Perm Krai Governor Viktor Basargin has already submitted his resignation to the president. He told TASS this after he confirmed media reports at a press conference this morning that he would leave his post early. Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on Basargin's statements and the news. "We will inform the media when the president makes the appropriate decision," he told TASS.

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US President Donald Trump called Iran "the number one terrorist state." He said this on Fox News. Commenting on the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, he said that it was "the worst deal" he had ever seen, there was no need to conclude it, and it was shameful to participate in it. Iran, Trump said, is “completely ignoring the United States” because it can’t believe anyone would be so stupid as to agree to such a deal.

06 February 2017, 18:23 / Business / Lifestyle Exclusively by subscription The Chinese are spending more on luxury goods in their homeland This presents both opportunities and risks for owners of high-end brands by Katie Chu Prices for luxury goods in China are closer to prices in other countries / Greg Baker / AP Chinese luxury consumers, who once snapped up watches and handbags in boutiques in Paris and New York, are now increasingly purchasing expensive goods without traveling abroad.

06 February 2017, 16:40 / Economics The Pension Fund promised that over three years pensions will increase by an average of 1,000 rubles Vedomosti Pensions of Russians in 2017-2019 will increase by an average of more than 1,000 rubles, to approximately 15,000 rubles, head of the Pension Fund Anton Drozdov reported to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Reporter Bill O'Reilly's remark came during an interview with US President Donald Trump. In response to the host's statement that "Putin is a killer," Trump said: "There are a lot of killers in the world. Do you think our country is innocent?" He acknowledged that the United States "has made a lot of mistakes." "Believe me, there are plenty of killers out there," Trump said.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reported a suspension of hostilities in Donbas. However, approximately 1,300 ceasefire violations were recorded in the region over the past 24 hours. "The SMM has documented a slight increase in ceasefire violations in the area of ​​Avdiivka and Yasynuvata, the fighting has damaged infrastructure essential for the population.

Perm Krai Governor Viktor Basargin confirmed that he will soon resign, Properm.ru reports . "I have decided not to run in the elections," he said at a press conference on the morning of February 6. He recalled that his term of office would end in May, but he wanted to ask President Vladimir Putin to relieve him of his post early before that time.

February 06, 2017, 12:08 / Economy / News Net domestic government loans in 2019 will reach 1.1% of GDP and become a record undefined Vedomosti Russia's net domestic borrowings in 2019 will reach 1.1% of GDP and will become the highest in the entire history of modern Russia, according to the “Main Directions of the Ministry of Finance's Debt Policy for 2017–2019” published today. “The volume of net external borrowings expressed in securities will take negative values: minus 21.2 billion rubles.

05 February 2017, 23:16 / Business Exclusively by subscription Prokhorov is in no hurry to sell his stake in UC Rusal The deal with Sual Partners of Viktor Vekselberg and Leonard Blavatnik may not take place Alexandra Terentyev Vitaly Petlevoy Prokhorov does not leave UC Rusal / A. Makhonin / Vedomosti “Deal on the way out.

05 February 2017, 23:14 / Finance Exclusively by subscription Insurers will use only new spare parts for OSAGO repairs The warranty for regular repairs will be from six months, for body repairs - from a year Tatyana Lomskaya Spare parts should only be new, the amendments say / M.

06 February 2017, 09:45 / Finance Brent continues to rise in price on information about sanctions against Iran Vedomosti At 9.41 Moscow time on February 6, April Brent futures were trading on the London ICE Futures exchange at $57.03 per barrel. On Friday, these contracts rose in price by $0.25 (0.44%) to $56.81 per barrel, recalls Interfax . On Monday morning, March WTI futures traded at $54.04 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

06 February 2017, 19:28 / Economy Exclusively by subscription Beijing is also thinking about reducing income taxes Donald Trump's plans have Chinese officials debating local 'killer' taxes by Lucy Hornby The international struggle to remain competitive is intensifying / RNg Han Guan / REUTERS US President Donald Trump's promise to cut corporate income taxes has sparked controversy in China.