The population of Ukraine and heat and utilities will pay an additional $450 million for gas In Ukraine, a political conflict is flaring up around the decision of the National Energy Regulatory Commission (NERC) to increase gas prices for the population and heating and utilities by 50% from August 1. The long-overdue decision, which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been demanding for several years, will cost consumers about $450 million by the end of the year.

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" on Moscow screens Three heirs of the great wizard Merlin - Balthazar (Nicolas Cage), Horvath (Alfred Molina) and Veronica (Monica Bellucci) - in very ancient times quarreled and found themselves excommunicated from the sources of magical powers.

Maradona will be offered a new contract The leaders of the Argentine Football Federation have decided to offer national team head coach Diego Armando Maradona a new four-year contract. Negotiations on this agreement should take place in the near future. Meanwhile, Maradona himself has not yet decided on his future and his possible answer to employers remains a mystery.

Russia wants a “Dreamliner” for the Olympics Russia has turned to the American aircraft manufacturing company Boeing with a request to speed up the delivery of Boeing-787 airliners to Aeroflot. Russian authorities would like to use these new aircraft, also known as Dreamliner, to transport guests to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. However, Aeroflot itself, according to some information, does not at all dream of receiving the 787s ahead of the deadline stipulated by the current contract.

Dmitry Medvedev spoke about the investigation into the murder of Natalya Estemirova Yesterday, on the anniversary of the murder of Natalya Estemirova, an employee of the Memorial human rights center, President Medvedev announced that the investigation had identified the perpetrator of the crime, who had already been put on the federal wanted list. Now, according to the head of state, it remains to determine the organizer. Meanwhile, Memorial was very surprised by this statement.

Dmitry Medvedev took responsibility for expanding the powers of the FSB The 12th round of Russian-German interstate consultations at the highest level, chaired by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, ended yesterday in Yekaterinburg.

Will the Kremlin be able to change power in Karelia? Yesterday the last session of the legislative assembly of the Republic of Karelia took place before the summer holidays, the head of which , Sergei Katanandov, resigned early on June 30 of this year - the corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. At the same time, some Karelian experts suggest that the Kremlin may decide on the candidacy of Mr. Katanandov’s successor today.

Vladimir Putin once again demanded to simplify procedures for developers Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday held a meeting of the government commission on regional development in Volgograd on the topic of reducing administrative barriers in construction. In the region, the prime minister also visited two facilities - the mining and processing complex of the Eurochem company at the Gremyachinskoye potash deposit and the Yantarny Gorod microdistrict under construction for military personnel.

Mikhailovsky Theater in London Summer in the British capital is the time when the stars drag the viewer by the hands: come to me, please! No, to my performance! At the end of July, balletomanes will have to choose between Carlos Acosta and Sylvie Guillem: the best of the Cubans and the main Frenchwoman (actually just the first ballerina of the world) have scheduled their performances on the same days.

July 19--25, 2010 Monday, July 19 FIRST From 5.00 to 11.45 broadcasting is carried out via satellite and cable networks 11 . 20 Test purchase 12 . 00, 15.00, 18.00, 3.00 News 12 . 20 Section 13 . 20, 4.30 Detectives 14 . 00 Other news 14 . 20 Understand. Forgive 15 . 20 I want to know 15 . 50 "WEDGING RING". TV series (S) 16 . 50 Federal Judge 18 . 20 "NEXT". Series 19 . 00 Let's get married! 20 . 00 Wait for me 21 . 00 Time 21 . 30 "BIG OIL". TV series (S) 22 . 20 "Olympics-80.

Sberbank reported for the first half of the year Sberbank increased its net profit by 11.5 times in the first half of 2010. However, experts emphasize that in the second quarter the market leader significantly increased contributions to reserves. This may indicate negative expectations for the bank for the second half of the year. For the first half of 2010, Sberbank received a net profit under RAS of 60.7 billion rubles. (a year earlier - 5.3 billion rubles), the company’s report notes.

The new head of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank Andrey Kondakov about diplomacy, crisis and new projects Today, the leadership of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank is changing: Russian Andrei Kondakov will replace Turk Hayrettin Kaplan as president of the bank. Mr.

On July 20, an international conference on Afghanistan will be held in Kabul, which will be attended by more than 60 countries, including Russia, and international organizations, including the UN, the European Union and NATO, whose delegation will be headed by Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Yesterday in St. Petersburg, the XX International Film Festival of Documentary, Short Fiction and Animated Films “Message to Man” began its work, registered by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) as a competitive festival of category “A”. New documentaries from around the world will be available to watch from July 15 to 22. This year, Alexey Uchitel, a former documentarian and now a feature film director, became the president of Message to Man.

CONCERTS Sergey Shnurov and "Ruble". "Eight and a Half Dollars" , July 16, 20.00. Cab (USA). Igor Butman Club , July 16, 20.30. Janine Carter (vocals, USA). "Union of Composers" , July 16 and 17, 20.30. "Crematorium". “16 tons” , July 16, 21.00. Pelageya and Geoffrey Oryema (Uganda, England, France, traditions of African folklore combined with Western rock music and world beat). Arena Moscow , July 16, 21.00. Nike Borzov. “Concert” , July 16, 21.30. Eduard Khil.