– The economy of Russia has already learned to function in external restrictions, and some of them, or rather many of them, use in their favor – said Maksym Oreskin, deputy head of the presidential administration, in an interview with Rossija 1 television.
– Business confirms that it is ready to deal with these restrictions – he emphasized, adding that talks in Western countries about the “serious problems” of the Russian economy do not correspond to reality.
According to Bloomberg, in a telephone conversation, Trump intends to warn the Russian president that in the event of a refusal to suspend weapons in Ukraine, he will not be able to stop the bill on sanctions, which Senator Lindsey Graham brought to Congress. It provides duties in the amount of up to 500 percent. On countries buying Russian oil – China, India and Turkey.
New – 18. Already – the Sanctions Package is also prepared by the European Union. Within it It can hit banks intermediating Russia with abroad. EU diplomats also consider reducing the price of Russian oil prices, which is currently $ 60. (PLN 227) for a barrel.
According to the sources of Bloomberg, close to Kremlin, Putin is still not ready for concessions to Ukraine and maintains the maximalistic demands presented during Russian-Ukrainian conversations in Istanbul. He refuses to freeze the war on the front line and wants to take over four occupied circuits of Ukraine within their administrative borders.
At the same time, Bloomberg's interlocutors claim that Putin is convinced that if his demands are fulfilled, the Russian army will take control of the entire Donetsk, Lugansk, Khtzoński and Zaporoskie circuits by the end of the year. The source close to the Ministry of Defense, however, said the agency that Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine do not share the president's optimism.
