on the transportation of passengers by air, the reason for such a decision is not specified in the department. Aviation turned out to be one of the industries most affected by anti-Russian sanctions.
17:34. The US Embassy in Russia declined to comment on the content of the visit of Ambassador John Sullivan to the Russian Foreign Ministry, but said that the American side was determined to keep channels of communication with Moscow open. Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Deputy Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with Ambassador Sullivan to "discuss issues on the bilateral agenda."
17:28. NATO leaders at the summit in Madrid will approve a new strategic concept and approve new parameters of the military presence on the eastern flank of the alliance - NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana. The leaders of a number of countries in the Asia-Pacific region and Ukrainian President Zelensky will be invited to the summit.
17:20. Foreign Ministers of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba and Moldovan Foreign Ministers Mykola Popescu will attend the meeting of G7 foreign ministers, which starts in Germany on May 12 - Suddeutsche Zeitung.
17:18. The ruble continues to grow: the euro tested the support level of 70 rubles, the dollar - about 66.5 rubles. - data of the Moscow Exchange.
17:03. RapNet, the world's largest diamond and jewelry trading platform, has excluded Russian polished diamonds from its trading system, the Rapaport Group said in a statement. The ban applies to all diamonds received from Russia after February 24, 2022, and diamonds produced outside the Russian Federation from Russian diamonds.
17:01. Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Richard Sulik insists on granting the republic a three-year transitional period in the event of an embargo on oil imports from Russia - Rozhlas a televisia Slovenska.
16:47. The issuance of Russian passports to residents of the Kherson region who wish will begin before the end of 2022 - Deputy Head of the Military-Civil Administration of the Kherson Region Kirill Stremousov on the air of the Kherson and Zaporozhye-24 TV channel (part of the Krym-24 television and radio company).
16:45. The Lithuanian government has approved the registration of the LNG storage vessel Independence in the country, which the Lithuanian oil and LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta will buy from the Norwegian Hoegh LNG.
16:42. Belarus and Russia have signed intergovernmental agreements defining the conditions for setting the price of Russian gas for Minsk until the end of 2022 and the mark-up of Beltransgaz in relation to the Russian ruble - the Ministry of Energy of Belarus.
16:35. The leaders of Britain and Sweden said that relations with President Putin may never normalize - the office of British Prime Minister Johnson.
16:30. The official dollar exchange rate on Thursday, May 12, is 68.84 rubles, the euro is 72.63 rubles. - TSB RF.
16:28. The UN maintains contacts with Ukraine and the Russian Federation regarding the continuation of the evacuationdepartures of civilians from the war zone - Guterres.
16:25. The EU will need €195 billion to achieve independence from Russian energy supplies - Financial Times.
16:21. Russia expects an official apology from Poland in connection with the incident with the Russian ambassador in Warsaw, demands to ensure the safety of the employees of the Russian diplomatic mission - the Russian Foreign Ministry. Recall that on May 9, a group of unknown people poured red paint over Russian Ambassador Sergei Andreev during a ceremony at the Soviet military cemetery in Warsaw.
16:17. The educational center "Sirius" is discussing with the leadership of the DPR the opening of a similar center in Donetsk - the head of the fund "Talent and Success" Shmelyova.
16:12. The refusal of European pharmaceutical companies to supply excipients and raw materials to the Russian Federation will affect the country's pharmacological industry, but domestic manufacturers are already selecting analogues - Ministry of Industry and Trade.
16:10. US President Joe Biden intends to fight rising food prices in the country by increasing investment in fertilizer production and encouraging farmers to harvest a double crop - the White House.
16:09. UN Secretary General Guterres said that he would do everything to return the agricultural products of Russia and Ukraine to the world market.
16:06. The international reserves of the Russian Federation as of May 1 decreased to $593.1 billion against $606.5 billion as of April 1 - the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.
16:04. Inflation in Belarus in April amounted to 16.8% year-on-year (15.9% - in March) - Belstat.
15:55. The official representative of "Gazprom" Sergey Kupriyanov said that Ukraine left only one entrance for gas transit to Europe. It is noted that this significantly reduces the reliability of its gas supply.
15:49. Gazprom reported a 34% decrease in gas supplies to Europe due to Ukraine's actions.
15:44. Czech President Milos Zeman allowed 103 citizens of the republic to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the CTK news agency reported.
15:42. Bulgaria has agreed to supply gas from the United States at prices lower than those of Gazprom, the republic's government said in a statement.
15:30. Johnson: In the event of an attack on Sweden, Britain will be ready to provide any assistance requested.
15:23. The Polish ambassador also left the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry without comment, RIA Novosti reports.
15:17. On June 20, the Moscow City Court will check the legality of recognizing the company Meta (banned in the Russian Federation) as extremist in Russia, the court said.
15:15. The American ambassador stayed at the Russian Foreign Ministry for less than 20 minutes and left without comment, RIA Novosti reports.
15:11. The UK has signed an agreement with Sweden on mutual security guarantees, and a similar declaration will be signed today with Finland.
15:05. US Ambassador Sullivan arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
15:00. Finland will make a decision on joining NATO within a week, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said.
14:50. Rutube after the May 9 cyber attack completed the first stage of restoring the functionality of the platform and intends to launch video hosting today, the company's CEO said.
14:43. The volume of gas entering Germany through Ukraine has decreased by almost 25% compared to yesterday, the German regulator said. Germany compensates for the reduction in the volume of gas coming through Ukraine through supplies from Norway and the Netherlands.
