German political scientist Alexander Rahr , one of the most famous European experts on Russia, has become a senior adviser to the president of Wintershall AG, Gazprom’s partner in Nord Stream and South Stream, writes the Kommersant newspaper . Explaining to Kommersant the reasons for leaving political science, Rahr said that specialists in Russia were no longer in demand, and expressed the belief that Russia can be tied to Europe through economic cooperation.

Vityaz continues to be the main newsmaker in the KHL. General manager of the Moscow region team Alexey Zhamnov commented on the latest acquisitions and announced the task for the upcoming season. “Having retained Jeremy Jablonski, we signed another tough guy, Trevor Gillis ,” SE quotes Zhamnov as saying. – This does not mean that they will constantly fight on the court.

Business The dollar exchange rate remained almost unchanged at the opening - it fell by 1 kopeck The dollar exchange rate for tomorrow settlements fell by 1 kopeck in the first minutes of trading to 32.43 rubles. The euro exchange rate increased by 2 kopecks, amounting to 41.11 rubles.

On Tuesday, Chekhov's Vityaz became the main newsmaker of the KHL. According to the press service of the Moscow Region club, Jeremy Jablonski has extended his contract for another season. From the moment he appeared in the KHL, the Canadian hockey player was remembered not so much for the goals he scored as for the organized fights.

— 20.06.2012 18:42 — The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov started a blog Rkadyrov on Twitter. The authenticity of the account was confirmed by the press service of the head of Chechnya. In his first message, Kadyrov announced a meeting with young people, and some time later he announced an imminent meeting with journalists. At the time of writing the news, Kadyrov’s blog already had almost 700 readers. "Gazeta.Ru"

June 20, 2012, 20:45 Sports Byshovets: the Russian team was not aimed at winning Euro 2012 The unsuccessful performance of the Russian national team at the European Championship is due to the fact that the players were not eager to win the tournament, said Honored Coach of the USSR Anatoly Byshovets . “There is a certain goal that unites the players - to come and become a champion. This is a factor that is decisive, which our team did not have.

Sport “I didn’t feel like a migrant worker in England” Interview with the captain of the Russian national rugby team Vladislav Korshunov Ekaterina Vorobyova close 100% Captain of the Russian national rugby team Vladislav Korshunov told Gazeta.Ru about his experience of playing in England, recovery from injury and the prospects of continuing to play in one of the strongest leagues in the world.

June 20, 2012, 19:51 Society "Bulava" delivered scientists to the colony Two professors of the Baltic Technical State University will go to jail for treason Nikita Zeya (St. Petersburg) close 100% In St. Petersburg, a court sentenced two professors of the Baltic Technical State University Voenmekh, accused of high treason. For disclosing secret information about the Bulava ballistic missile to the Chinese intelligence services, scientists received 12.5 and 12 years in a maximum security colony.

Rosneft President Igor Sechin believes that blogger Alexei Navalny may act in the interests of the company's competitors. “Mr. Navalny has the right to defend his interests. Another thing is to understand whether they coincide with the interests of Rosneft shareholders. Here you might need to figure it out, take a closer look at his work. According to some reports in the press, he is a lawyer hired by Hermitage Capital,” Sechin said, suggesting that Navalny works for competing companies.

Los Angeles police have dropped all rape charges against local Kings hockey player Drew Doughty , reports TMZ . Accusations of a similar nature against the newly-minted Stanley Cup winner appeared back in March of this year, after a certain woman, whose name was not disclosed in the interests of the investigation, filed a corresponding complaint with the local police. The girl filed an application for a Canadian defender after they met on March 1 in a bar in Los Angeles.

on Wednesday Rescuers discovered a large oil slick on one of the reservoirs within the radius of the possible flight of the An-2 plane that went missing in the Sverdlovsk region, a source in the emergency services of the Ural Federal District told Interfax . “A large oil slick was discovered on the surface of a reservoir located north of the city of Serov, presumably a trace from the missing plane,” the source noted.

June 20, 2012, 13:09 Business The European Union asks not to collect music The European Union opposed Universal's purchase of EMI's music business Ekaterina Bryzgalova close 100% The European Union's antimonopoly authority opposed Universal's acquisition of EMI's music business: as a result of the deal, the company could gain 40% of the market.

The venture fund Frontier Ventures invested $2 million in the Internet service for short-term rental of private housing TravelRent, the fund’s press service reported on Wednesday. “The partnership is not limited to providing equity financing.

Information is spreading among Georgian-speaking users of the social network Facebook that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been taken to the republican hospital. reports this Interfax . Some social network users claim that the president is hospitalized in serious condition.

June 20, 2012, 17:05 Business Facebook will take in rubles Facebook will transfer payments for virtual goods in applications to local currency Anastasia Matveeva close 100% Facebook is abandoning the single virtual currency Credits in its applications. Users will be able to pay for goods in games in national currency. This will allow the company to increase revenue, experts say.