Saudi Arabia has proposed discussing a possible reduction in oil production, TASS reports with reference to the head of Transneft, Nikolai Tokarev. According to him, this initiative will be discussed at a meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in February 2016. It is planned that Russia will take part in the meeting.

How the many months of the ship that was captured by Russian officials ended, and what will happen to the scientific fleet of Russia How the many months of the ship that was captured by Russian officials ended, and what will happen to the scientific fleet of Russia The research vessel "Academician Nikolai Strakhov" returned to Russia. Two years the ship rusted on Sri Lanka-while the state was looking for money for its repair.

All citizens of Syria, including refugees, should participate in elections and determine the future of their country, said in an interview with The Associated Press. Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, “The international community must focus solely on creating the necessary preconditions to ensure the free expression of will of all Syrian citizens,” he said. Russia, according to Patrushev, is ready to allow Syrian refugees to vote.

In Moscow, foreign-currency borrowers blocked Tverskaya Street near Tverskaya Zastava Square, reports on Facebook. Georgy Aleksandrov, correspondent for The New Times, According to Dozhd , about 20 people gathered for the shares at Delta-Credit Bank. According to the channel, the police forced the protesters out of the roadway. One of the participants of the action told Dozhd that the borrowers had gathered at the bank building at 14:00 to meet with the management.

Oil companies at a meeting with Energy Minister Alexander Novak did not touch the industry. “The most active proposal of the oilmen at the meeting is to leave the industry alone,” quotes the minister. Interfax Earlier today, Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko urged her colleagues to "stop guessing in the thick of oil." “Otherwise, the volatility of our forecasts is already worse than the volatility of the ruble,” she added.

NATO plans to create a new department to combat Russian "information weapons", Reuters reports , citing an alliance document obtained by the agency. According to the agency, the new department will use "military tactics" in their work. The document notes that this will make it possible to understand opponents and influence the Western audience. However, some countries of the alliance oppose such methods.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky suggested reviewing the results of privatization Mikhail Khodorkovsky suggested reviewing the results of privatization Photo: Evgeny Feldman / "New Gazeta" In Russia there are two political taboos formulated by the head of state at the beginning of its first presidential term: a revision of the Constitution and a revision of privatization results.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced an increase in housing and communal services tariffs. According to the prime minister, he signed a strategy for the development of housing and communal services until 2020, which provides for this increase. The document is published on the website of the government. Tariffs for utilities will be increased from July 1. However, according to Medvedev, the average fee increase in the country will not exceed 4%.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has approved the launch of an investigation into the crimes that were committed in South Ossetia and Georgia from July 1 to October 10, 2008, according to the website of the court. It is noted that the court received applications from 6335 victims. The appeals list war crimes such as attacks on civilians, attacks on peacekeepers, destruction of property and deliberate killings, as well as crimes against humanity: killings and persecution of the population.

Musicians fear that the new law on concert activity will lead to monopolization and censorship Musicians fear that the new law on concert activity will lead to monopolization and censorship On Thursday, the Duma is going to hold an open round table on the draft law "On the fundamentals of organizing and holding entertainment events in the Russian Federation." For Grebenshchikov, Shevchuk and other artists who signed an open letter against the new law back in December, this is a small victory.

The Federation Council has ratified an agreement on settling Mongolia's financial obligations to Russia and writing off 97 percent of the country's debt - $174.2 million, reports . RIA Novosti Mongolia will pay off only $3.8 million of debt and will have 30 days to pay off the remaining debt. The deputies explain that unsettled financial obligations to Russia acted as a deterrent to the development of bilateral investment cooperation with Mongolia.

Inflation in Russia since the beginning of the year amounted to 0.7%. This is evidenced by the data published on the website of Rosstat. Inflation, according to Rosstat, fell to 10.2–10.3% by January 25. According to Interfax, at the end of December 2015, annual inflation was 12.9%. On the eve of the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev predicted a fall in inflation to 10%. According to him, inflation will fall below this mark in the second quarter of 2016.

Special report from Syria Special report from Syria From Latakia to Tartus - about eighty kilometers, from the Khmeimim airbase to the port of Tartu, where the logistics center of the Russian Navy (PMTO) is located and from where the Russian air group in Syria is uninterruptedly supplied with ammunition and fuel, ten kilometers less. We travel to Tartus on buses, each of which, along with journalists from Russian and Western media, has two armed commandos.

The European Committee of Social Rights found that Russia violated several articles of the Social Charter of the Council of Europe in the field of protecting the rights of children, families and migrants. According to a report received by Novaya Gazeta, the committee ruled on 23 articles. For 14 of them, the legislation and practice in Russia turned out to be consistent with the charter.

Trade union of street workers formed on one of the oldest Moscow streets Trade union of street workers formed on one of the oldest Moscow streets Last weekend, Moscow police detained three street artists on the Arbat. The police confiscated their art supplies and issued fines of 2,500 rubles for illegal trade. And on Tuesday Arbat artists, flesh and blood of Moscow life, met at the Praga restaurant to discuss what had happened and decide what to do next.