In most of the European territory of Russia, the weather will be formed under the influence of a southern cyclone from the Balkans. Its atmospheric fronts will bring precipitation and lower temperatures. With the exception of the northwestern region, where an anticyclone will be located, due to which there will be mostly no precipitation, light snow is possible in places only on Tuesday.

Gas revenues attract the Ministry of Finance The Ministry of Finance does not give up hope of adding a share of the growing profits of gas companies to the budget . As deputy head of the ministry Sergei Shatalov said at a press conference yesterday, companies could receive up to 25 billion rubles by increasing gas prices. “We believe that this amount can be shared,” said the deputy minister.

The President of Yakutia has already given Chayanda to Gazprom President of the Republic of Yakutia Vyacheslav Shtyrov yesterday revealed one of the secrets of the government “kitchen”. At a meeting of the interdepartmental commission in Interregional Development, dedicated to the development of regional strategies, he said that in 2008 Gazprom should receive, out of competition, a license for the Chayandinskoye oil and gas condensate field, located on the territory of the republic.

Nizhny Novgorod authorities will support small businesses around large investment sites Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Nizhny Novgorod Region approved in two readings the draft law of the Nizhny Novgorod Region “On the development of small and medium-sized businesses.” Deputy Governor Irina Zhivikhina noted that “there is no such progressive law in any region of the country.” However, opponents of the bill believe that the document will primarily help report on the work done to

Unknown “like-minded people” sent the DPNI leader to the hospital In Lyubertsy near Moscow last Saturday, the leader of the Movement against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) Alexander Belov (Potkin) was beaten. He came there for another event at the invitation of a certain group of “patriotic youth” who expressed a desire to cooperate with DPNI. However, instead of like-minded people, Mr. Belov was met by about 15 people with reinforcing bars and baseball bats in their hands.

Deputies decided to limit the use of jury trials Last Friday, the State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill that would significantly limit the operation of jury trials. Now they can consider almost all criminal cases of grave and especially grave crimes, within the jurisdiction of the courts of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation - regional, republican and regional.

Sberbank updated the composition of the board The Supervisory Board of Sberbank yesterday appointed five new top managers who will join the board, and approved a four-year contract with the president - chairman of the board, German Gref. At the same time, Sberbank is changing its management structure, as a result of which, according to Mr. Gref, the concentration of powers in the hands of one person will be eliminated.

Peugeot-Citroen plans to produce Peugeot-307 and Citroen-C4 in Kaluga French automaker PSA Peugeot-Citroen expects to participate in the division of one of the largest automobile markets in Europe - Russian. The concern intends to build a plant in Kaluga by 2010 worth 300 million euros. Yesterday, the French company signed an agreement with the government of the Kaluga region to begin construction of the plant in the summer of 2008.

The government will support the unemployed and mortgage borrowers Prime Minister Vladimir Putin decided not to shelve his promises to the people with whom he had a televised conversation last Thursday. Therefore, on Friday, hot on the heels, he convened an anti-crisis meeting in the White House, where he distributed instructions to ministers and other heads of executive authorities. It cannot be said that Mr. Putin’s ideas are capable of significantly changing the economic situation.

Russia says goodbye to Patriarch Alexy II More than five thousand believers gathered on Sunday for the liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and many of them had to stand in a four-hour line to get to the service, and this is only a small part of those who came and continue to come to the temple to pray for the repose of the Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus', who died suddenly last Friday.

The price of “black gold” dropped below $40 Oil prices fell below $40 per barrel on Friday. The market still does not believe that the global economic crisis will be overcome in the foreseeable future, and therefore assumes that the demand for energy resources will significantly decrease. Experts predict that next year the price of oil could reach $20 per barrel.

Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov called on governors and businessmen to more energetically develop Russian forests The further into the forest, the more and more difficult it becomes for Viktor Zubkov’s cabinet of ministers. During yesterday’s conversation in Syktyvkar with governors and timber merchants, the prime minister even got the impression that the development of the forestry complex in Russia is much more interesting for the state than for business .

Kazakhstan returns export duty on oil After a successful attack on companies operating at Kashagan (under the threat of cancellation of production sharing agreements, Astana achieved an increase in its share in the consortium’s share capital), the Kazakh authorities plan to obtain additional budget revenues from other participants in the oil market.

The NET festival closed with a Munich performance of Chekhov The NET festival ended with the play “Three Sisters” by forty-five-year-old Andreas Kriegenburg, who is called one of the most famous directors in Germany. It was said that after the premiere at the Munich Kammerspiele, the audience was divided into those screaming with delight and those screaming with indignation.

Georgian diplomacy was headed by a Russian citizen Serious personnel changes have occurred in the power structures of Georgia, which will affect relations with Russia. The Georgian Foreign Ministry was headed by 49-year-old Grigory Vashadze, who managed to work for eight years in the Soviet foreign policy department.