22.10 Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, October 22, 2013
CRIME
A female suicide bomber blew up a bus in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, killing six people and injuring 32.
(Izvestia, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Kommersant, Moskovskiye Komsomolets, Novaya Gazeta)
POLITICS
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko virtually demanded that Russian fertilizer giant Uralkali pay $100 million for its CEO Vladislav Baumgertners extradition to Russia.
(Kommersant, Komsomolskaya Pravda)
Mayor Sergei Sobyanin admitted over the weekend that he conferred with President Vladimir Putin about thedecision toallow opposition leader Alexei Navalny toparticipate inthe mayoral election onSeptember 8, confirming widespread speculation atthe time.
(The Moscow Times)
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
President Vladimir Putin andIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met forbilateral talks inMoscow, signing aseries ofagreements toenhance economic andscientific cooperation, but failing toreach aconsensus onthe future ofa Russian-operated nuclear power plant insouthern India.
(The Moscow Times)
Even the Chinese authorities do not know the exact size of the countrys overall state debt. This is creating serious risks to the countrys economy, analysts warn.
(Vedomosti)
Russia's economy has hit aplateau andwill grow at just 2 percent atbest in2012, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told theheads of48 global companies during anannual meeting ofthe Foreign Investment Advisory Council athis residence outside Moscow.
(Komsomolskaya Pravda , Moskovskiye Komsomolets ,The Moscow Times)
Providing broadband Internet access to small Russian towns and villages will cost some $5.5 billion, with more than half to be contributed by the state, providers said.
(Vedomosti)
Norway has the highest prices for gasoline in Europe. Taking account of disposable incomes, fuel is least affordable to residents of Bulgaria, according to a new survey. Russia is one of the top three countries in terms of gasoline price growth since the start of the year.
(Moskovskiye Novosti)
SOCIETY
Russias lower house of parliament plans to toughen punishment for terrorism-related activities. A new bill may be adopted by the end of the week, a State Duma committee head said.
(Kommersant)
The European Court of Human Rights threw out a case that criticized Russia's handling of an investigation into the 1940 Katyn massacre of an estimated 22,000 Polish prisoners of war, issuing only a mild reprimand to Moscow for refusing to provide key documents.
(The Moscow Times)
DEFENSE
NATOs defense ministers will focus on discussing the alliances members participation in the military operation in Afghanistan after the main contingent is withdrawn in 2014. A number of European countries have already informed the United States that they are not prepared to send their units to Afghanistan.
(Kommersant)
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