Ex-president of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, who refused the post of senator from the Kaliningrad region, promised Nikolai Tsukanov, who nominated him, to pay great attention to the region in the course of future activities, the acting governor of the region told Interfax on Tuesday. Tsukanov noted that on Tuesday, in a conversation with Yakunin, he expressed great regret about his decision to refuse the position of senator.

The dollar exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange on the evening of Tuesday, September 15, fell below 67 rubles for the first time in almost two weeks, reports Finanz.ru . The dollar lost 54 kopecks, ending the main trading session on the Moscow Exchange at 66.95 rubles. The euro fell in price by 92 kopecks, dropping to 75.4350 rubles per €1.

photo TASS/ Stanislav Panov The implementation of the presidential adviser’s proposals will only lead to accelerated inflation and destabilization of the foreign exchange market On September 15, presidential adviser Sergei Glazyev will present proposals for overcoming the economic crisis to the commission of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

The Board of Directors of the Bank of Moscow approved the candidacy of Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets’ sister Tatyana for election as a member of the bank’s board, Interfax reported on Tuesday , citing a press release from the credit institution. Tatyana Golodets will become a member of the board immediately after receiving a positive conclusion from the Central Bank of Russia on the approval of her candidacy. Tatyana Golodets will hold this position until January 31, 2016 inclusive.

Russian banks providing private banking and wealth management services for clients with assets less than $20 million The Forbes rating “Best Private Banks and Wealth Managers” represents industry participants in the category “Russian Bank for Clients with Assets up to $20 Million.” These are Moscow and federal credit organizations that declare private banking and wealth management services on their website.

Alexei Nikolsky/Russian presidential press service/TASS The ex-head of Russian Railways made this decision after a discussion with “friends, colleagues, management” Vladimir Yakunin, who resigned as head of Russian Railways at the end of August, announced his intention to ask not to be delegated to the Federation Council from the Kaliningrad region, Interfax reports on Tuesday, September 15.

The Proton-M launch vehicle successfully launched the Express-AM8 communications satellite into the target orbit, after which the satellite separated from the upper stage and was taken over by the launch customers, the reports . press service of Roscosmos Proton-M with a Russian communications satellite launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday at 22:00 Moscow time; it took about six and a half hours to launch the satellite.

Based on the results of an inspection of Burger King fast food restaurants, the Moscow Office of Rospotrebnadzor issued 367 decisions in cases of administrative offenses, imposing fines on the company and officials in the amount of 15.4 million rubles, the department reported on its website on Tuesday, September 15.

US Senator John McCain refused an invitation to visit the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) to observe the elections, calling it an “imaginary country,” according to a statement published on the senator’s official website. “Although I do not usually participate in election observation in imaginary countries, I appreciate this unique invitation.

The Council of the European Union agreed to distribute another 120,000 refugees across Europe, but did not approve this decision, agreeing only on the distribution of 40,000 people, Reuters reports .

Western countries rejected in 2012 the plan proposed by Russia to resolve the situation in Syria, which included the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad from his post, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday, September 15, citing a statement by the negotiator, former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari.

Lomonosov Moscow State University rose in 2015 from 114 to 108 place in the world ranking of the best universities in the world, compiled by the British company QS Quacquarelli Symonds. The top thousand universities in the QS ranking included, as a year earlier, 21 Russian universities. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topped the ranking for the fourth year in a row. Another American university, Harvard University, rose from fourth to second place this year.

The Moscow Arbitration Court on Tuesday, September 15, terminated the proceedings on the claim of the Moscow LLC RBPF Project Financing, which demanded that the Mechel company Igor Zyuzin be declared bankrupt , RIA Novosti reports . In court, a Mechel representative said that the company had repaid the principal amount of about 730 million rubles to the creditor. A representative of RBPF Project Financing LLC confirmed receipt of funds.

Lenovo is negotiating with the Russian company T-Platforms about the likely use of processors produced by its subsidiary Baikal Electronics in its products, Vedomosti newspaper writes , citing sources. General Director of Lenovo in Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe Gleb Mishin confirmed information about the possible use of processors and clarified that we are talking about Lenovo personal computers and mobile devices.

The head of Sberbank, German Gref, admitted the possibility of bankruptcy of Transaero if the airline’s creditors do not accept the debt restructuring scheme, RIA Novosti reports . “Aeroflot is assessing all accumulated loan obligations,” Gref said. He noted that Transaero and Aeroflot should offer creditors options for repaying debts after September 28, Interfax reports . “Now the order is this: Aeroflot is trying to figure out what it received for the inheritance.