US President Barack Obama considered the start of the Russian military operation in Syria the result of the failure of the strategy of Moscow and Tehran to support the regime of the head of Syria Bashar al -Assad. He stated this in an interview with Steve Croft in the program "60 minutes" on CBS. “The fact that they had to start bombing is not an indicator of power. This suggests that their strategy did not work, ”Obama explained.

Alexander Nekipelov photo: spravedlivo.ru The discussion around the offers of the Ministry of Finance on increasing the tax on mining, transferred to the public plane by the head of the Ministry of Anton Siluanov through an article in the newspaper Vedomosti (No. 1878 of 10/07/2015, “take or not take”), and was continued.

Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to nominate candidates for the Supervisory Board of the Rosselkhozbank, according to the official website of the Cabinet. Among the candidates are the Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev, who is currently not in the observation council of the bank.

Aeroflot general director Vitaly Savelyev in an interview with Kommersant called the reason for the lack of cheap air tickets in the market. According to Savelyev, for cheap air tickets there should be grounds that none of the players in the market currently have. “The minimum level of ticket prices for the market is the prices of the Lawcoster" Victory ", since the company saves on everything. If the price is below this level, then the company flies at a loss, ”he explained.

The government received a bill developed by Rosfinmonitoring, after which the companies will be required to report at least once a year to the state about its beneficiaries, RBC reports. According to the project, the companies will have to update information about the beneficiaries at least once a year, fix it in reporting documents and store it for at least five years. For violation of these requirements, they can be fined from 100 thousand to 500 thousand rubles.

On October 12, 1960, Alexei Kudrin, a Russian economist, a state and public figure, the head of the Committee of Civil Initiatives, was born. Personal business Alexey Leonidovich Kudrin (55 years old) was born in Dobel of the Latvian SSR. His father was a military man, because of which the family constantly moved from place to place. Alexey went to first grade in 1967 in the city of Tukums of the LSSR. In 1968, the family moved to Mongolia, where they transferred her father to serve.

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg said that Russia with its participation in the struggle of the ruling regime of Syria with the opposition is only drawn by the existing conflict. It is reported by Reuters . “Russia should play a constructive role in the struggle (with terrorists in Syria - approx. Ed.). Supporting the Assad regime is not constructive, it only delays the war in Syria, ”Stoltenberg noted.

The dollar exchange rate “Tomorrow” as of 10:05 Moscow time decreased by 0.41 rubles and amounted to 61.47 rubles, the euro fell by 0.45 rubles to the mark of 69.85 rubles, follows from the data of the Moscow Exchange . The price of the Brent oil mixture this morning amounted to 53.1 dollars per barrel. Last Friday, during trading on the Moscow Exchange, the dollar and the euro fell below 61 and 69 rubles, respectively.

Anti -terrorist operation photo: nac.gov.ru The information center of the National Anti -Terrorism Committee (NAC) announced last Sunday about the detention of suspects in organizing a terrorist attack in Moscow. According to official information, a home -made bomb was discovered in their apartment. According to the media, several Syrians are suspected of organizing a terrorist attack, and the found explosive device is similar to bombs used in Ankara.

The number of those who died in the crash of the PUMA MK2 helicopter Air Force British on the basis of NATO in Kabul increased to five people, Sky News reports . Five more people were injured. Earlier, two dead helicopter pilots were reported , no information about the wounded was received. Currently, it is certainly known that the collapse of the British helicopter was an accident that was not related to military operations.

By the end of the day on October 12, during trading on the Moscow Exchange, the US dollar exceeded 62 rubles. The cost of one euro on the exchange rose to 70.70. After a short increase in price, the ruble began to weaken again in relation to basic foreign currencies against the backdrop of a decrease in oil prices. The Brent oil brand on the ICE London Exchange has now fallen below $ 50 per barrel.

Rev. Jason Bray, the Vicar of the Parish Church of St. Jails in the city of Rexes in the north of Wales, analyzing the contents of the old church cabinet, discovered a book that turned out to be the first edition of the Bible of King Jacob, released in 1611, reports The Telegraph. The Bible of King Jacob was a new translation of the texts of the Old and New Testaments into English, made on the initiative of King Jacob I.

Peter Silaev Demonstration in Berlin Photo: Br.de In the news of the weekend: North Korea is ready for war with the United States, a multi-thousandth demonstration in Berlin against the transatlantic trade partnership with the United States, the next terrorist attack of women from Boko Haram and a new round of a large corruption scandal around the Prime Minister Malaysia.

From the pre-trial detention center No. 50 in the Chui region of Kyrgyzstan, a group of nine prisoners killed three guards and escaped from prison, the press service of the State Service of Penitentiarys reports . During the escape, two were injured: one employee of the pre -trial detention center and one prisoner. The GSIN of Kyrgyzstan noted that the law enforcement agencies detained the car deprived of the escaped prisoners and detained five fugitives.

In the national desktop tennis teams, new leaders appeared, which were revealed by the European Championship in Yekaterinburg in this sport. This was stated by the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, one of the organizers of the event Igor Levitin. He admitted that he was surprised by Polina Mikhailova, who lost only two matches for the entire championship.