Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law extending the deadline for housing privatization until March 1, 2017. This was reported on the Kremlin website. The document provides for the extension of the period for free privatization of residential premises of the state and municipal housing stock, which citizens occupy on social rental terms. Earlier, on February 24, the law was adopted by the State Duma. Last Friday it was approved by the Federation Council.

Statements about ceasefire violations in Syria must be made “with extreme caution,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. This is how he commented on Saudi Arabia’s accusations against Moscow and Damascus Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. (Photo: RIA Novosti) The Kremlin called for maximum caution in statements regarding the ceasefire in Syria.

Teenagers destroyed several wards in a Moscow children's hospital due to a conflict with the medical staff of the institution. A source in law enforcement agencies reported this to the Moscow agency . According to him, police officers went to the Children's City Clinical Hospital No. 9 named after. Speransky in Shmitovsky Proezd due to an alarm going off.

Paris called for an urgent convening of a working group to discuss ceasefire violations in Syria. The day before, Saudi Arabia and Syrian rebels accused the Syrian government and Russia of violating the truce The French Foreign Ministry has called for an urgent meeting of a working group to discuss the issue of violation of the ceasefire in Syria, Reuters reports . The head of the country's foreign policy agency, Jean-Marc Ayrault, made a corresponding statement.

After conducting an audit of the construction of standard facilities as part of the modernization of the Baikal-Amur Mainline and the Trans-Siberian Railway, Deloitte found that they could have been built 45% cheaper.

A resident of Novosibirsk won a record amount for Russia in the lottery, Gosloto reported. He should receive more than 358 million rubles. Photo: "RIA Novosti" A resident of Novosibirsk won the largest sum in the history of Russia in the lottery - more than 358 million rubles. This was reported on the Gosloto website . The winner placed a bet at a retail outlet in the city, the organizers said. It cost the man 1,800 rubles, which means he took part in two more draws.

The Russian government is discussing the sale of a 10.9% stake in AK ALROSA as part of privatization. The head of the Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, told reporters about this, RIA Novosti reports . “We talked about the possibility of selling part of the 10.9% package in order to maintain control over this company by the state, including a constituent entity of the Russian Federation,” the minister noted.

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the coalition led by the United States to “rein in on its protégés” in Syria so that they would take a more responsible approach to the ceasefire. The department denied information about violation of the truce by Moscow Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC The international coalition to fight Islamists, led by the United States, must “bring its charges in line” in Syria so that they are more responsible in observing the truce.

AvtoVAZ shareholders have begun searching for a top manager to replace Bo Andersson as president of the company, sources told a number of publications. However, there is conflicting information about specific personnel decisions. Assembling a car at AvtoVAZ (Photo: Andrey Kholmov/TASS) The Rostec state corporation, which owns a blocking stake in AvtoVAZ, has begun searching for a candidate to replace Bo Andersson as president of the automaker. newspaper about this .

A monument to Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina will be erected in Moscow. This was announced by Olga Zinovieva, co-chairman of the Zinoviev Club of MIA Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti reports . “At the end of December last year, we came up with the decision to create a monument to Oles Buzin in Moscow, near the Kievsky railway station. This place will be a kind of invitation from Oles to come to Russia from any country, with any attitude,” said Zinovieva.

The Human Rights Commissioner in Kazakhstan confirmed that two teenagers who died in Washington state were adopted in the republic. This was reported on the website of the Kazakh Ombudsman. The report notes that teenagers aged 16 and 18 adopted by US citizens were not consularly registered at the Kazakh Embassy. “In this regard, the specific circumstances of their adoption require clarification,” the message emphasizes. that the dead children were adopted in Kazakhstan .

Almost two-thirds of Russians do not want Russia's sanctions against Turkey to be lifted. These are the results of a survey by VTsIOM. Most citizens believe that Ankara has suffered more from the imposed restrictions than Moscow A man pickets outside the Turkish Embassy in Moscow, November 24, 2015 (Photo: AP) 63% of Russians are against the lifting of anti-Turkish sanctions, according to the results of a VTsIOM survey reported by Izvestia.

A woman suspected of organizing the attempted murder of the director of a film company and three of her accomplices were detained in Moscow. This was reported by the press service of the capital's department of the Investigative Committee. As the NTV channel clarifies , we are talking about the capital’s film producer Denis Filyukov. According to the Major Film website, he is the CEO of Major Film LLC.

The decision on the candidacy for the post of head of the Chechen Republic has not yet been made; for this it is necessary to wait until the expiration of Ramzan Kadyrov’s term of office. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters about this. According to him, when deciding on a candidate for the post of head of the region, one must be guided by the assessments given by the head of state, Vladimir Putin.

A citizen of Uzbekistan, who worked as a nanny for a Moscow family and is suspected of murdering a four-year-old girl, was working illegally. Olga Kirillova, head of the capital department of the FMS, reported this to Interfax. She clarified that the woman was allowed to work without a patent. According to Kirillova, the citizen of Uzbekistan arrived in Moscow at the end of January and registered for migration in the Vykhino-Zhulebino area.