State Duma deputies may be obliged to attend plenary meetings and vote personally, depriving the opportunity to transfer their voice to colleagues. According to Interfax, the State Duma, Secretary of the General Council of United Russia, Sergei Neverov, announced this. According to him, representatives of the party leadership intend to make appropriate amendments to the Duma regulations. “I think that the vote should only be personal,” Neverov said.

France President Francois Hollande refused to take part in the opening of the Russian Orthodox Center in Paris with Russian President Vladimir Putin, because "now is not the situation." According to Financial Times, the French diplomat, whose name is not called. “We cannot hold holiday events, now the situation is not,” the agency’s interlocutor explained to the publication.

The Ministry of Sports will receive new powers during the reform. According to Interfax, this said Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko. “I have one authority today - to receive on the head, especially when we have something bad in the country,” the agency quotes the head of the department. “In general, we proceed from the fact that the president determines the structure and management of the federal authorities.

The Russian ambassador in Vilnius Alexander Udaltsov was awarded a diplomatic note with an expression of concern about Russia's actions in the exceptional economic zone of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country. “On October 10, Russian warships ordered to change the course of civilians who were in the exclusive economic zone of Lithuania.

The Federation Council approved the Russian-Syrian agreement on the unlimited deployment of the Aviation Group of the Armed Forces of Russia in Syria. According to Interfax , 158 senators voted for ratification, one person abstained. The agreement on the unlimited deployment of the Aviation Group of the Armed Forces of Russia in Syria was signed in Damascus on August 26, 2015. On October 7, 2016, it was unanimously approved by the State Duma.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet on October 15 in the Swiss Lausanne "to consider possible additional steps to create conditions for the settlement of the Syrian crisis." This was reported on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. “By agreement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrova and Secretary of State J.

The serial rapist, who has committed more than thirty rape in Moscow since 1987, was sentenced to 18 years in a maximum security colony, the press service of the Investigative Committee reports . Valery Makarenkov was found guilty of 31 crime under Part 1 of Article 131 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (rape), part 1 of article 132 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (violent actions of a sexual nature) and part 1 of Art. 162 of the Criminal Code (robbery).

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported three launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles made on September 12, Interfax reports . The first launch was made from the water area of ​​the Sea of ​​Okhotsk by the atomic underwater rocket launcher of the Pacific Fleet "George the Victorious" as part of the final measures of combat training on the Chizh training ground in the north of Russia. “Starting is made from underwater position.

A fourth part of the correspondence of John Podesta - the head of the US presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Hillary Clinton, was published on the WikiLeaks website. This was reported on Wikileak Twitter . The archive includes almost 1.2 thousand letters. In total, about 6 thousand letters have been published. Representatives of the Clinton election campaign refuse to confirm the authenticity of the published WikiLeaks messages.

The Finland Foreign Ministry intends to call Alexander Rumyantsev on October 13 in connection with information about violation of the country's airspace by Russian fighters on October 6, Interfax reports. On October 6, the Finnish military reported that the Russian fighter violated the country's airspace south of the city of Porvoo. According to them, the plane was above the territory of Finland for a minute.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov may be raised, Kommersant writes with reference to sources in AP. According to the publication, Peskov may receive the position of assistant Vladimir Putin on international issues instead of Yuri Ushakov - he is 70 years old and he can leave the presidential administration. Among the other applicants for the position of Ushakov are called Russia's ambassador in China Andrei Denisov and some high -ranking employees of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

McDonald's fast-fast restaurant network will reduce the number of performances by its talisman clown Ronald McDonald, BBC reports. This decision is connected with the growing coulrophobia in the world (fear of clowns). “McDonald's assesses the situation around clowns in society and will be attentive to the participation of Ronald McDonald in public events,” the statement said. It is noted that these will be “temporary restrictions”.

In Russia, they will prohibit bets on the outcome of sports competitions in which children take part. According to RNS, this was stated by adviser to the President of the RFU Denis Rogachev. According to Rogachev, such a decision was made at a meeting of the Sports Council under the President of Russia. “This measure is essentially to be implemented faster, as this requires only a small amendment to the law on game business,” Rogachev said.

The head of the Russian Olympic Committee, Alexander Zhukov, denied information about his possible appointment to the post of head of the new federal agency, which should combine the functions of the Ministry of Sports, Rostorism and Rosmolodezh. His words are given by Interfax. “I haven’t heard anything about it, these are rumors and complete nonsense,” Zhukov said.

The Russian government introduced a bill to the State Duma, tightening the law on the so -called "undesirable organizations." According to the document, organizations recognized as “undesirable” may prohibit the creation of legal entities or participate in them in Russia. On May 23, 2015, Vladimir Putin signed the law on “undesirable” foreign organizations.