Mutko believes that accusations of doping against Russian athletes are politicized attacks / Andrey Gordeyev / Vedomosti Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has suspended his duties as President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) for six months. RFU CEO Alexander Alaev will temporarily act as his acting President.

Moscow City Hall has published a list of those killed and injured in the accident at the Slavyansky Bulvar metro station, where a bus drove into an underground pedestrian crossing on Monday. According to Moscow authorities, four people died on the spot. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow reported five deaths. According to the list of the mayor's office, only one person was identified among the dead - 38-year-old Elena Mikhailova.

President Vladimir Putin may visit the Kremlin Christmas tree on December 26, RBC reports , citing its sources. The president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the president's visit to the tree "can never be ruled out." Children from all over the country – excellent students, winners of competitions and olympiads, and children from orphanages – are coming to the all-Russian Christmas tree in the Kremlin at the invitation of the president.

Evgeny Kissin and Yuri Temirkanov taking bows after the performance of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto / Stanislav Levshin The Winter Festival "Arts Square", founded in 1999 by Yuri Temirkanov, heralds the start of the city's New Year's celebrations with a series of concerts in the Great and Small Philharmonic Halls, while also incorporating into its program events taking place nearby: in the Mikhailovsky Theater, the Russian Museum, and the Musical Comedy Theater.

December 25, 2017, 08:34 / Business / News Sokolov called the resumption of flights with Egyptian resorts in winter unlikely undefined Vedomosti The resumption of air traffic with the Egyptian resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh is unlikely this winter. TASS about this . told Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov “The likelihood that it will be possible to restore air traffic with Egyptian resorts in the winter season is low,” Sokolov said.

The prisoner exchange between Kiev and the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR will take place on December 27. This was announced by the head of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko following a meeting with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, RIA Novosti reports . The leader of the public movement "Ukrainian Choice - the Right of the People" Viktor Medvedchuk and the acting head of the LPR Leonid Pasechnik also took part in this meeting.

December 25, 2017, 21:13 / Business VTB released 2.41% of En+ shares from repo undefined Vedomosti VTB reduced the number of En+ shares that it could dispose of from 10.06% to 7.65%, the bank’s disclosure says. Thus, En+ shareholders partially withdrew 2.41% of the company from the repo.

The busiest day in terms of traffic conditions will be Tuesday, December 26, the Traffic Management Center (TMC) reported . The number of cars on the roads has increased significantly in the pre-New Year week, and unstable weather conditions are also observed, the TMC said in a statement.

Putin orders monitoring of foreign interference in elections via the Internet / Evgeny Razumny / Vedomosti Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the leadership of the chambers of the Federal Assembly on Monday, reiterated that the Internet should remain free, but the activities of foreign companies on the Internet and social networks should be monitored in the year of the presidential elections.

The non-state pension fund (NPF) “Future” reduced its stake in Promsvyazbank the day before the introduction of temporary administration into the bank. Thus, the fund reduced its share in the capital of the credit institution from 10 to 0.0000006%, as follows from the disclosure materials. The transaction was completed on December 14.

The timing of a new meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has not yet been discussed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, RIA Novosti reports . Putin and Trump spoke at the APEC summit in Danang, where they approved an important joint statement on Syria, Lavrov recalled. After that, they also spoke on the phone three times - once in November and twice in December, RIA Novosti clarifies.

The FIFA World Cup will be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15 / Evgeny Egorov / Vedomosti The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has signed a contract to broadcast matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. These rights were received by the 2 Sport 2 consortium, which represents Channel One, VGTRK and Match TV, the federation’s press service reported.

If the Central Bank's policy is consistent, then there is hope that the population's inflation expectations will eventually be anchored where the regulator needs them. Last week, Elvira Nabiullina, the Chairperson of the Bank of Russia, in an interview with the Rossiya 1 TV channel, drew attention to a very curious phenomenon. She noted that, despite the low actual inflation (around 2.5% at the end of 2017), the country's residents think that food prices are rising sharply.

According to the publishing house, the magazine's circulation is 74,000 copies / Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti The weekly magazine Profile will be included in the asset portfolio of the radio holding European Media Group (EMG), EMG CEO Roman Yemelyanov told Vedomosti, and two sources familiar with Rodionov confirmed. Rodionov himself declined to comment. Rodionov founded the publishing house in 1999.

The Federation Council is not afraid to receive New Year's gifts after the case of former Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukaev, who was found guilty of accepting a bribe. This was stated by the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, RIA Novosti reports . According to her, this year the gifts are "modest": mostly oranges and apples. All of this costs less than 3,000 rubles in any case, Matvienko noted.