19.09 Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, September 19, 2013
POLITICS
Military servicemen from several countries, including Russia, will help Syria to safely withdraw and destroy its stockpiles of chemical weapons.
(Kommersant)
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Renault, Nissan and Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ are establishing a joint procurement office in Russia to claim 40 percent of Russias car market.
(Vedomosti)
Amid rising anti-migrant sentiment andcalls tointroduce strict rules formigrants fromCentral Asian countries, business ombudsman Boris Titov has come up with anunexpected proposal: granting illegal migrant workers anamnesty.
(The Moscow Times)
The European Unions leadership is ready to intervene in trade wars between Russia and other former Soviet republics. The first step in that direction might be for Brussels to raise the quota for Moldovan wine imports to help Chisinau make up for losses inflicted by the closure of the Russian market to it.
(Kommersant)
In line with recommendations by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Russia is cutting its subsidies to the agricultural sector.
(Vedomosti)
Ukraines government approved a draft EU Association Agreement, moving the country one step closer to the deals final signing, due in November.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
RUSSIA
Russia denounced UN investigators' findings on a poison gas attack in Syria as preconceived and tainted by politics, stepping up its criticism of a report that Western nations said proved Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces were responsible.
(The Moscow Times)
Abdula Labazanov, the leader of a gang specialized in training female suicide bombers, has been killed in the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. Another gang member has been detained.
(Kommersant)
DEFENSE
Amid a Kremlin drive to encourage national pride, the Defense Ministry has said it would help to create a film studio dedicated to making patriotic films, animated features and documentaries.
(The Moscow Times)
SOCIETY
Russias lower house of parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill to hand over control of research institutions in Russia from the countrys Academy of Sciences to the federal government, despite protests from scientists.
(Kommersant)
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