The Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, who has held this post since 2003, may resign this year, RIA Novosti reports, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation / Alexander Nikolaev / Interpress / TASS The Chairman of the Constitutional Court (CC) Valery Zorkin, who has held this post since 2003 , may resign this year, RIA Novosti reports , citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation.

14 May 2018, 13:58 / Business Bashneft's net profit for the quarter increased 1.6 times undefined Vedomosti In the first quarter of 2018, Bashneft’s net profit increased 1.6 times year-on-year to 14.01 billion rubles, revenue for the same period increased by 14.1% to 179.34 billion rubles. This is stated in the company's financial statements under IFRS. In the same reporting, Bashneft indicated 80 billion rubles, which it received from AFK Sistema as part of the settlement agreement.

The laws that will determine the state’s new tax policy should be adopted during the spring session of the State Duma, acting chairman told reporters . O. Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov. “We have restrictions on the timing of decision-making, since the Duma will work until the middle - second half of July, we need to make all decisions in the spring session,” Siluanov said. The government does not plan to increase the personal income tax rate, he noted.

Acting Minister for Open Government Affairs Mikhail Abyzov will not be included in the new Cabinet of Ministers. about this writes RBC with reference to sources. Abyzov has already informed some employees that he is leaving the post of minister, says one of the interlocutors. Another claims that Abyzov will be involved in a “big state project,” but he did not say which one. After his departure, open government will work with an emphasis on control and oversight activities.

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan “Pashinyan will no longer be able to distance himself from unpopular measures and will be responsible for the current state of affairs as a representative of the government, not as its critic,” said Sergei Markedonov, associate professor at the Department of Foreign Regional Studies and Foreign Policy at the Russian State University for the Humanities. Pashinyan currently enjoys enormous support.

Due to increased demand for oil as a result of global economic growth and a possible reduction in its supplies, some analysts do not rule out that its price could once again reach $100 per barrel. But while most attention is focused on the US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement and a possible reduction in Iranian exports as a result of new sanctions from Washington, Venezuela may pose a more serious threat to the balance of supply and demand in the oil market.

May 13, 2018, 23:50 / Society The number of Russians recognizing the country's international isolation has reached its maximum The number of those who are concerned about this has also increased sharply, Levada Center found out Elena Mukhametshina Russians are gradually beginning to realize the scale of the problem / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti The number of Russians who believe that our country is in international isolation has reached its maximum (56%), according to a Levada Center survey.

The State Duma's impulsive attempt to loudly declare its political independence through a tough anti-sanctions law has been deemed unsuccessful - the radicalism of the draft law's wording "after consultations with experts" has been noticeably softened, and the most cannibalistic wording, such as a ban on the import of medicines from unfriendly countries, has disappeared from it.

Non-profit organizations (NPOs) that help patients have sent a letter to the speakers of both houses of parliament asking them not to allow medicines and medical equipment to be included in the sanctions list. this . reports The Kommersant newspaper The government is preparing a list of goods prohibited for import as part of the amendments that are currently being considered in the State Duma.

IAEA Director General Yukio Amato during a meeting with Vladimir Putin / Press Service of the President of Russia Iran continues to comply with the terms of the nuclear deal even after the unilateral withdrawal of the United States, IAEA Director General Yukio Amato confirmed on Monday during a meeting with Vladimir Putin. This was reported to journalists by Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations Mikhail Ulyanov.

The Russian Embassy in London reported that British law enforcement officers were detaining and interrogating Russians arriving in the UK. This was stated on the embassy's official website. “The Russian Embassy in London has begun to receive reports of unmotivated detentions and interrogations by UK Border Service and police officers of Russian citizens arriving here legally, i.e. with a British visa,” the statement said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the grand opening of the automobile part of the Crimean Bridge on Tuesday, May 15. This is stated on the Kremlin website. In addition to the president, workers and engineers will be present at the opening of the bridge - “a huge team that completed the construction task six months ahead of schedule,” the Kremlin said in a statement. Car traffic on the bridge will be launched on May 16, it is said there.

May 14, 2018, 16:07 / Business / News Bayer dropped its claim against the FAS in connection with its merger with Monsanto undefined Vedomosti The Moscow Arbitration Court today terminated proceedings on the claim of the German company Bayer against the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia due to the refusal of claims.

Varvara Grankova I came into business early. When I was 17, I was already a partner in a rapidly growing company and decided to invite a close friend of my father to work for me. I was pleased that he agreed to my offer. But from the start, I felt uneasy. This man had known me since I was a slob. I had a hard time feeling like his boss, and he had a hard time feeling the same way.

The head of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) Alexey Kudrin agreed to become one of three candidates for the post of chairman of the Accounts Chamber. Kudrin himself stated this at a briefing in the State Duma. “Thank you for the nomination of United Russia, I agreed, I understand the tasks that the Accounts Chamber faces: the Accounts Chamber must answer the question of why something works and something doesn’t,” Kudrin said following consultations with United Russia members .