Billionaire Mikhail Fridman's investment firm LetterOne has asked the UK government to push back the deadline for the sale of North Sea gas fields, reported Reuters , citing several people familiar with the matter. The reason for this was that the company has not yet found a suitable buyer for these assets. According to sources, the company expected to earn about $1.2 billion as a result of the transaction, but the maximum amount offered for the fields was $750 million.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Sports and the President of the RFU Vitaly Mutko is afraid to travel to Switzerland because of the scandal surrounding FIFA. He told reporters about this, RIA Novosti reports . “I’m already afraid to go to Switzerland. What’s happening around FIFA is not entirely fair,” he said. On Friday, September 25, the Swiss prosecutor's office announced that Joseph Blatter had become a defendant in a criminal case. He is suspected of making an illegal payment.

Bank of America saw signs of recovery in the Russian economy. According to the bank's economists, the economic downturn in Russia has already "hit bottom" and a "turning point" has emerged. Photo: Global Look Press Bank of America is beginning to see signs of recovery in the Russian economy, Bloomberg writes , citing a report by the bank’s chief economist in Moscow, Vladimir Osakovsky.

The former deputy commander of the ground forces of Tajikistan, ex-Colonel Nazar Safarov, was detained in Tajikistan on suspicion of involvement in the group of the rebel General Abduhalim Nazarzoda, TASS reports , citing sources in the State Committee for National Security of the republic. According to the agency's interlocutor, Safarov was wanted. He was detained last night in Dushanbe.

In the Ryazan region, 11 residential buildings caught fire due to the grass being set on fire, the press service of the Central Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told Interfax. The arson occurred near the village of Sysoi. About 40 people are fighting the fire. Due to the fire, 15 residents of the village have already been evacuated, whose houses are threatened by the fire. In total, 600 people live in the village. There is no information about casualties.

Poland supported the proposal to reform the veto system in the UN Security Council, President Andrzej Duda said at a session of the UN General Assembly. “The right of veto has repeatedly led to a complete blockade of work,” he complained Poland supports France's proposal to adopt a "code of conduct" in the Security Council that would not use the veto when discussing serious crimes, including crimes such as genocide.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, told him about the main problems in Ukraine. The meeting was broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel . According to the Russian leader, it is now necessary to establish a direct dialogue between Kiev, the LPR and the DPR, and also for all parties to the conflict to comply with the Minsk agreements.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) warned Russia against mirror measures in response to Kyiv’s sanctions. this in a commentary to LiGABusinessInform . UIA press secretary Evgenia Satskaya reported She noted that UIA has never violated Russian legislation. According to her, in addition to those airlines that were included in Kyiv’s sanctions list, there are a fairly large number of other carriers in Russia.

Photo: Sergey Fadeichev/TASS Limited access to financing, poor business climate, problems with human resources and sales markets - these are the four main factors holding back the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, KPMG found. KPMG surveyed representatives of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia and found out what problems bother them most.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry , during a repeated meeting on the sidelines of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly, discussed the situation in Syria, agreements on the Iranian nuclear program and the situation in the Middle East. Interfax reports this with reference to a message from the department.

The court decision can be appealed within a month from the date of adoption The Moscow Arbitration Court refused to invalidate Ganzakombank's request to invalidate the decision of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation to revoke its license and appoint a temporary administration. This is stated in the case materials on the website of the arbitration court. The court decision can be appealed within a month from the date of adoption.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, after speaking at a session of the UN General Assembly “on his feet,” spoke with the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon . The two leaders met in a small corridor near the meeting room, where several dozen people decided to greet the Russian leader, TASS reports . Among those who met him, Putin saw Rakhmon and approached him. The two presidents hugged and exchanged several phrases, the agency notes.

The UK will send military instructors to Ukraine and will also provide targeted assistance to the country's armed forces. This was stated by British Prime Minister David Cameron during a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, according to the Ukrainian leader’s website.

District officials say that installing a banner with the image of Mephistopheles will require a number of approvals Photo: vk.com/kobrinsky Representatives of the administration of the Petrogradsky district of St. Petersburg responded to an appeal from the deputy of the city Legislative Assembly, Alexander Kobrinsky, about installing a banner with the image of Mephistopheles in place of the destroyed high relief.

Local activists named the purpose of the terrorist attack, which occurred near the SBU building in Odessa, as a desire to respond to the “repression” of the department. The little-known organization “Odessa Underground” claimed responsibility for the explosion, and its supporters explained the motives for the action in a video posted on YouTube . “The SBU has turned into an ordinary secret police fighting its people.