Jim Bourg / Reuters The heads of the foreign ministries of Ukraine, Russia, the European Union and the United States, who gathered in Geneva today to discuss ways out of the Ukrainian crisis, are working on a joint statement following the talks, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing two officials participating in them. Both officials, however, warned that there is no certainty that it will be approved by all parties and adopted.

Rosneft President Igor Sechin has repeatedly said that his company is not against Gazprom's monopoly on exports / ITAR - TASS Rosneft intends to supply up to 18 billion cubic meters per year to the Power of Siberia gas pipeline, ITAR-TASS reported, citing a government source. According to him, Rosneft is negotiating with Gazprom and discussing with the Ministry of Energy the possibility of supplying gas from Eastern Siberian fields to the Power of Siberia gas pipeline.

The United States intends to monitor how the commitments recorded in the Geneva communique are implemented in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday during a press conference following the four-party meeting in Geneva. "It is absolutely clear that the main thing now is for words to become actions. The work will not be done until we see that the principles recorded on paper are implemented.

A. Makhonin / Vedomosti In March, the volume of client funds in Bank Rossiya decreased by 34.5 billion rubles, according to its balance sheet as of April 1, published on the Central Bank website. Of these, 27.7 billion were withdrawn from deposits in Yuri Kovalchuk's bank by companies, their volume decreased by 14.8% to 159.3 billion rubles. Another 5.7 billion rubles were withdrawn by companies from current accounts.

Spider-Man (pictured left) and the future Green Goblin are not yet enemies in this scene, but they are no longer friends / Sony Pictures A superhero needs a supervillain, and a villain needs a reason. The classic bad guy was a mad scientist, a victim of his own ambition and experiments. But since comic book movies turned to social realism a few years ago, wit and woe are no longer enough for a villain. Now pop culture has to answer the question of where terrorists come from, too.

Viktor Yanukovych performed his duties as president as he considered possible and necessary, President Vladimir Putin said on the Direct Line. This is how he answered the question of the commander of the Crimean Berkut, Yuriy Abisov: "Have you been communicating with Yanukovych for a long time?

The European Union (EU) is calling on Russia not to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine due to non-payment, as this could cast doubt on Russia's reliability as a gas supplier to Europe, according to a letter from European Commission President José Manuel Barroso to Russian President Vladimir Putin on behalf of the 28 EU countries.

kremlin.ru President Vladimir Putin called the decision of the current Ukrainian authorities to send "tanks and aircraft against the civilian population" "yet another very serious crime." During a direct line on April 17, he said that the crisis in Ukraine should be resolved through a genuine, not ostentatious, dialogue with the regions, which should involve regional people's leaders who should be released from custody.

3. Putin: Due to sanctions, Timchenko’s wife was unable to pay for the operation 13 President Vladimir Putin, during a direct line, said that he was not ashamed of his businessman friends from the US sanctions list. “These are my good friends. Many of them earned their capital even before meeting me... Timchenko [Gennady Timchenko.

At yesterday's meeting with the prime minister, the macro forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development for 2015-2017. was not accepted; as expected, this version would not be submitted for consideration by the government at the end of April, .

April 17, 2014, 16:32 / Finance Putin urged not to rush to change the budget rule Vedomosti Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that given the risks in the global economy, there is no need to rush to change the fiscal rule. “I would not rush to change the budget rule yet,” he said during a direct line to reporters on Thursday, adding that this issue is within the competence of the government (quoted by ITAR-TASS).

The richest officials are not in the government, but in the State Duma and the governor's corps, according to the income rating of officials compiled by Vedomosti based on income and property declarations for 2013. The "entry threshold" into the top 10 officials by family income in 2013 reached 400 million rubles.

Igor Linshits / Sergey Porter / Vedomosti An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of JSC Mosinzhstroy decided to begin the liquidation procedure of the company, the company's press service reported. The company explains this by "its difficult financial situation" related to the inability to fulfill obligations to service and repay loans within the timeframes and under the conditions specified in the concluded agreements. The company's debt to banks amounts to 7.5 billion rubles.

April 17, 2014, 09:30 / Business Brazil has promised to spend more than $16 billion on the 2016 Olympics Maria Solovichenko The authorities of Rio de Janeiro announced the adjusted budget for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Investments in the preparation of the Games are expected to amount to $16.3 billion (36.7 billion reais). ITAR-TASS reports this. In this case, 60% of all expenses will be covered by private businesses.

On March 21, 2014, a decree of the Ministry of Transport came into force, according to which the transportation of scrap metal in gondola cars with hatches is possible only after the bottom and roof of the gondola car are covered with wooden shields. This follows from a telegram from Russian Railways sent to shippers in Perm Krai. The decree of the Ministry of Transport was issued back in September 2013, but, as it turned out, its implementation created problems for metallurgists.