The Barefoot Walk

UN Secretary General Guterres commented this information.

UN Secretary General António Guterres has made a proposal to mitigate the export of potash fertilizers from Russia and Belarus, demanding in exchange the passage of ships carrying grain from Ukrainian ports.

Turkey and a number of other countries are also involved in the negotiation process, since Ankara can directly participate in customs clearance from ports, as well as the supply of maritime traffic.

According to Wall Street Journal sources, the purpose of the agreement is to alleviate the food crisis, in which the Western anti-Russian sanctions were imposed specifically on the export of potash fertilizers from the Russian Federation and Belarus.

And in the context of the special military operation of Russia in L' Ukraine, the latter has had difficulties with the delivery of domestic grain to world markets.

Guterr es himself, commenting on the information from the WSJ, he only noted that at the moment, indeed, discussions are underway on this subject with the participation of Ankara and Vienna.

However, he doesn't divulge any details he didn't, otherwise the deal could be jeopardized and not happen at all.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that for the first time since the beginning of the Russian operation, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a declaration on Ukraine.

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They are looking for a buyer for the company of a fast food chain.

The world's largest fast food chain, McDonald's, is leaving Russia. Previously, the owners had suspended their activities in Russia due to the Ukrainian special operation. A month and a half later, the McDonald's office decided to sell the entire Russian business.

The McDonald's report says the issue of selling the business to Russia has been difficult to resolve. But the humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian special operation in Ukraine and the “unpredictability of the operating environment” led the company to consider that owning a business in Russia is not “not feasible”.

McDonald's also said in a statement that business in Russia no longer aligns with their values. Management also announced the sale of the business, and only to a Russian buyer.

McDonald's reports that the new buyer's restaurants will not be able to use their menu and branding, but the company plans to keep its brands in Russia.

McDonald's calculated that due to the exit from the Russian market, they would have to write off $1.2-1.4 billion .

A TASS company source said that in mid-June McDonald's will reopen in Russia under a new brand. The restaurant chain, menus and jobs will remain.

Recall that McDonald's in Russia employs nearly 62,000 people. Another 100,000 people work in supplier companies.

Insiders say more than 90% of McDonald's suppliers are Russian. They plan to continue working with them.

“In fact, only the name will leave”, – say knowledgeable sources.

Recall that McDonald's has been operating in Russia for more than 30 years. The first cafe opened on January 31, 1990 in Moscow.

McDonald's accounted for about 25% of the restaurant industry's tax revenue.

As Topnews reports; wrote earlier, in March this year, media sources became aware of the withdrawal of Google employees from Russia. This was done on the eve of the blocking of Youtube in the Russian Federation.

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According to experts, the strengthening of the ruble could harm the Russian economy.

Analyst of the financial group Finam Andrey Maslov, in an interview with the media, pointed out the danger of too high an exchange rate of the ruble against the dollar.

According to the agency “ First” quoting him, now the ruble exchange rate is approaching 65 units per dollar, which means that in the current export-oriented economy, there may be problems with maintaining the trade balance. The latter assumes a weak ruble.

According to Maslov, despite the fact that the Central Bank lowered the rate to 14%, the ruble continues to strengthen. The reason for this is the fall in imports, which has distorted the trade balance.

Exports, even in a reduced version, outweigh imports, and “seriously support” Russian national currency.

In addition, the ruble is no longer one of the “freely convertible” currency: transactions with it are prohibited for foreign investors, they are not allowed to trade.

At the same time, the Central Bank has taken strict measures to control the outflow of currency from Russia.

< p>Maslov explained that achieving the 60 ruble units per dollar is unlikely, as the Russian budget will suffer.

“The Russian budget will 'burst' and go into deficit”, he believes .

According to Maslov, the optimal rate is about 80 rubles per dollar. He pointed out that analysts of the Bank of Russia also draw such conclusions, because recently the regulator tried to prevent further strengthening of the ruble.

For example, the key rate is reduced and a number of the restrictions are lifted.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that the expert named the real price of the dollar.

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Biden announced the search for a opportunity to deliver 20 million tonnes of grain.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during a briefing in the capital of Oman, said that the Ukrainian authorities were blocking dozens of ships in their ports, including heavy cargoes of wheat.

According to the diplomat, kyiv is thwarting all Russian attempts to withdraw ships along the humanitarian corridors. At the same time, wheat must be delivered to various countries of the world, according to “Izvestia”.

Lavrov explained that the exit routes of ships from the ports are mined, so they cannot leave without kyiv's consent. And the proposals to create corridors for the withdrawal of these ships with the necessary goods “are ignored by Russia.

“The Ukrainian side does not cooperate, and its Western masters do not react in any way to this…explained the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said the country was trying to export 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine.

