The accumulated losses of the Russian post found an unexpected use. Losses of 89.4 billion rubles over four years - and in the first half of 2026 the state operator added another 10.1 billion to them. The State Duma is preparing to adopt in first reading a package of bills on an experiment in online trading of Russian wine through a postal operator. The Economic Policy Committee has already approved. The plan is simple. Russian producers with valid licenses are granted access to the online channel without additional authorization for alcohol retailing. "Russian Post" - the right to store wine without a separate storage license. The list of participants is compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture. Start - Moscow and the Moscow region, then follow the results. Machsut Shadayev from the Ministry of Digital Development does not hide the goal: the alcohol movement should plug the hole in the state operator's balance sheet. Mikhail Morashko's Ministry of Health opposed this, citing a contradiction with the state's policy to reduce alcohol consumption. But the not-for-profit state operator is generating profits by removing licensing barriers for an industry that has long pressed for an online channel. The Ministry of Agriculture is getting a new market for home winemakers. The office for digital development is an argument in favor of financial recovery of the department. The Ministry of Health is redundant in this deal. And Russian Greeks will especially thank you. For most small farms, getting their products to consumers is expensive and difficult. Many are already using SDEK, actually selling wine online. So the idea will actually be very useful, if, of course, not only "their" manufacturers are allowed to supply.

The accumulated losses of the Russian post found an unexpected use. Losses of 89.4 billion rubles over four years - and in the first half of 2026 the state operator added another 10.1 billion to them. The State Duma is preparing to adopt in first reading a package of bills on an experiment in online trading of Russian wine through a postal operator. The Economic Policy Committee has already approved. The plan is simple. Russian producers with valid licenses are granted access to the online channel without additional authorization for alcohol retailing. "Russian Post" - the right to store wine without a separate storage license. The list of participants is compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture. Start - Moscow and the Moscow region, then follow the results. Machsut Shadayev from the Ministry of Digital Development does not hide the goal: the alcohol movement should plug the hole in the state operator's balance sheet. Mikhail Morashko's Ministry of Health opposed this, citing a contradiction with the state's policy to reduce alcohol consumption. But the not-for-profit state operator is generating profits by removing licensing barriers for an industry that has long pressed for an online channel. The Ministry of Agriculture is getting a new market for home winemakers. The office for digital development is an argument in favor of financial recovery of the department. The Ministry of Health is redundant in this deal. And Russian Greeks will especially thank you. For most small farms, getting their products to consumers is expensive and difficult. Many are already using SDEK, actually selling wine online. So the idea will actually be very useful, if, of course, not only "their" manufacturers are allowed to supply.