In Veliky Ustyug, a palace for Santa Claus will be built for 350 million rubles. This was told by the Governor of the Vologda region Oleg Kuvshinnikov, Interfax reports. Terem, where Santa Claus lives now, does not hold everyone who wants to, he explained. The regional authorities fill out an application to the Ministry of Culture. If it is approved, then the construction will begin within a year, and plan to finish it in two years.

In the rain, the debate was held between the economists Vladimir Milov and Andrei Movchan, whose moderator was Elizabeth Ossetian, founder of the Internet publication The Bell. They discussed the economic program of Alexei Navalny. Andrei Movchan acted a strict, but fair critic, who requires maximum specificity, and Vladimir Milov gave counterarguments, which, in his opinion, guarantee the successful implementation of the program. Full decryption of the debate: Ossetian: Good evening!

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma half a year ago doubted whether he had to meet with the newly elected US President Donald Trump. He did not know what to talk about with him, but nevertheless agreed to persuasion and met. Now MA is almost stronger than all other foreign businessmen closer to both the Trump administration and his family. At the same time, he does not miss his: Alibaba holding is increasingly moving to the US market, trying to increase the already huge turnover.

The euro course during the trading on the Moscow Exchange reached 70 rubles. This happened for the first time since November 16, the Interfax indicates. The dollar rate exceeded 60 rubles, this happened for the first time since July 13. The European currency has risen in price by 0.77 rubles compared to the last session, the dollar grew by 0.69 rubles. The weakening of the Russian currency occurs against the background of the fall in oil prices.

Megafon called the requirement of the federal antimonopoly service (FAS) to equalize tariffs in intra -seating roaming in two weeks. This was reported by TASS with reference to the director of Megafon Anna Serebryanikova. “We are perplexed why the FAS took such a tough position and gave the operators a warning in an ultimative form. We believe that the execution of this warning is impossible on time. If the FAS has questions about our company, we are ready to discuss them in court, ”she said.

In early July of this year, the police detained 10 people in Chechnya for negotiations in messengers, writes the publication "Caucasus. Reali" with reference to a local resident. According to him, young people are still in the police department. As the interlocutor of the publication emphasized, he does not know for sure what specific negotiations they detained them, but he suggested that these were audio and video criticism of the head of the Republic Ramzan Kadyrov and other officials.

Alexey Kudrin. Photo: Evgeny Biyatov / RIA Novosti “In 2018, the waste of the reserve fund will be halved compared to 2017,” the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov said not so long ago. True, he did not specify that the reserve fund itself was completely exhausted by the end of this year, after which, in accordance with the law that has begun, it would be part of the National Welfare Fund. The problem of the exhaustion of the reserve fund will go down in history with the Fund itself.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Rudaw Kurdish television channel about his attitude to politicians in the United States. According to Lavrov, it is difficult for American politicians to "show common sense in the conditions of a general, paranoid hobby of Russophobia." He also noted that the United States did not publish any facts proving the “intervention” of Russia in the American elections.

Microsoft will stop supporting the Paint graphic editor released in 1985. This follows from the list of changes in the Fall Creators Update update for the Windows 10 system, VC.ru paid attention to the publication. Paint is noted in the list of remote and outdated programs as an outdated application. The release notes that it is no longer in active development and in future versions of Windows they can delete it.

The European Union countries will discuss the need for new sanctions against Russia due to the supply of Siemens turbines to Crimea. It is reported by Reuters with reference to diplomatic sources. Sanctions can affect high -ranking officials from the Ministry of Energy, as well as companies that put turbines on the peninsula. Germany proposed to introduce four more to the sanctions list: both individuals and legal.

The Executive Director of the design bureau of the Himavtomatika (KBHA) Alexei Kamyshev resigned of his own free will. About this "Kommersant" was told by a source at the enterprise.

The rector of the St. Petersburg Mining University, Vladimir Litvinenko, under whose leadership was defended by the thesis by Russian President Vladimir Putin, received his first Fosagro shares for the company's support during the Yukos case. This is written by "Vedomosti". As noted, now Litvinenko owns 19.35% of Fosagro shares, which are estimated at about $ 1.01 billion (59.9 billion rubles).

The Presnensky court of Moscow decided to transfer from the pre -trial detention center under house arrest mathematician Dmitry Bogatov, accused of calls for terrorism. It is reported by "Mediazona." The investigation petitioned for a change in the preventive measure. As the source familiar with the situation told Interfax , the request of the UK is associated with the state of health of Bogatov. The young man extended the arrest for another month at the end of June.

Victor Ageev with his mother. Photo: Pavel Kanygin / New Gazeta If we take not political and not battal, but an emotional, human dimension of the Donetsk war, then its strongest episode is happening before our eyes - the Altai English teacher Svetlana Ageeva goes to Ukraine to meet with her son Victor, a corporal, captured in June and in the prison of the Ukrainian town of Starobelsk.

The Investigative Committee detained the abductors of the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Public Utilities of Dagestan Ibrahim Kazibekov. This is stated on the website of the department. The abduction occurred on July 20. For the liberation of the minister, they demanded a ransom, the abductors were detained the next day while receiving part of the required amount - 30 million rubles. Ibrahima Kazibekov was released.