Russia will not participate in the restructuring of Ukraine's debt, Bloomberg reports, citing Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. Earlier it was reported that international creditors of Ukraine agreed to write off 20% of Kiev's debt obligations. The agreement is expected to reduce the country's debt burden by about $3.6 billion. At the same time, Kyiv asked Moscow to also agree to these debt write-off conditions.

Press release Preparation for the autumn-winter period of 2015-16, as well as compliance with the rules for carrying out work in the security zone of overhead power lines, became the main issues on the agenda of the meeting of the Headquarters under the Government of the Voronezh Region for ensuring the safety of power supply.

Severalmaz missed the number of stones handed over to Gokhran The Federal State Institution for the formation of the State Fund of Precious Metals and Stones (Gokhran), subordinate to the Ministry of Finance, found itself at the center of the scandal. As Kommersant learned, the Arkhangelsk OJSC Severalmaz claims that part of the rough diamonds with a total weight of more than 150 thousand carats transferred to Gokhran for mandatory sorting was replaced with something worse.

The press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region announced the beginning of an investigation into the disappearance of the sculpture of Mephistopheles from the facade of a historical building on the Petrograd side. Earlier it became known that unknown persons destroyed the sculpture of Mephistopheles on the pediment of the building in 1910.

Smolny will lose the right to regulate fares 506 1 3 min. ... From January 2016, Smolny will no longer be able to influence the cost of travel on commercial routes in St. Petersburg due to the adoption of a new law “On the organization of passenger transportation,” Chairman of the Transport Committee Alexander Vorobyov said yesterday at a press conference.

All Russian regions, including the Samara region, felt problems in the economy. To solve them, local authorities have developed an anti-crisis plan. Officials claim that it was thanks to him that the worst development scenarios did not come true, but they admit that an improvement in the situation should only be expected in 2016. Moreover, according to experts, economic recovery this time will be slower than during the crisis of 2008–2009.

The Pentagon is investigating incidents of distortion of data about actions against Islamic State militants. “The Pentagon’s inspector general has launched an investigation into allegations that military commanders overseeing the counterterrorism campaign against ISIS are distorting intelligence to exaggerate progress made in the fight against the militants,” the AP quoted a Pentagon source as saying.

Capital drivers have been made more cultured Moscow drivers have become less likely to violate traffic rules. This is evidenced by data from the capital’s Department of Transport. On some highways in the city, the number of violations has decreased tenfold. We are talking about improper parking and stopping in the wrong places.

Participants of the meeting in Minsk exchanged accusations of sabotaging the plan for Donbass A meeting of the contact group to resolve the situation in Donbass was held in Minsk - the first after negotiations in Berlin between the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany. Even on Monday, the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR expressed hope that Western mediators managed to persuade Kyiv to implement the Minsk agreements.

The number of violations has decreased radically The capital’s drivers began to violate parking and stopping rules “tens of times” less, the Department of Transport claims. The situation has changed radically on Shchelkovskoye, Yaroslavskoye highway, Entuziastov highway - all these roads have become seriously unloaded with parked cars. Experts believe that the number of violators on these highways on a city scale was already small and did not affect the overall picture of traffic jams.

The police are involved in the management of the Italian capital From now on, Rome will be governed not only by the city hall, but also by the police. This is what the Italian Council of Ministers decided today, transferring a number of powers from Mayor Ignazio Marino to Metropolitan Police Prefect Franco Gabrielli.

The number of Sverdlovsk residents wishing to vacation abroad could be reduced by 30–40% if the exchange rate remains at today’s level, said Oleg Khiger, director of the Natalie Tours representative office in Yekaterinburg. “If the ruble continues to fall, the reduction could reach 50%. Thus, about a quarter of last year’s tourism market will remain.

The merger of Paddy Power and Betfair will create a prominent player in the market Deal Photo: Reuters The largest deal in history took place on the bookmaker market. The merger of two companies - Ireland's Paddy Power and England's Betfair - will create a monster valued at £5 billion and annual revenue of £1.1 billion. Yesterday, betting companies Paddy Power and Betfair announced they had reached an agreement to merge.

The head of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Stavropol Territory, Sergei Dubrovin, gave instructions to verify the facts of threats against journalists of the Stavropol Territory State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, if there are grounds, to provide victims and witnesses with state protection measures, and to give a criminal legal assessment to the actions of persons threatening employees of the television company, the press service reported.

Rusagro may invest in a competitor Vadim Moshkovich's Rusagro agricultural holding is ready to become a co-owner of the Razgulay group. The ex-senator is interested in a competitor's sugar business. But the deal may be complicated by shareholder disputes: VEB, as a creditor and co-owner of Razgulay, insists on an additional share issue, which the majority shareholder, Avangard Asset Management, opposes.