14:33. Several journalists were removed from the presidential pool, Peskov said. Correspondents from Meduza (recognized as a foreign agent), Ekho Moskvy radio, and the Ukrainian UNIAN agency no longer participate in briefings with him. Peskov justified this by saying that Ekho Moskvy was liquidated, UNIAN journalist Roman Tsymbalyuk “does not get in touch,” and Meduza is not a Russian media outlet.
14:27. Foreign oil and gas companies posted record first-quarter impairment losses on investments in Russia of more than $40 billion, according to Wood Mackenzie.
14:21. Austria will be ready to provide mediation and diplomatic services to achieve a long-term peace between Ukraine and Russia after the end of hostilities, said the country's President Alexander Van der Bellen.
14:08. The Polish ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry after the incident with the attack on the Russian ambassador in Warsaw on May 9.
14:07. Representatives of Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the UN may hold a meeting on humanitarian issues in the coming days, Turkish state TV channel TRT reported.
13:59. The circulation of the hryvnia in the Kherson region will continue with the possibility of exchange for rubles.
13:56. Elon Musk accused Russia of cyberattacks on Starlink. Peskov responded by saying that blaming Russia for all cyber attacks has become a favorite hobby of everyone in the world, and recalled that in recent days it was the Russian Federation that has become the victim of large-scale cyber attacks.
13:49. Peskov: Putin does not plan to introduce martial law in Russia against the backdrop of a special operation in Ukraine.
13:46. The Swiss court has suspended the bankruptcy proceedings of Nord Stream 2 AG until September 10, the company said in a statement.
13:32. Moldovan police: 17 parliamentarians may be deprived of immunity in order to bring to administrative responsibility for wearing the St. George ribbon on May 9.
13:22. Governor of the Kursk Region Starovoit: volleys reported by residents of Rylsk todaydistrict, were associated with the work of the Russian air defense on the Ukrainian drone in the border zone. The drone was shot down, there were no casualties or damage.
13:11. The European Commission in 2 weeks will propose to recognize the circumvention of sanctions as a crime in the EU, Politico sources say. According to them, this will make it easier for EU members to confiscate assets as part of anti-Russian measures.
13:07. Kherson region intends to completely switch to Russian legislation by the end of the year, local authorities said.
13:00. The leadership of the Kherson region intends to appeal to Putin about accepting the region into Russia, the deputy head of the regional administration reports.
12:48. In the DPR, access to Facebook and Instagram is blocked (the Meta company that owns them is recognized as extremist in Russia).
12:38. The UN Secretariat missed the opportunity to reach a political settlement in Ukraine, Lavrov said.
12:38. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: Russia expects that the end of the special operation in Ukraine will help stop the West's attempts to undermine international law.
12:20. Director of Russian intelligence Naryshkin: according to information received by the Foreign Intelligence Service, the US State Department has set the task for controlled NGOs to launch a campaign to discredit the special operation in Ukraine in Russian society.
11:42. Hungary will support a ban on oil imports from the Russian Federation only if the European Commission proposes a solution to subsequent problems in connection with this, the head of the country's Foreign Ministry said.
11:36. The head of European diplomacy Borrell said that the EU wants to help Ukraine, but does not want to fight with Russia.
11:16. Swiss Sqwin has appealed against the decision to lift the ban on selling Samsung smartphones in Russia.
11:16. The goals of the special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine will be achieved - Medvedev.
11:01. A supporter of the extremist organization "Right Sector" banned in Russia, detained in Kaliningrad for preparing a terrorist attack on Victory Day, was taken into custody by a court decision.
10:39. Gazprom announced that it supplies Russian gas for transit through Ukraine today in the amount of 72 million cubic meters.
10:30. Oil and gas additional income in 2022 by 791.6 billion rubles. sent to the reserve fund of the government of the Russian Federation.
10:21 am. In Slovakia, the application for the supply of gas from the Russian Federation in transit through Ukraine has decreased.
10:05. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation put the journalist and former player “What? Where? When?" Rovshan Askerov. Earlier, a case was opened against him for the “rehabilitation of Nazism” because of a post on a social network in which he called Marshal Georgy Zhukov a “marauder with experience.”
9:51. The FSB detained in Kaliningrad a supporter of the Ukrainian extremist organization Right Sector banned in Russia, who was preparing a terrorist attack against Russian servicemen on Victory Day.
9:45. Rosatom will demand compensation due to the termination of the contract for the Hanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant in Finland.
9:36. The price of gas in Europe has exceeded $1,100 per 1,000 cubic meters due to the suspension of part of the flows from Russia.
9:29. The U.S. Congress approved the allocation of a nearly $40 billion aid package to Ukraine.
9:27. More than 1.2 million refugees arrived in Russia from Ukraine and Donbass - TASS source.
9:13. Sweden and Finland will submit their applications for NATO membership at the same time, this will happen early next week, the Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported, citing sources.
9:06. The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that contacts between Russia and Ukraine are being carried out.
9:00. The Russian Foreign Ministry called Lithuania's decision to recognize Russia as a "terrorist state" an "extremist step".
8:50. Naftogaz expects Gazprom to continue paying for transit through territories not controlled by Ukraine and is ready for a new arbitration, said Yuriy Vitrenko, head of the board of Naftogaz.
8:36. EU officials are considering providing Hungary with financial compensation to persuade Prime Minister Viktor Orban to support sanctions against Russian oil and the sixth round of sanctions. This was reported by Politico, citing sources.
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