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EU tells Lithuania to allow transit of Russian goods to Kaliningrad in sign of war thaw

• The EU has told Lithuania it must allow the transit of Russian goods through its territory to Kaliningrad

47 top companies at risk of having Russia seize key assets

Scholz calls a spade a spade

• No mincing words from the German leader

Agreement reached with Turkey to unblock Finland and Sweden NATO membership

• No surprise

Rating agency Moody's flags further Russian defaults still to come

Russia is poised to default on its debt - 26 June 2022 deadline

Russian Commission Has Supported Extending Export Quotas for Fertilizers Until 2023 May 31

• Russian Government Commission Has Supported Extending Export Quotas for Fertilizers Until 2023 May 31

Bank of Russia lowers key rate to 11% from 14%

• Russia's central bank cuts its key rate by 300 bps to 11%

Hungary's Orban confirms that he doesn't support EU ban on Russian oil

• Orban is the one to watch

Latest EU sanctions will also target Russia's top bank

• Sberbank to be excluded from SWIFT

Germany's Scholz: Putin won't get sanctions lifted without Ukraine peace agreement

• Scholz comments

Russia's Lavrov: Most key customers agreed to gas-payment terms

• Comments from the Russian foreign minister

Financial Times reports EU energy firms preparing to pay for gas in rubles

Newsquawk week ahead preview: US, Eurozone and Aussie inflation data; US Q1 GDP

• Highlights for next week include US PCE, US employment costs, US advance GDP, EZ Flash CPI, Aussie CPI, BoJ, Riksbank, CBR.

Russia says Putin to consider a range of measures if Sweden, Finland join NATO

• Remarks by the Kremlin