Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov on Monday, called the crash of a Russian Airbus A321 on the Sinai Peninsula a huge tragedy, Interfax reports . “In such tragedies, in such hours, it is certainly very important to feel the shoulder of loved ones, the empathy of the entire country regarding this terrible catastrophe,” Putin said and expressed condolences to the families and friends of the victims. Separately, he thanked the residents of St.

In 2011, the United States and France overestimated Syria's readiness for democracy. Scenes of desperate refugees breaking through barbed wire and irritated border guards recalled the darkest decades in Europe's history. They also recalled that Europe can never be “united, free and peaceful” if its neighbors in the Middle East do not do the same. However, it is not entirely fair to condemn those European countries that refused to accept refugees.

Since the beginning of November, Ukraine has reduced its consumption of Russian gas by almost three times, while Gazprom increased gas exports to non-CIS countries by 41.36% in October, Interfax reported on Monday, November 2, citing a statement by the head of the company Alexey Miller. “The growth rate of demand for Russian gas increased 1.8 times. Let me remind you that in July demand growth was 22.4%, in August 23.16% and in September 24.23%,” said the head of Gazprom.

Kakha Bendukidze was sure that the result of most attempts by the state to do “something good” is only “something bad.” A sage, a wit, an original, an intelligent interlocutor and a brave politician, who not only dreamed of “our and your” freedom, but also knew what needed to be done to make Georgia, Ukraine and Russia closer to freedom - this is how Kakha Bendukidze appears from the pages of the book dialogues with Vladimir Fedorin, former editor-in-chief of Ukrainian and deputy editor-in-chief

The Ministry of Agriculture proposed a draft government resolution limiting the purchase of imported products by state and municipal customers, RBC reported on Monday, November 2, with reference to the relevant document obtained by the publication. The authenticity of the document was confirmed by the department.

The head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Sergei Ivanov, spoke out categorically against imposing the fight against corruption on individual states that are “not ready” for this, Interfax reports on Monday, November 2. The Kremlin is convinced that anti-corruption actions at the international level require clear rules and general concerted efforts, Ivanov emphasized.

photo by Evgeny Dudin for Forbes Products with the symbols of the Russian national team will be sold in cities with a population of one million First Vice-President of the Russian Hockey Federation (RFH) Roman Rotenberg announced plans to open hockey stores under the Red Machine brand in Moscow and other major Russian cities, TASS reported on Monday, November 2, citing a statement by the son of billionaire Boris Rotenberg .

US President Barack Obama signed legislation on budget spending for 2016 and 2017 on Monday, Reuters reported . Budget spending will increase by $80 billion over two fiscal years, including $50 billion in the current fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, and $30 billion in the next fiscal year. The law provides for restrictions on budget items administered by the government.

photo Russian Military Historical Society The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned the presidential administration and the government against installing a monument near the walls of the Kremlin Russia will violate international obligations if the monument to Saint Prince Vladimir is erected on Borovitskaya Square next to the Kremlin. This is stated in the conclusion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, which was obtained by Forbes.

Co-owner of the S7 group Vladislav Filev is withdrawing from the deal to purchase a 51% stake in Transaero airline, which is on the verge of bankruptcy, RIA Novosti reported on Monday, citing another co-owner of S7, Natalia Fileva. “We are leaving the deal,” she told the agency. And she explained that the largest shareholder of Transaero, Alexander Pleshakov, was unable to gain 51% of the shares.

photo TASS The case is related to the activities of the former deputy head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Ivanov said The Swiss Prosecutor General's Office has no claims directly against the former head of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, Elena Skrynnik, said on Monday, November 2, the head of the Kremlin administration, Sergei Ivanov, commenting on reports of the seizure of Skrynnik's accounts in Swiss banks.

Forbes once again presents young artists who have a chance to become stars of the Russian art market. Is contemporary Russian art in demand now? Auctioneers say no.

Production of reusable water bottles Project name: Bottle matters The essence of the project: production of reusable water bottles Project leader: Svetlana Brynza city Moscow The competition rules can be found here .

The family of a Moscow official gained, lost and again rebuilt a business with a turnover of about $1 billion. In June 2005, a hundred strong men with baseball bats burst into a cozy mansion in the center of Moscow. The security of the office of the SPK "Razvitie" in Granatny Lane resisted, but was forced to retreat - the forces were unequal. The invaders took documents from the safes. The ambulance took away several dozen wounded.

An emergency situation occurred in the National Payment Card System (NSCP) on the morning of November 2, as a result of which the cards of the international payment systems Visa and MasterCard of some Russian banks were not serviced for several minutes, the reports . Kommersant newspaper According to the publication, the cause of the incident was a failure when updating the software in the system.