Lithuania limited transit to Kaliningrad. How serious is it and how do the authorities plan to bypass the ban? Lithuania from Saturday limited the transit of cargo by rail to Kaliningrad from other regions of Russia and in the opposite direction. The ban applies to goods that fell under the sanctions of the European Union - this is half the goods that go from Russia to the Kaliningrad enclave.

Since Saturday, Lithuania has limited the transit of goods by rail to Kaliningrad from other regions of Russia and vice versa. The ban applies to goods subject to EU sanctions - this is half of the goods that go from Russia to the Kaliningrad enclave. The Kaliningrad authorities believe that there was a mistake and the ban will soon be lifted, but for now they are going to deliver goods by sea.

The share of economic "optimists" in Russia in May exceeded the share of "pessimists" and reached 34-35%, Re-Russia writes , citing polls by FOM and Levada Center (recognized as a foreign agent). Optimists are those respondents who answer positively to most questions about the prospects for changes in the financial situation of the family, economic conditions in the country, and living standards over the next year.

The federal budget of Russia is facing four years of deficit in a row: in 2023-2025, the excess of expenditures over revenues will be about 1% of GDP, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at a meeting of the budget committee in the State Duma. In 2022, the budget deficit could reach 2% of GDP, he said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

Charitable foundations were on the brink of survival. The sanctions imposed after February 24 overnight destroyed what had been built for years: in March alone, the funds missed tens of millions of rubles in donations. Will charitable assistance be available to those in need, what will become of the funds, and why should people and businesses support them? about this on a special broadcast of Bell.Club Live with the heads of charitable organizations.

First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, in an interview with Interfax , said that the optimal ruble exchange rate is now in the range of 70-80 rubles per dollar and it needs to be reached as soon as possible.

Russia, after a year and a half break, has again become the main exporter of oil to China, overtaking Saudi Arabia, follows from the data on China's foreign trade for May. According to Reuters, in May Russia exported 8.42 million tons of oil to China, which is 55% more than in the same period a year ago. Saudi Arabia shipped 7.82 million tons of oil to China in May (+9% yoy). Compared to April, deliveries of Russian oil to China also increased - to 1.98 million b/d from 1.59 million b/d.

The largest Russian marketplaces are arranging parallel imports, but it will be noticeably more expensive, and the assortment will obviously be smaller. The fact that with the departure of brands from Russia, marketplaces have seriously taken up parallel imports, writes Kommersant . The publication found specific vacancies at Yandex Market, and a service representative confirmed the search for new supply channels.

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