The managers of the Norilsk Nickel plant in the city of Harjavalta (in western Finland) face imprisonment and a fine due to river pollution. The police have already transferred the case of violation of environmental legislation to the prosecutor's office, writes . Izvestia At the beginning of June 2014, occurred a leak of nickel-containing solution at the Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta plant. As a result, 66 tons of pollutants entered the Keokemäki River.

The idea of ​​reorienting the Russian economy towards Asian countries raises several important questions. Have we made a mistake in choosing new partners and will we be able to keep up with them in carrying out reforms? Russia today is making a turn to the East - a turn in politics, economics, trade, scientific and technical cooperation, in search of ways to modernize. Privileged partners have been designated, including China, India, and Vietnam.

The 37th Moscow International Film Festival opened in Moscow. Its main competition program included 12 films, of which three were Russian. Festival President, director Nikita Mikhalkov at the opening ceremony of the 37th Moscow International Film Festival (Photo: RIA Novosti) On Friday, June 19, the 37th Moscow International Film Festival opened at the Rossiya cinema.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the amount of damage to European manufacturers from sanctions. Losses from sanctions against Russia, as well as from Moscow’s countermeasures, are approaching $100 billion, the head of state said at a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “There were different estimates from our European partners. Someone spoke about losses of $40–50 billion for European producers.

11,000 NATO troops are completing large-scale exercises close to Russia's borders. The alliance intends not only to intensify the scale of maneuvers, but also to prepare for possible threats “from the east and south.” NATO exercises in Poland (Photo: REUTERS 2015) NATO shield On Friday, NATO will complete its Saber Strike exercise, which began on June 1 in Poland and the Baltic countries. Another 7 thousand military personnel took part in them.

The government agreed with the State Duma's proposal to return people and animals to alcohol advertising, but with certain reservations Photo: Lori New amendments were proposed by United Russia deputy Viktor Zvagelsky, who considered the ban on images of people and animals to be an ineffective measure to combat excessive alcohol consumption.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko fired the head of the main investigative department of the SBU of Ukraine Vasily Vovk, as well as three deputies of the former head of the department Valentin Nalyvaichenko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (Photo: AP) Decrees on the dismissal of Nalyvaichenko’s deputies and the head of the main investigation department of the SBU were published on the website of the President of Ukraine.

In an interview with RBC, the Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services explained how the program for subsidizing mortgage transactions may change after changing the key rate, and commented on the situation around the SU-155 Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services Mikhail Men (Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC) — Developers are in a difficult situation: they do not have the money to start new construction projects, and their buyers do not have enough money to

Atlas's debts exceeded its assets The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region introduced a surveillance procedure against the tour operator Atlas CJSC (owned by Dmitry Smirnov, who is under investigation). This is stated in the case materials on the website of the Supreme Arbitration Court. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for November 23. The bankruptcy petition was sent to the court by the operator himself.

Local travel agencies and hoteliers place all their hopes on their compatriots The international tourist flow to St. Petersburg continues to fall. As Vedomosti writes with reference to the CEO of Hospitality Income Consulting Elena Lysenkova, in general, the tourism sector experienced a drop in international tourist flow by 40–45% compared to previous years.

A NATO spokesman said Russia was sending troops and weapons, including missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, to Kaliningrad at such a pace that it had turned the region into one of the most militarized zones in Europe.

The government must do everything possible to lift the freeze on pension savings, but extending the moratorium is possible under certain conditions, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov told RBC First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov (Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC) The government’s position on funded pensions, agreed with the president, is to do everything possible to launch the funded element, everything else is “the wishes of one or another colleague,” First Deputy Prime Minister Igor

In Crimea, from July 1, the import of chicken meat from Ukraine will be limited. This is stated in a message published on the website of the Rosselkhoznadzor department for the republic. Deliveries will be made only from certified enterprises.

The Central Bank revoked the licenses of two Moscow banks - Investment Union and Azimuth. Both banks are participants in the deposit insurance system Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC On Friday morning, the regulator announced the revocation of the license from Investment Union LLC.

An employee of the Sever battalion, Ruslan Geremeev, according to his relatives, is ready to go to court in the case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov, if he is treated fairly. This statement was made by the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov in a conversation with Forbes at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Kadyrov believes that Geremeev at the time of Nemtsov’s was not on the Zamoskvoretsky Bridge or near it murder, and he was not involved in the murder.