On Monday, September 25, President Vladimir Putin accepted the early resignation of the Governor of the Samara Region, Nikolai Merkushkin; he wrote a letter of resignation of his own free will, as follows from the text of the presidential decree published on the Kremlin website. Merkushkin’s new position is the President’s special representative for interaction with the World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples, another Putin decree states.

Since May 2017, the Central Bank has been able to write off the deposits of the management of failed banks.

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner used his personal email to correspond with White House colleagues, Politico reports , having reviewed two dozen examples of such correspondence. Kushner's lawyer, Abby Lowell, confirmed that about 100 emails were sent from Kushner's personal email to administration colleagues between January and August.

Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky disagrees with the opinion that the installation of Stalin's bust in the center of Moscow is a provocation. "The only way to avoid mistakes, to try not to step on the same rake for the 25th time, is to know and not forget both history and those who made this history with their own hands," he told the RBC TV channel.

The Kremlin called the result of the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), which gained more than 12% in the Bundestag elections, an internal matter for Germany.

There are different assessments of the impact of the economic situation on the democratization of the country: both direct dependence on the growth of per capita GDP, and vice versa - direct dependence on the crisis. Much depends on the country's characteristics. In Russia today, the slogan of reforms has been raised on the flag by the authorities - but we know that the authorities use the reform plans at their own discretion, depending on tactical needs.

The State Duma has proposed to rehabilitate banks at the expense of their owners / Dmitry Novozhilov / Vedomosti Deputies want to oblige owners to be liable with their property not only in the event of bankruptcy, but also in the rehabilitation of banks, said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Samara Region Governor Nikolai Merkushkin at his request. Dmitry Azarov has been appointed acting governor. Merkushkin has been appointed special representative of the president for interaction with the World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples. Earlier, Kommersant reported that early resignations of regional heads could take place at the beginning of this week. Sources named the governor of the Samara region among those who could be dismissed.

The president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov did not comment on the media information about the possible start of a new series of resignations of regional leaders, TASS reports . On September 25, Vladimir Putin dismissed the governor of the Samara region Nikolai Merkushkin, who wrote a letter of his own free will. The mayor of Samara Dmitry Azarov was appointed acting governor.

Lukoil , in its strategy for the next 10 years, intends to maintain production at 100 million tons of oil and 35–40 billion cubic meters. m of gas, said company president Vagit Alekperov (quoted by Interfax). During the implementation of the strategy, reserves should increase by 1.1–1.2 billion tons, investments will amount to $80–85 billion. The board of directors plans to approve the new strategy in late November – early December.

White share of customs The Federal Customs Service has doubled the number of white sector companies, said the head of the agency, Vladimir Bulavin. By the end of last year, 2,800, or 3.5%, of participants in foreign economic activity were classified as white sector (with minimal risks), he said. Customs decided to increase the sector with minimal risks to more than 5,400 companies.

Politics German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party won the election, allowing her to remain in office for a fourth term. But support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party grew, allowing it to enter parliament.

Polling stations have closed in Iraqi Kurdistan for the referendum on self-determination for the autonomous region. The bulletin, printed in four languages: Sorani Kurdish, Arabic, Assyrian and Turkoman, asked the question: “Do you agree that the Kurdish region and the Kurdish areas not under the administration of the region would become an independent state?” Local TV and radio channel Rudau notes that as of 17:40 local time, 73% of the region's population had voted in the referendum.

The Kremlin is monitoring the main channels in the Telegram messenger, confirmed Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of President Putin, at a briefing. He noted that this is being done despite the fact that there are “a lot of channels and, of course, not all of them are quality resources,” Interfax reports .

Acoustic tests in the concert hall of Zaryadye Park will be completed by the end of September. This was reported by the press service of the Moscow Department of Construction. "Specialists from NAGATA ACOUSTICS America Inc. are working on the acoustics of the hall. After all construction and finishing works are completed, the organ will be installed in the concert hall," said Andrey Bochkarev, head of the department.