Weekly inflation in Russia has slowed down slightly, follows from the data of the Ministry of Economic Development. In the week of April 23-29, it was 0.21% compared to 0.25% for the previous period . In annual terms, inflation rose to 17.73% from 17.7% a week earlier. In the week from 23 to 29 April, the growth in food prices slowed down (to 0.38%), sugar and eggs continued to fall in price. Prices for fruits and vegetables rose, mainly due to the rise in prices for potatoes and apples.

Sovcomflot announced plans to sell the "age" fleet and vessels, the operation of which is limited due to sanctions. According to the British edition of Lloyd's List, we can talk about a third of the fleet owned by the company. “Age tonnage is offered for sale on the market, as well as ships whose operation does not seem appropriate due to the restrictions imposed on the Russian merchant fleet,” Interfax quoted the Sovcomflot press service as saying.

The Grodno Regional Court sentenced Sofya Sapieha, who was detained a year ago in Belarus along with the former editor-in-chief of the opposition Nexta Telegram channel Roman Protasevich. The Russian woman was given six years in a penal colony, reports . Belta Sapieha's case was heard behind closed doors.

The cryptocurrency market is too narrow to bypass sanctions by Russian business, writes Moody's Although the Russian business hopes to bypass sanctions with the help of cryptocurrencies, in reality this is impossible on any significant scale, Moody's analysts say (the reports of the report set out RBC). The main reasons are three: Limited size and liquidity of the market.