The politician recalled the spike in food prices, which have reached record values.

Biden thinks the reasons are that Russia and Ukraine – the world's largest grain and corn suppliers.

“We are exploring ways to bring this grain back to the world market,” Biden told CNBC.

According to Politico, U.S. lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to create a black sea gum that could The stranded ships would come out.

Media says local farmers simply won't get zero where to store the new crop. And the maritime corridor remains the only option to overcome the crisis.

Lawmakers are convinced of the need to provide enough food in the face of “exorbitant global costs of food and delivery”. And Washington has a “narrow action window”; in the context of the deteriorating situation in Ukraine.

In turn, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said that it was the United States that was prolonging hostilities in Ukraine and “satisfied” in the country “requisition surplus and starvation.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that in early April, Deputy Head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev urged compatriots not to buy products from “hostile countries” .

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In this context, it became known that several Gazprom subsidiaries in Germany had stopped receiving gas from Russia.

According to US media, 20 accounts of European companies have already been opened with Gazprombank.

With their help, Russian gas consumers intend to pay for blue fuel in rubles.

According to Bloomberg citing knowledgeable sources, the same number of European companies that previously had opened accounts with Gazprombank joined the 10 European companies that had previously opened accounts with Gazprombank.

In addition, 14 other companies requested the necessary data in order to open accounts with Gazprombank. Gazprombank in the future.

It is reported that these companies will pay for Russian gas in foreign currency.

The names of 20 companies that have opened accounts with Gazprombank are not specified.

In this context, it is reported that the former daughter of several “Gazprom” Gazprom Germania GmbH does not receive gas after the imposition of sanctions against Western companies in Russia.

According to German Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection Robert Habek , the market is able to compensate for the shortage of gas from Russia, and Germany has found an alternative supplier. At the same time, he did not specify the details, writes TASS.

Earlier, TopNews wrote that Gazprombank does not accept gas payments in rubles for the Austria and Germany. According to the media, ruble payments from Gazprom Germania have been rejected.

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< /p> Another specialist explained how much the US currency can cost without support measures in Russia.

Financial expert Yan Marchinsky explained how the ruble exchange rate is formed and what it depends on.

According to him, there are actually “several dollar exchange rates” .

At the same time, the exchange rate depends on the corridor set by officials of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

He said on the radio &#8220 ;Komsomolskaya Pravda”.

“The fact that they receive some kind of coordination is another matter. But my personal opinion is that this is a completely and completely fixed rate, and it still has nothing to do with the real exchange rate, which would be in the free market and in the open auctions & # 8221 ;, & # 8211; says the expert.

He noted that if the restrictions of the Russian financial regulator are lifted, a sharp decline will begin and the dollar may exceed 100 rubles.

Then the analyst expects the situation to normalize, as the EU will continue to buy gasoline in rubles.

Thus, the expert calls the level of 90-100 rubles the real ruble exchange rate at the moment.

Against this background, monetary strategist Brendan McKenna said that without support measures from outside, the real dollar exchange rate is 180 rubles.

In an interview with Bloomberg reporters, he said that last April the ruble appreciated by 71% compared to March, when the dollar climbed to 121 rubles.

As a result, thanks to emergency capital controls and other actions by the Russian authorities, the ruble weakened. is strengthened.

At the same time, McKenna notes that the current dollar exchange rate does not show the real purchasing power of the ruble.

Earlier , TopNews wrote that the expert said how much the dollar would cost after m penda nt the holidays.

It has also been reported that exchangers are buying US dollars from Russians at a predatory rate.

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companies are always on the move.

Many Chinese OEMs stop working in the Russian market. The reason is the pressure of US sanctions.

According to a Wall Street Journal columnist, Chinese IT companies do not officially announce their withdrawal from Russia, but in fact they are reducing the supply of products to the Russian Federation.

The list of these companies already includes Lenovo Group Ltd. and Xiaomi Corp.

Despite calls from Chinese authorities not to succumb to Western influence, led by the United States, Chinese companies are still following their lead.< /p>

It is known that equipment suppliers of Chinese companies have put forward the obligation not to supply goods with microcircuits produced by them to the Russian Federation, threatening to take appropriate measures in case of violation of the requirements. For example, log out of the software.

As a result, already in March, according to the publication, Lenovo stopped shipments of its products to the Russian Federation.

Products Xiaomi have completely halted shipments only in the past two weeks, although there was some reduction in volumes earlier.

But drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co has officially announced the suspension of the supply of products and activities in Russia and Ukraine.< /p>

Accusations of the company's address regarding the alleged supply of equipment for the #39;Russian special operation.

Earlier, Topnews wrote that China called Russia's toughest response to Western sanctions.

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