Gazprom increased the amount of claims against Naftogaz in the Stockholm International Arbitration by $2.549 billion, to $31.759 billion. We are talking about payment for gas volumes not selected in the third quarter of 2015 on a “take or pay” basis. Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller (Photo: Oleg Yakovlev / RBC) Gazprom has increased its claims against Naftogaz under the gas purchase and sale contract by $2.549 billion.

The British Foreign Office explained the actions of military diplomats suspected of spying on Russian airfields as the performance of their diplomatic duties. London stressed that the military attaches passed all the necessary checks Photo: Sergey Savostyanov/TASS The British Foreign Office commented on suspicions against British military diplomats regarding the collection of data on Russian Aerospace Forces facilities.

The initiative to freeze the funded part of pensions in 2017 is justified, says Olga Batalina, Chairman of the Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs. “The Ministry of Finance’s proposal to extend the freeze on the funded part of the pension is justified,” TASS quotes Batalina . She noted that we are not talking about withdrawal of funds, and insurance premiums in any case will be taken into account in the amount of people’s future pensions.

Businessman Ruslan Baysarov increased his stake in the Most construction company to 56%. about this A representative of the businessman told Interfax . According to him, the parties signed an agreement on March 14. The parties do not disclose information about the cost of the transaction. The businessman’s representative said that Baysarov headed the board of directors of the company’s central unit - JSC USK Most. The council included three more of its representatives.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is not going to dismiss the governor of the Odessa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, the presidential press secretary said. According to him, Poroshenko and Saakashvili had a telephone conversation Governor of the Odessa region Mikheil Saakashvili (Photo: Zuma\TASS) The press secretary of the President of Ukraine Svyatoslav Tsegolko called the reports about the resignation of the governor of the Odessa region Mikheil Saakashvili untrue.

Washington will monitor Russia's actions to withdraw troops from Syria, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. It is too early to talk about the consequences of this decision by Moscow, he noted. White House spokesman Josh Earnest (Photo: AP) The United States is monitoring Russia's withdrawal of its troops from Syria, but it is too early to say what consequences this move will have. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said this during a briefing on Tuesday.

The management of the Washington Metro decided to suspend the operation of the entire subway for 29 hours to check electrical equipment. A train arrives at a subway station in Washington (Photo: AP) According to the Washington Post , the unprecedented decision to close the Washington subway for 29 hours was made by the board of directors of the management company and its head, Paul Wiedefeld. The reason for it was a cable fire that led to serious delays on three metro lines on Monday.

The Romir center recorded a record drop in the size of the average check in Russia: in February compared to January it fell by 13.5%, to 499 rubles. The center, however, notes: there is no reason to panic Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC The size of the average check of Russians over the past month experienced a record drop in all years of measurement, according to data from the Romir research holding.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service has opened a case of a fine against Google in antitrust proceedings with Yandex. Now the American corporation faces a fine of up to 15% of turnover on the Russian market Photo: Reuters/Pixstream The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia initiated an administrative fine case against the American corporation Google Inc. This is stated in the definition published on the FAS website.

Story Rules of investment Owner and President of FG BCS Oleg Mikhasenko - about why there are few private investors in Russia and what rules they should follow in order to earn more than the deposit rate Photo: Oleg Yakovlev / RBC The owner of the BCS financial group, Oleg Mikhasenko, created this company at the age of 33 and over the past 20-plus years has turned it into one of the largest players in the Russian stock market.

Low oil prices and a budget deficit are forcing the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to agree to the transfer of the funded pension system to a voluntary basis, reports Reuters Photo: Artem Geodakyan/TASS The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation are already preparing to abolish the mandatory funded pension and transfer the funded pension system to a voluntary basis, reports Reuters .

The American bank Goldman Sachs has acquired the startup Honest Dollar, which offers automatic management of pension accounts, reports the Financial Times. Honest Dollar was founded last year in Austin, Texas. The company does not select an investment strategy, but opens and maintains retirement accounts that are managed by the Vanguard investment fund with assets of $3.3 trillion. The startup charges a monthly fee from each user for its services.

The Russian Orthodox Church has not had and has no intention of removing classical works of literature from the school curriculum. This was stated by the chairman of the synodal department for relations between the church and society and the media, Vladimir Legoida, commenting on the speech of Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov, RIA Novosti reports .

The construction company Rosengineering Project LLC won the competition for the construction of dormitories for the Graduate School of Management of the St. Petersburg State University (GSOM SPbSU) in Peterhof. Such data follows from materials on the government procurement website. The winner will complete the work for 1.1 billion rubles.

The fifth installment in the Indiana Jones film series will be released on July 19, 2019. The main role in the new film will be played by Harrison Ford, and the director, as in the other parts, will be Steven Spielberg. This was reported on the official website of The Walt Disney Studios. “It’s rare when such a cast is selected for filming. We can't wait to get back on the adventure with Harrison and Stephen," said CEO Alan Horne. The title of the new film has not yet been announced.