“Interregional Transit Telecom” intends to launch a new mobile operator in the spring of next year, which will meet the needs of migrants from Central Asia. This is written by " Vedomosti ". According to MTT director Yevgeny Vasiliev, reduced tariffs for international calls will be introduced for migrants and provide them with the Internet. About 75% of the operator’s capacity will be concentrated in Moscow and the Moscow Region.

On December 17, under the leadership of V. Putin and V. Yanukovych, a meeting of the Russian-Ukrainian interstate commission was held. As a result, a package of 14 documents was signed, including a loan for Ukraine in $ 15 billion and on a change in the price of Russian gas. From $ 406 to $ 268.5 per thousand cubic meters. How did it happen and what does it mean? There are no specific answers and all this looks almost like the sudden generosity of Putin V.V.

The State Duma did not support the spread of amnesty to persons convicted and accused of organizing riots (part one of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). It is reported by Interfax . During the meeting, it was decided to reject the corresponding amendment. Thus, only part of the defendants in the “swamp business” will fall under the amnesty, who are charged with participation in the riots, as well as calls for them (PH.

The work schedule of the Arbat-Pokrovskaya line of the Moscow metro will be changed in connection with the mounting of train traffic safety systems. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the city subway. So, in the period from January 3 to January 5, 2014, traffic from Kurskaya station to Kievskaya station from 05:30 to 08:00 Moscow time will be closed. Due to reconstruction work, Smolenskaya, Arbatskaya and Revolution Square will also be closed for passengers.

Lithuania authorities have taken additional measures to ensure production control over the country's dairy products exported to the Russian market. This was reported by the press service of Rospotrebnadzor. The press release indicates that at the end of negotiations on issues of dairy products to the Russian market, Lithuanian sanitary services increased supervision of the implementation of microbiological requirements for the products.

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on countering the threat of terrorism, ordering the extension of the work of the executive directorate of the organization's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) for four years, RIA Novosti reports . The committee was approved on September 28, 2001 - it is designed to intensify international cooperation in anti-terrorism activities. The mandate of the CPC Executive Directorate as a special political mission was confirmed until December 31, 2017.

Migrants around the world send more than $ 500 billion to their homeland annually, according to the Pew Research Center study. This amount has grown three times since 2000. Cash transfers support the economies of the poorest countries, reaching 8% of their GDP. This year, the number of migrants will be 232 million people (3% of the total population) compared to 154 million in 1990.

The police on Wednesday night detained a student at Harvard University, who is suspected of spreading false reports about a bomb in the educational institution, CBS reports. The criminal case was instituted against the 20-year-old Eldo Kim. The police believe that he sent a message about the bomb to several organizations related to Harvard by e -mail. The student "mined" two buildings. At the same time, in one of them he had to take an exam. On Wednesday, the young man will appear before court.

Alfa-Bank accepted the property of the master bank for the decision of its temporary administration, writes Vedomosti . Finorganization will be able to dispose of property for their purposes instead of maintenance. As stated at the bank, the use of the assets of the master bank will serve "for business development." The bank will redeem part of the property at the auction, which will take place in a year.

Amnesty Photo: Tvernews.ru The decision on the “wide amnesty” or completely officially “on the announcement of an amnesty in connection with the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of the Russian Federation” - was quite widely discussed in the mass media.

The European Commission delayed for an indefinite period the consideration of the issue of introducing a visa -free regime between the Russian Federation and the European Union. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the ambassador on special instructions of the Russian Foreign Ministry Anvar Azimov.

The authorities of the Western countries abandoned the demand for removal from the post of President of Syria Bashar al -Assad in connection with the threat of the coming to power of religious fundamentalists in the country. It is reported by Al Arabiya . Representatives of the National Coalition of the Revolutionary and Opposition Forces (NKSROS) were notified of such a decision during the conference of Syria Friends in London.

The authorities of Great Britain said that the murder of the British surgeon Abbas Khan is to blame for the official Damascus, BBC reports. The relevant statement was made by the Second Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain Hugh Robertson. According to the diplomat, Khan went to Aleppo by a volunteer to work in one of the hospitals, but in the end he got to the Syrian prison, where he was more than a year. Recently, the media reported the death of a doctor.

The profit of the Ukrainian market grew after a report on obtaining a loan from Russia, writes Bloomberg . The country's market indicators have grown for the first time in six months. So, Ukrainian bonds grew by 3.6 points. The bonds of the state -owned company Naftogaz rose immediately by 4 points, and the hryvnia grew by 0.25%with respect to the dollar. The cost of insurance of Ukrainian debt, on the contrary, decreased, and five -year default swaps lost 250 points at once.

The leader of the LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky believes that the money transfers of migrants must be taxed. This opinion of the deputy is given by RIA Novosti . According to Zhirinovsky, this practice is widespread abroad. The politician believes that the fees must be charged to pay social taxes. Zhirinovsky proposed to introduce a tax for women who come to Russia to give birth to a child.