Today it will be impossible to pass through local checkpoints on the border with Belarus and Russia The trade war between Russia and Ukraine continued. Tonight Ukraine will close traffic from Russia and Belarus through its local checkpoints. In Kyiv, this step is explained by the rampant African swine fever in these countries. And experts note a strange coincidence of the prohibitive measures with the unfriendly statement of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev addressed to Ukraine.

The European Commission has decided to early liberalize the EU market for alcoholic beverages from Moldova, European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos said on the Moldovan TV channel Rublika-TV. “This means that for Moldovan wine on the European market there will be no restrictions either on export volumes or on tariff policy. As for quality, there are standards that all wines must meet. And Moldovan wines meet these requirements,” the European Commissioner said .

"Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" in Artplay Exhibition contemporary art Previous photo Photo: Kommersant / Alexander Shcherbak / buy photo Next photo 1 / 4 The exhibition "Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary" proves: the power of the artist today, under a strict curatorial dictatorship, is as conditional as the exhibition space.

He does not believe Bashar al-Assad and considers him illegitimate The United States will defend its interests in the Middle East and North Africa "with all elements of its power, including military force." President Barack Obama announced this yesterday at the 68th session of the UN General Assembly. He called on the UN Security Council to adopt a “strong” resolution on Syria, allowing Damascus to be punished if it breaks its promises regarding the destruction of chemical weapons.

The international arms exhibition Russia Arms Expo (RAE) may become a strategic partner of the Paris Salon Eurosatory by 2015. ITAR-TASS reports this. “At the end of 2012, the organizers of the Paris Salon visited the Prospector training ground, and it was then that agreements were reached that Eurosatory would become an observer of the Russia Arms Expo. This is great progress in the development of the Nizhny Tagil exhibition.

On October 9, a meeting of the working group will be held in Moscow to create a Federal Target Program (FTP) to perpetuate the memory of victims of political repression. According to the press service of the Perm-36 Memorial Museum of Political Repression, the group included Chairman of the Russian Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov, Governor of the Perm Territory Viktor Basargin and Director of the Perm-36 Museum Viktor Shmyrov.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that he was returning from Beijing to Caracas, and not to New York, where he was going to take part in a general political discussion within the UN General Assembly. Last week, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry reported that the United States did not allow Mr. Maduro’s plane to pass through airspace under its control.

Tatyana Golikova, recently elected to the post of head of the Accounts Chamber, has not yet had time to put on the uniform uniform of an auditor, which she is now required to do according to the regulations. “I haven’t even thought about it yet, to be honest... There’s probably some kind of tailoring here...” Prime quotes Mrs. Golikova. The regulations of the Accounts Chamber prescribe the wearing of uniforms for members of the board and employees of the department's apparatus.

Kyiv fears rampant African swine fever The trade war between Russia and Ukraine continued. Tonight Ukraine will close traffic from Russia and Belarus through its local checkpoints. In Kyiv, this step is explained by the rampant African swine fever in these countries. And experts note a strange coincidence of the prohibitive measures with the unfriendly statement of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev addressed to Ukraine.

Direct speech Vasily Bochkarev, governor of the Penza region: — Communications with business representatives and the chairman of the government. I would like to talk about the creation of new high-tech jobs through the entry of investors into the Penza region, providing them with comfortable conditions, including benefits. I would like to talk with the Prime Minister about the investment attractiveness of the region and the possibilities of the regions to provide additional benefits.

The British Foreign Office has confirmed that a British citizen has been detained in Kenya on suspicion of involvement in the Westgate shopping center attack. “A British citizen was detained in Nairobi. The Foreign Office and its staff are ready to provide all necessary assistance to the detainee,” the British Foreign Office said in a statement. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not report the name and age of the detainee, as well as the details of his capture.

The “against all” column was first introduced by decree of President Boris Yeltsin on October 1, 1993, before the State Duma elections. On December 6, 1994, the federal law “On Basic Guarantees of the Electoral Rights of Citizens of the Russian Federation” was adopted, in which the column was legalized in elections at all levels, but the votes of voters who gave it preference did not affect the voting results.

Russia will increase the area of ​​specially protected natural areas in the Arctic zone, President Vladimir Putin said. “We intend to significantly expand the network of specially protected natural areas in the Arctic zone. Today they occupy about 6% of the Russian Arctic, which is almost 322 thousand square meters. km.

Gennady Korban negotiates with InterContinental Hotels Group The international hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group will introduce new brands to the Ukrainian market - Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suits. As Kommersant learned, the company signed a protocol of intent to manage a hotel in Kyiv with the company of Dnepropetrovsk businessman Gennady Korban.

Obituary The famous Soviet hockey goalkeeper Viktor Zinger died at the age of 72, said Alexander Malyshev, director of public relations for Spartak Moscow. The hockey player died on Tuesday after a serious and long illness. Photo: RIA NOVOSTI During his career, Viktor Zinger played for CSKA Moscow, SKA Kuibyshev and Spartak Moscow, with which he became a three-time USSR champion and a two-time USSR Cup winner.