In Brussels, there was smoke in the headquarters of the European Council - in the new "Europe" building, which is also called the "Space Egg" and where the EU summits are held. According to the press service of the EU Council, this happened due to a failure in the ventilation in the kitchen. Several kitchen workers were poisoned by smoke. The building was completely evacuated to the old headquarters. Belgian firefighters are investigating the cause of the smoke.

The contract for the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Saudi Arabia will be concluded "in the very near future," Vladimir Kozhin, the Russian presidential aide for military-technical cooperation, told Interfax. According to him, the parties are currently negotiating and agreeing on the terms.

Expenditures under the “National Defense” section should decrease in 2018 by approximately 100 billion rubles, according to the conclusion of the State Duma Committee on Defense on the draft federal budget. This section contains the largest portion of military expenditures. The largest expenses outside of it are military pensions, for which 700.2 billion rubles were allocated in 2018. (there are 2.639 million military pensioners in Russia).

JPMorgan revalued gold mining companies: - lowered the forecast price of Polymetal International shares from 9.28 to 9.1 British pounds, the “hold” recommendation did not change; - lowered the forecast price of Polyus shares from 6,048 rubles. up to 6014 rubles, the “buy” recommendation has not changed. Raiffeisenbank lowered its recommendation for MTS ADR from “hold” to “sell”, the forecast price increased from $10 to $10.3.

Moscow TSUM together with fashion partner brands is releasing a limited collection dedicated to the 110th anniversary. Special items will be created by Dolce&Gabbana, Valentino, Emilio Pucci, Loro Piana, Bottega Veneta, Tom Ford, Marni, Sergio Rossi, Giorgio Armani and other brands. The line includes clothing, accessories and fragrances; All products are marked with a special logo. The collection is presented in TSUM and on the department store website.

October 13, 2017, 00:15 / Opinions How much is Leonardo da Vinci worth? "Savior of the World" is up for auction Olga Kabanova The news that Christie's auction house is putting up for auction the only privately owned painting by Leonardo da Vinci is a sensation only for a public very far from the art market, not at all interested in scandalous trials and the lives of the new rich.

By 2022, the United States will have more than 1,000 missiles of the missile defense system, and then there will be more of them than the warheads deployed on Russian intercontinental missiles, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Alexander Yemelyanov. As Interfax reports , he said this at a Russian-Chinese briefing on missile defense on the sidelines of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly.

Director Yuri Bykov decided to leave the cinema after the release of the series "Sleepers", which shows the confrontation between Russian and American intelligence services. He posted a corresponding appeal to fans on "Vkontakte".

Lukoil believes approach to refueling may change with development of electric vehicles / Toby Melville / REUTERS There are 15,000 petrol stations in Russia, of which only about 40% belong to oil companies, the rest are independent, Dmitry Makhonin, head of the Fuel and Energy Complex Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, told Vedomosti.

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov called the situation with the US refusal to issue visas to Russian military personnel to participate in a briefing at the UN headquarters unacceptable. "As a country [the US] that hosts the UN headquarters, the American authorities have certain obligations. In this case, we are, of course, extremely concerned about this situation and consider it unacceptable," Peskov said.

October 13, 2017, 00:24 / Finance Sberbank did not take advantage of the flight of depositors from Otkritie and B&N Bank The State Bank cut rates too much Daria Borisyak Something strange happened to deposits in Sberbank in September / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The flight of depositors into quality amid the reorganization of two large banks - FC Otkritie and B&N Bank - did not affect Sberbank, which traditionally benefits from the cleaning of the banking sector.

October 13, 2017, 01:06 / Economics The Central Bank promised to reduce inflation expectations of the population in two to three years undefined Vedomosti A decrease in population inflation expectations may occur within two to three years, says First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Ksenia Yudaeva. “In principle, two to three years is the time to lower and anchor” these expectations,” quotes Prime her as saying.

Part of the stake of the main owner of VIM-avia, Svetlana Mursekaeva, is pledged to Zenit Bank , TASS reports, citing a source in the airline. According to him, we are talking about 5% of the company. The information was confirmed by two other interlocutors of the agency. “5% of the share in the authorized capital of VIM-Avia airline is pledged to Zenit Bank. Now 1% of the airline belongs to Rashid Mursekaev, 99% belongs to his wife Svetlana.

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Russia's Raiffeisenbank has evacuated all offices due to a bomb threat, the bank announced account on its official Facebook . Bank branches and call centers will be temporarily unavailable, the bank clarified. “We received a signal about a possible planted explosive device without indicating a specific location.