Russian President Vladimir Putin may speak at the opening of the 70th anniversary session of the UN General Assembly in New York in September, the reported on Tuesday, March 31, citing two sources close to the Kremlin. Kommersant newspaper This information was also confirmed by a source close to the UN Secretariat. According to the publication, the Russian leader plans to speak at the session of the UN General Assembly, which will celebrate its anniversary this year.

photo by Dmitry Ternovoy for Forbes After the Copenhagen terrorist attack, the Genesis Foundation donated €100,000 to the Danish Jewish community Donors to the Genesis Philanthropy Group, one of whom is Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman , donated €100,000 to improve protection for the Jewish community in Denmark after the recent terrorist attack in Copenhagen, the Jewish News website reported . This information was confirmed to Forbes by the Genesis Philanthropy Group.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Energy submitted to the State Duma a draft federal law on the ratification of an agreement between Russia and China in the field of natural gas supplies to China along the “eastern” route, the government website said on Tuesday, March 31. The corresponding agreement was signed in Moscow on October 13, 2014. The resolution specifies that the document was reviewed and approved at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on March 19, 2015.

The Presnensky Court of Moscow arrested on Tuesday, March 31, the former head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) of Russia, Alexander Reimer, on charges of fraud of 2.7 billion rubles in the purchase of “electronic bracelets,” Interfax reports . Reimer will remain in custody until May 31. Thus, the court rejected the defense request of the former head of the Federal Penitentiary Service to impose a preventive measure on him in the form of house arrest or bail.

TASS Rostec sold its share in the project to Igor Rotenberg The son of billionaire Arkady Rotenberg, Igor Rotenberg (No. 9 in the ranking “Kings of Government Orders - 2015” ), will increase his share in the operator of the system for collecting tolls for heavy trucks on federal highways - RT-Invest Transport Systems LLC (RTITS) - from 25% to 50 %, reported on Tuesday, March 31.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) approved the purchase by Sberbank Investments LLC of a 65% stake in the holding company PanClub Enterprises Ltd., which owns the distributor of Pandora jewelry in Russia, ZAO Panclub Maxim Nogotkov , follows from the materials in the case file on the department’s website. Now the subsidiary of Sberbank owns 100% of the shares of PanClub Enterprises Ltd.

Photo by RIA Novosti How Russia missed the opportunity to become a full-fledged federation: on the anniversary of the signing of the Federal Treaty On the last day of March, it is unlikely that anyone except meticulous historians will remember an event that took place back in 1992 and which then looked like a state-forming event for the Russian Federation.

Fully charged batteries were enough for 20 km for the world's first electric SUV, although all 60 km were promised The world's first electric SUV, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (as the manufacturer positions the model), is a car with almost full electric traction. The front and rear axles of the vehicle are equipped with electric motors, which drive it. A two-liter gasoline engine (ICE) is considered optional. In real life, of course, it's the other way around.

The 2015 federal budget deficit as of March 24 amounted to 1.2 trillion rubles, said Tatyana Golikova, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber, at a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, March 31. Golikova noted that in 2014, for the same period, there was a budget surplus, and this year there is a “more serious deficit,” RIA Novosti reports . “Now it’s 1.2 trillion rubles.

Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday, March 31, during a round table dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Vladimir Putin's presidency, that in the next five years the Russian economy will most likely stagnate even with the launch of structural reforms, Interfax reports .

The Council of the European Union on Tuesday, March 31, approved the provision of a third package of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine worth €1.8 billion, reports . the Council’s press service “The purpose (of the assistance) is to support the stabilization of the country’s economy and planned reforms, maintaining balance of payments equilibrium,” the press release stated. The message notes that the decision will come into force on the third day after publication in the official journal.

photo AP / East News Some dictators, having gained power, mutate from “tolerant” to bad, while others - in the opposite direction. What's stopping them from leaving? Dictators are creatures, although they occur more often than we would like, but still have not been sufficiently studied by science. However, here too there has been some progress recently; fortunately, the 20th century and the beginning of the present century have provided plenty of material for research.

The Moscow Arbitration Court on Tuesday terminated proceedings on Olimpstroy's claim to recover 11.396 billion rubles from the administration of the Sochi Resort City municipality due to the plaintiff's refusal of the demands, Interfax reported . The court in its ruling noted that the refusal of the claim does not contradict the law and does not violate the rights of other persons.

Photo by RIA Novosti Relying on socially responsible companies is not always justified from a business point of view The authors of the Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2015 examined successful investment strategies based on an analysis of historical data for 26 international markets dating back to 1900.

The more Russian President Vladimir Putin defends the country’s interests in the world, the more he is attacked by the West, the head of state’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, March 31.