30.05 Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, May 30, 2013
POLITICS
Billionaire Andrei Guryev, one of Russia's richest senators, stepped down on Wednesday, the latest in a string of resignations from parliament in the wake of new laws aimed at keeping business and politics apart.
(Vedomosti)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) member states in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
Russia has demonstrated its increasing leverage in Latin America with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meeting representatives of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Moscow.
(The Moscow Times)
An interview with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Kourkoulas on Greek relations with Russia and the future of the European Union.
(Kommersant)
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
German industrial group Bosch is betting on the auto market and large sporting events to expand its sales in Russia.
(The Moscow Times)
PIK Group, Russias largest real estate developer, is to issue at least $150 million worth of new shares.
(Vedomosti)
OIL & GAS
When the virtual hammer came down on the country's Arctic real estate last week, state-controlled Gazprom managed to get the largest slice.
(The Moscow Times)
DEFENSE
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prohibited his ministers from making any comments concerning Russias reported plans to supply advanced S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria.
(Kommersant)
WORLD
Two letters containing deadly poison ricin were sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg over the past weekend.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
France registered the first official gay marriage in the wake of the recently introduced law permitting same-sex marriages that prompted mass rallies across the country.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
SOCIETY
Flamboyant politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky gave a lesson to Moscow teenagers Wednesday on how to lead a proper sexual life, warning them against homosexuality and urging them to have children in the future.
(The Moscow Times)
SCIENCE
Vladimir Fortov, a prominent Russian physicist, was elected on Wednesday as the new head of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).
(Kommersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, The Moscow Times)
CRIME
Sergei Guriev, a leading Russian economist, has been questioned in connection with the Yukos case. He is currently abroad, and according to some reports, may stay there.
(Vedomosti, Kommersant)
MOSCOW
Parking within Moscow's Boulevard Ring will be paid starting June 1, a move that authorities hope will help reduce the number of cars in the city center and develop the public transportation system.
(The Moscow Times)
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