Restrictions on the Internet should not affect the rights and freedoms of citizens. This statement was made by Vladimir Putin at a meeting with participants of the Internet Entrepreneurship in Russia forum. Founder of the Liveinternet service German Klimenko and first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Vadim Dengin answered questions from Kommersant FM host Boris Blokhin.

The company will buy a stake in Canadian Northquest Alexey Mordashov's Nordgold plans to start working in Canada: it is acquiring 22.3% of the local company Northquest, which owns the license for the Pistol Bay deposit (resources can reach 3 million ounces of gold). The company continues its policy of entering promising fields abroad, choosing “juniors” as partners, from whom it will then be possible to buy out control over projects.

The company acquired a stake in Cyclone Group of Companies The Novosibirsk financial company Uniservice Capital acquired a 30% stake in the Cyclone group of companies (GC), engaged in the wholesale trade of fruits. The co-owners expect to increase Cyclone's annual revenue to 500 million rubles. and turn the group into a federal-level player. According to analysts, the transaction amount could range from 35 million to 90 million rubles.

Russia has been under sanctions from the United States and the EU for three months following the annexation of Crimea following a referendum on March 16. The two main problems at the moment are the rise in prices for loans and limited access to Western technologies. However, Russia can also solve them by borrowing money from friendly China and obtaining technology on the “secondary” market.

The Voronezh Regional Court yesterday refused to satisfy the appeal of the former editor-in-chief of the regional newspaper “Young Communar” Alexander Pirogov and his defense. The journalist was previously convicted by the judge of the Leninsky District Court of Voronezh, Alexander Kuryanov, for embezzlement and abuse of power (Article 160; Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The state prosecution insisted that Alexander Pirogov withdrew more than 20 million rubles.

The chief architect has changed in Saratov The former chairman of the committee on urban planning policy, architecture and capital construction, Alexander Kiskin, left his post. Instead of him, for now with the prefix “acting”, the 55-year-old chief architect of the State Unitary Enterprise “Institute Saratovgrazhdanproekt” Vitaly Zhelanov was appointed. This was reported in the press service of the city administration. Alexander Kiskin's contract has reportedly expired.

Gazprom gave Kyiv until the end of the day to pay off the remaining debt for gas. The monopoly does not intend to give a further delay. Kommersant FM's interlocutors believe that Moscow can offer Kyiv a new option for setting prices. Photo: Dmitry Azarov, Kommersant / buy photo Gazprom is not going to extend the deadline for payments to Ukraine for Russian gas. The official representative of the company, Sergei Kupriyanov, told Bloomberg about this.

Former parliament speaker Reuven Rivlin has been elected president of Israel, AP reports. 63 out of 120 members of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) voted for him today in the second round of presidential elections.

Contracts The management of Milan officially announced the termination of cooperation with head coach Clarence Seedorf and the conclusion of a contract with Filippo Inzaghi. This was reported by the press service of the Italian football club. The agreement with Inzaghi runs until June 30, 2016. Clarence Seedorf took charge of Milan in January following the resignation of Massimiliano Allegri. Last season was one of the worst in Milan's history.

Moscow Exchange introduced new listing rules. In accordance with them, a list of securities admitted to trading was formed, consisting of three sections. The first (highest) level is formed from quotation lists “A1” and “A2”, the second - from “B”, “C”, “I”, the third - from unlisted securities. As a result, the top level was expanded from 478 to 535 securities, and the number of shares increased from 38 to 65 securities.

The FIFA World Cup is not only the largest sporting event on the planet, but also an impressive business project. We analyze the Brazilian World Cup, which starts the other day (from the Spanish Copa Mundial de Futbol) down to the last real and estimate this reality for the next World Cup, which Russia will have to host in four years.

Large-scale Russian military exercises are taking place in the Kaliningrad region The exercises are being conducted with the participation of the Baltic Fleet, Air Force and Airborne Forces. The Ministry of Defense notes that in parallel in Europe, NATO military personnel are conducting similar exercises. Historian and military expert Boris Yulin commented on the situation to Oksana Barykina and Oleg Bogdanov, hosts of the morning show on Kommersant FM.

The party advocating the republic's annexation to the Russian Federation won the elections. The results of parliamentary elections have been summed up in South Ossetia. As Kommersant expected (see yesterday's issue), the absolute winner was the United Ossetia party. Kommersant special correspondent OLGA ALLENOVA, who observed the voting process, believes that in fact, it was not so much this party that won in South Ossetia, but the idea of ​​joining Russia.

The Department of Property Relations of the Perm Administration has summed up the results of the auction for the sale of premises at Kuibysheva, 33. This building, we recall, is a cultural heritage site. According to the DIO, seven applications were submitted to participate in the auction, while one applicant - individual Samson Saratikyan - was denied access to participation. The basis for the refusal was that the receipt of the deposit on time was not confirmed.

Crimean Finance Minister Vladimir Levandovsky said at a meeting of the regional government that the department under his control will allocate funds to accommodate refugees from the regions of south-eastern Ukraine on the peninsula. “The Ministry of Finance will find a reserve, and we will finance these expenses for maintaining people,” RIA Novosti quotes Mr. Levandovsky.