The Naftogaz of Ukraine company proposed to Gazprom to conduct new negotiations on the price of gas transit in connection with Kiev’s change in the rules of its regulation. The Ukrainian side did not disclose specific proposals Photo: Valery Sharifulin/TASS Naftogaz of Ukraine proposed to Gazprom to hold negotiations in connection with the adoption in Ukraine of new rules for setting prices for gas transportation services.

After the announcement of the exclusion of 19 companies from the federal register of tour operators, tour operators Coral Travel and Sunmar Tour announced that from January 1 they will continue to operate through the companies remaining in the register Photo: Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS Tour operators Coral Travel and Sunmar Tour will continue to operate from January 1, and tours can be booked through the companies’ previous websites, told the Interfax agency.

The US Office of Naval Intelligence has warned that Russia is going to expand the use of new generation Kalibr missiles. Washington believes that this “will add problems to the US naval forces and their allies” Launch of sea-based cruise missiles "Caliber" (Photo: RIA Novosti) The Russian Armed Forces, as part of a large-scale rearmament of the navy, plan to expand the use of new generation Kalibr cruise missiles.

In conditions of crisis and falling industrial production, Smolny is placing a special emphasis on defense industry enterprises By 2018, Admiralty Shipyards plans to deliver seven submarines and one icebreaker to Russian and foreign customers. about this writes TASS , citing the general director of the enterprise, Alexander Buzakov.

Lieutenant General of the country's armed forces Yuri Allerov became the new commander of the National Guard of Ukraine. The decree on his appointment was signed by Petro Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Allerov (Photo: president.gov.ua) Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appointed a new commander of the National Guard. He became Lieutenant General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Allerov.

A powerful cyclone, the same one that caused tornadoes and catastrophic river floods in the United States, led to abnormal warming at the North Pole, writes The Washington Post. On Wednesday morning, December 30, temperatures across the vast area around the North Pole were between 30 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 1.11 to plus 1.67 degrees Celsius). Data from the International Arctic Program confirmed that temperatures near the North Pole exceeded freezing.

Businessman Gennady Timchenko transferred almost his entire stake in NOVATEK to Russian jurisdiction. Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko (Photo: Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS) Russian businessman Gennady Timchenko transferred almost his entire stake in NOVATEK OJSC to Russian jurisdiction, Interfax reports .

The families of three people killed in a fire in the Dudinka administration building in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory will receive 1.5 million rubles each. material assistance. reports this TASS with reference to Yulia Mutovina, a representative of the Taimyr press service. As she explained, 1 million rubles will be transferred to the families of the victims. from the regional budget and 500 thousand rubles each. from the budget of the municipal district.

New Year's fireworks and public celebrations have been canceled in Brussels due to the threat of a terrorist attack. reported this The BBC with reference to Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel. He noted that the decision was made “in connection with the information that we [the country’s authorities] received.” The mayor of Brussels told local broadcaster RTFB that the decision was made by him and the country's interior minister.

Participants of the so-called “civil blockade” of Crimea, they decided to remove their posts from the border of Ukraine with Crimea. This decision was made after the Ukrainian authorities imposed an embargo on the import of a number of Russian goods into the country. One of the posts on the border of Ukraine with Crimea (Photo: Zuma\TASS) The coordinator of the movement, Lenur Islyamov, announced that the “civil blockade” activists’ posts were leaving the border.

The administration of US President Barack Obama is preparing sanctions against international companies, as well as individuals suspected of assisting Iran in its ballistic missile development program. reported this with reference to American officials The Wall Street Journal . About a dozen companies and individuals from Iran, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates may fall under the restrictions of the US Treasury Department.

Petrostat published data on changes in prices in St. Petersburg for basic goods and services based on the results of 2015. The most significant growth, as before, was shown by medicines and food products. In the “food products” category at the end of December 2015, price increases for a number of items were insignificant. In particular, margarine prices rose by 1.2% over the month, sunflower oil – by 0.8%, oranges – by 2.1%.

In 2015, more than 312 million bottles of champagne were sold worldwide, worth about €4.7 billion. This figure exceeded the previously considered record sales level of 2007 Photo: "RIA Novosti" Global sales of champagne in 2015 set a record, exceeding the pre-crisis levels of 2007, reports Reuters . The growth in champagne consumption was made possible by consistent demand in export markets, a favorable currency situation and stabilization of sales in France.

As a result of turbulence, an Air Canada plane flying from Shanghai to Toronto made an emergency landing in the Canadian city of Calgary, the airline said in a press release. According to CTV channel , about 20 people were injured, four of them were seriously injured. Six were taken out on stretchers, the channel’s correspondent reported on Twitter . He also published a video from the scene of the event. In total, there were 332 passengers and 19 crew members on board the plane.

The official dollar exchange rate from January 1, 2016 was set by the Bank of Russia at 72.9299 rubles, which is 4.72 kopecks. higher than the rate in effect on December 31. The euro exchange rate has been set by the Central Bank at 79.6395 rubles since January 1. This is 5.87 kopecks. below the current rate.