The plant sells a stake in Kazankovskaya Following the Bakal iron ore company, the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is getting rid of another raw materials asset. A stake in the Kazankovskaya coal company, which MMK owns on a parity basis with Evraz Group, is up for sale. Negotiations are ongoing with one of the foreign players. Analysts call the asset complex, but promising, and are surprised at MMK’s desire to exit the project.

Energy Ukraine TV LLC (Kyiv, controlled by PJSC Zhytomyroblenergo) won the competition for the sale of 50% of the shares of the regional energy supply company Zakarpattyaoblenergo with a price of UAH 140.7 million. Initially, the subsidiary Zhytomiroblenergo offered UAH 135.1 million for the package, and its competitor, Lugansk Energy Association LLC (LEO, controlled by businessman Konstantin Grigorishin) - UAH 135 million (equal to the starting price set by the State Property Fund).

In a number of Russian regions, the restoration of direct elections of mayors has been announced Russian regions have begun to actively abolish the institution of city managers, returning to direct elections of mayors. This process began in Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Volgograd, Kursk, and Perm. Earlier, the intention to return to the elections of heads was announced in Ulyanovsk and Miass. The reason was a signal from the federal authorities and mass protests in the regions.

Joint project of Kommersant FM and Kommersant Vlast magazine Vladimir Putin proposed considering in the Duma initiatives of citizens that have collected more than 100 thousand signatures on the Internet. At the same time, hackers published materials on the Internet that some well-known bloggers carried out orders from the Kremlin for money.

Vladimir Putin in his program article promised to increase salaries, scholarships and the number of Russians. The theses of the Prime Minister, presenter Ksenia Turkova, were commented on by the head of the economic policy department of the Kommersant newspaper, Dmitry Butrin. –– On the one hand, I would like to ask why all these promises are happening right now. On the other hand, somehow the answer suggests itself immediately.

MOVED VALUES “The Artist,” a film without words by French director Michel Hazanavicius, is being released in Russia, which won several awards at the Cannes Film Festival and is now competing for ten awards at the American Film Academy. The column is hosted by Maria Mazalova and Maria Semendyaeva Surprisingly, the French, who are so proud of their cinematography, often manage to underestimate precisely those films of their compatriots that the whole world later extols.

Lawbreaker The abomination of equality “This is the first step towards the recognition of same-sex “marriages”,” this is how a famous Orthodox priest commented on the bill “On State Guarantees of Equal Rights and Freedoms of Men and Women and Equal Opportunities for Their Realization” in his blog.

The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow released athlete Rasul Mirzaev on his own recognizance. The world sambo champion was charged with causing death by negligence. Kommersant FM correspondent Ulyana Malashenko, who is in court, told the details to presenter Andrei Norkin. - Come on, I will listen to you and not interrupt you with questions. — Previously, the prosecutor demanded that Rasul Mirzaev’s arrest be extended for another three months.

On February 13, the Leninsky District Court of Perm denied co-owner Anatoly Zak, accused in the case of a fire in the Lame Horse nightclub, release from custody on bail, the defendant’s lawyer Pavel Yakovlev told RIA Novosti . “On Monday, a petition was filed for release on bail of 5 million rubles. due to health conditions (Zach). The court refused,” said the agency’s interlocutor. According to Mr.

Having suffered two defeats at the Swedish Games, she lost the lead in the overall Eurotour standings Hockey The Russian national team yesterday completed the third stage of the Eurotour hockey tour with a defeat from the Czechs - 0:4. It turned out to be not the only one for the Russians at the Swedish Games: on Saturday they lost 1:4 to the hosts. The opening match of the tournament against the Finnish team was successful for Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team - 2:0.

DIRECT SPEECH 1K 1 min. ... Vladimir Bragin, director for analysis of financial markets and macroeconomics of Alfa Capital Management Company: — Some investors who purchased securities from the market find themselves at a loss in relation to others who participated in the public IPO. The practice of repurchasing securities on non-market conditions due to administrative intervention will be perceived by investors as not the best.

Doctors from Germany and Canada have arrived in Ukraine, who, together with Ukrainian doctors, will conduct a commission examination of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Kachanovskaya correctional colony No. 54 in the Kharkov region.

Police officers today found the head of the Rivne aviation and sports club "Voronov" (Rivne region) Yuri Lisitsyn and Colonel of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Andrei Avdeev dead in the club's airfield building. The bodies were found in the security building of the club, which is located near the village of Voronov (Goshchansky district, Rivne region), 33 km from Rivne. In the room where the corpses were found, about 1.5 square meters burned out. meters of floor and the sofa burned down.

British singer Adele won six Grammy awards, including best song, and the American group Foo Fighters became a five-time winner. The Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles for the 54th time. The ceremony took place the day after Whitney Houston died. The evening began with a musical number in her memory.

Members of the Federation Council must be elected "by direct expression of will in a preliminary vote" Members of the Federation Council (FC) must be elected by direct vote by residents of the region whose interests the senators will represent in the upper house of the Russian parliament. And candidates for senators should be nominated by governors and deputies of regional legislative assemblies. This is the opinion of the leaders of A Just Russia, who submitted a draft law to the State Duma.