Russia 110330 Basic Political Developments
Moscow law-enforcers search for suspected terror plotter
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- Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Moscow law-enforcers search for suspected terror plotterhttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20110330/163276020.html 01:01 30/03/2011 Law-enforcers are searching for a woman who arrived to Moscow late on Tuesday, possibly to carry out a terrorist attack, a police source said on Wednesday. Twenty-year-old Viktoria Syrbu, who arrived to Moscow on a flight from the Siberian city of Surgut, was "put on the wanted list as a suspected terrorist," the source said. A transport police source earlier told RIA Novosti that police departments at Moscow train stations received photos of two other suspected terrorist attack plotters, who may also be on their way to Moscow. Tuesday marked a year since twin blasts at the Lubyanka and Park Kultury metro stations killed 40 people and injured over 100 during a rush hour. MOSCOW, March 30 (RIA Novosti) March 30, 2011 09:50
MOSCOW. March 30 (Interfax) - Moscow police are searching for a Moldovan woman who could be involved in preparing a terrorist attack in the Russian capital, a law enforcement source told Interfax on Wednesday. "A 20-year-old woman who could presumably be involved in preparing a future bomb attack in Moscow arrived at the Vnukovo Airport from Moldova on Tuesday," the source said. The woman's identity has been determined, and her photo, description, and identity details have been circulated among the city police departments, he said. Russia halts major meat smuggling routehttp://en.rian.ru/russia/20110330/163281584.html 10:39 30/03/2011 Russian police have stopped a major channel of illegal meat imports from Brazil and Argentina, officials said on Wednesday. Around $352 million worth of meat has been smuggled through the channel through third countries, said Andrei Pilipchuk, head of the interior ministry's economic security department. The smuggled meat is believed to have been sold to meat factories and on markets and in chain stores across Russia. MOSCOW, March 30 (RIA Novosti)
MOSCOW, Mar 30 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. KOMMERSANT www.kommersant.ru - Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin is hoping to bring more tourists into the city by improving the city's lighting system, the daily says. - Some radioactive substances from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant have reached Russia's Far East region on Tuesday, the paper says. - Moscow hotels will boost prices by 10-15 percent during the world figure skating championship, which will bring some 6.5 foreign guests, the daily writes. VEDOMOSTI www.vedomosti.ru - Russia's deputy Finance Minister, Dmitry Pankin, may take over as head of the Federal Financial Markets Service following reports that the current head of the watchdog has resigned, the daily reports. - Russia's stock exchange MICEX on Tuesday started selling shares in Russia's second largest airline Transaero. Company's capitalisation reached 26.9 billion roubles ($947.8 million), the daily says. - The paper runs an interview with the president of Toyota Motor Europe (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Didier Leroy, who says company plans to increase 2011 car sales in Europe by 10 percent. NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA www.ng.ru - Average salary of a state official in most Russian regions 1.5 times exceeds that of an ordinary worker, the paper writes citing experts.
POLITICS
London hosted an international conference of more than 40 states and international organizations to sum up the initial results of the military operation in Libya. Despite optimistic statements from the coalition leaders, Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi maintains control of over half the country. (Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Izvestia) Moscow said it may open up a peacekeeping operation in Moldova's breakaway republic of Transdnestr to international forces. The republic's unrecognized president, Igor Smirnov, said the move would not be tolerated. (Nezavisimaya Gazeta) A weaver from the Ivanovo region who shot to fame in 2007 for demanding that the Constitution be amended to allow Vladimir Putin to serve a third term as president has been handed a United Russia seat in the State Duma. (The Moscow Times) ECONOMY
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with experts to discuss an economic and social development strategy until 2020. At the meeting, volunteer economic experts advising the government clashed with a senior official for the first time, when Central Bank Chairman Sergei Ignatyev scoffed at their idea of preserving a budget deficit to finance investment. (The Moscow Times, Vedomosti, Commersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta) VEHICLES & ENGINEERING The European Commission set a goal to ban gasoline and diesel-fuelled cars from European streets.
POWER GENERATION Sharp-eyed investors have spotted a new fad to cash in on - the Russian government's enthusiasm for energy efficiency.
The Japanese government said it may nationalize the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) which runs the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant. (Vedomosti, Nezavisimaya Gazeta) BANKING & FINANCE The head of the Russian Federal Service for Financial Markets, Vladimir Milovidov, submitted his resignation and his deputy, Dmitry Pankin, was proposed as a possible replacement. (Vedomosti, Kommersant) STOCK MARKETS MICEX started trading in shares of one of Russia's leading air carriers, Transaero. The shares traded surprisingly high.
SOCIETY
Investigators charged Chechen warlord Doku Umarov on Tuesday with masterminding the Domodedovo Airport bombing, even as media reports suggested that he might have been among 17 militants killed in clashes a day earlier. (The Moscow Times, Vedomosti, Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Rossiiskaya Gazeta, Izvestia) Russian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said he would sack officials suspected of "hushing up" an illegal gambling ring. (Kommersant, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Rossiiskaya Gazeta) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered more work on amendments to the Russian alcohol law. (Vedomosti, Kommersant, Rossiiskaya Gazeta) The Russian Supreme Court cancels almost a quarter of all "not guilty" verdicts it receives, while only 5% of guilty verdicts are reviewed. (Izvestia) Directory: gifiles -> attach attach -> British Forces – Akrioti, Greece Griffin Fighter Squadron (84 Squadron raf) MoD announced possible Typhoon and Tornado arrivals to the base France attach -> Russia 110204 Basic Political Developments attach -> Unclassified//for official use only attach -> Adaptability Sustainment attach -> Pop-up 1 ("C" Chechnya) Header Text: Emir of the Caucasus Emirate Doku Umarov Image attach -> Russia and Islam are not Separate attach -> Chapter 13: The Northern Caucasus attach -> Russia 100209 Basic Political Developments attach -> The evolution attach -> The devolution Download 155.08 Kb. Share with your friends:
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