In detail Photo: TASS Italian deputies will land in Crimea after the French “Kommersant” became aware of preparations for visits of several more parliamentary delegations 28.07.2015, 23:05 As Kommersant learned, Italian deputies, following the parliamentarians from France, decided to visit Crimea. One of the initiators of the trip, MP from the Five Stars movement Manlio di Stefano, told Kommersant about this.

The former head of the Accounts Chamber (AC) of Russia, and now the president of the Russian Book Union, Sergei Stepashin, testified in the Moscow District Military Court in the case of former general Viktor Gaidukov. “Today in a military court, Stepashin acted as a witness in the case of General Gaidukov,” TASS quotes the source as saying. He clarified that Mr. Stepashin gave evidence for the period when he headed the Accounts Chamber.

Their sales will begin on the re:Store network The Russian manufacturer of virtual reality helmets, the company Fibrum, is starting their retail sales on the re:Store network. By the end of the year, the company plans to sell up to 30 thousand devices. The demand for them is still small, but the market has already appreciated this segment: last spring, the social network Facebook paid $2 billion for the manufacturer of mobile helmets Oculus VR.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin does not rule out the creation of a mixed-type court in the case of the crash of a Malaysian Boeing in eastern Ukraine if Russia blocks the initiative to create an international tribunal in the UN Security Council. “It is possible to create a so-called mixed-type court.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that he could not say anything about the information that appeared earlier about the possible exchange of two citizens of the country detained in Ukraine. “Yes, I saw this (media) report, and I also saw the denial later. Therefore, unfortunately, I cannot say anything,” TASS quotes Mr. Peskov as saying.

The Belarusian Ministry of Finance received a state loan from Russia in the amount of $760 million.

As part of the creation of the Kamchatka PSEDA, it is planned to equip a tourist complex on the territory of the Freza shipyard in the center of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. This was reported by the press service of the regional administration with reference to the acting governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Ilyukhin during an offsite meeting. Two years ago, the Freza enterprise, whose territory is adjacent to the building of the marine terminal under construction, was declared bankrupt.

The Russian Ministry of Energy considers it necessary to maintain Gazprom’s monopoly on gas exports, said the head of the department, Alexander Novak, at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “We believe that it is necessary to maintain the focus on a single supplier of gas for export so that the state budget does not suffer,” Interfax quotes the minister as saying. At the same time, Mr. Novak noted that the issue of possible liberalization of gas exports continues to be discussed.

Nikolay Gaponenko, head of JSC Ostrogozhsksadpitomnik, deputy of the Voronezh Regional Duma 580 2 minutes. ... — How realistic is it to increase production volumes in horticultural farms in the coming years? — The Voronezh region is located in the south of the Central Black Earth Region, the soil and climatic conditions are ideal for the development of horticulture. The region has personnel and good traditions.

Fewer and fewer Russians can consider themselves middle class. Over two years, the number of families representing this category of the population decreased from 18% to 13%. However, the real number of citizens who can be classified as middle class is even smaller, Kommersant FM interlocutors note. Photo: Oleg Kharseev, Kommersant The middle class in Russia is shrinking. Today, only 13% of families can consider themselves to be in this category of the population.

Astrakhan deputy received four years in prison for fraud In Astrakhan, a sentence was passed on regional Duma deputy Pavel Grigorshev, accused of fraud using official powers. This was reported by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office. The Leninsky District Court found that Pavel Grigorshev, being the general director of PKF Spetsstroy-7 LLC and Kanalvodstroy PKF LLC, in 2010 persuaded four subordinate employees to take out loans from the bank, promising to personally repay them.

Press Secretary of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Elena Gitlyanskaya confirmed that French actor Gerard Depardieu was banned from entering the country for five years. “The SBU recommended that the Ukrainian border service ban French and Russian citizen Gerard Depardieu from entering the territory of Ukraine for five years,” Ms. Gitlyanskaya told RIA Novosti. However, the reasons for this decision have not yet been specified.

The authorities will ban shared construction in Russia in five years. The government supported the initiative of regional authorities. From 2020, apartments can be sold only after the houses are put into operation. And during the transition period, starting from 2016, construction will be financed under bank guarantees. Entrepreneur Anton Khrekov believes that the system of private investment in construction in Russia is necessary, but so far it is not working correctly.

Four people were killed as a result of a light plane crash in the US state of Wisconsin, KSTP TV channel reports, citing local authorities. The incident occurred on Monday evening near the town of Ameri. Police are investigating the circumstances and causes of the crash.

According to the Federal State Statistics Service for the Sverdlovsk Region, in the first half of 2015, the region experienced a decline in industrial production compared to the previous year. In January-June its index was 96.7%. However, as noted by the head of Sverdlovskstat, Elena Kutina, in the first month of summer production volumes increased: compared to May, the figure was 105.7%.