05.09 Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, September 5, 2013
POLITICS
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to review high-profile laws on the reform of the Russian Academy of Sciences and NGOs. However, the Kremlins concessions will not include aspects of the reforms that the authorities consider vital.
(Vedomosti)
As the leaders of the world's major economies gather in St. Petersburg for the G20 summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed his position on a possible US-led military strike in Syria but took a more flexible stance, saying Moscow could support the campaign if it is authorized by the United Nations and is based on clear proof that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons.
(The Moscow Times)
President Barack Obamas task of not meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin during the G20 Summit may be all but unavoidable.
(Moskovsky Komsomolets)
Russias laws need modernization, but the countrys Constitution should be preserved as a foothold for the development of the Russian legal system, State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin said at a round table on the problems of legislative regulation.
(Rossiiskaya Gazeta)
A Just Russia partys mayoral candidate Nikolai Levichev suggested his competitor Alexei Navalny may be coordinating his campaign with City Hall inexchange forprotection andsupport fromacting Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's administration.
(The Moscow Times)
ECONOMICS & BUSINESS
Residents of St. Petersburg will have to put up with disturbance during the G20 summit, but will benefit from being in the world spotlight and increased numbers of tourists, officials and experts said.
(Vedomosti)
As Russian energy giant Gazproms talks on gas supplies to China drag on without final result, Turkmenistan is moving forward in that sphere, and has signed a major supply contract with China. Turkmenistans success weakens Russias position in dialogue with China.
(Kommersant)
Russias largest airline Aeroflot will retain the so-called royalty, or overflight, fees it levies onairlines flying nonstop across Russia after 2014, when they were previously expected tobe canceled, Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov said.
(The Moscow Times)
RUSSIA
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin confirmed reports of a planned division of the Federal Space Agency Roscosmos into two parts: the agency itself and a United Rocket and Space Corporation, following a meeting on space industry reform Wednesday.
(Kommersant)
A lack of coordination between the federal and municipal authorities may prevent drivers from traveling faster. Moscow and its surrounding region have different plans regarding reconstruction of highways.
(Vedomosti)
Russia continues to suffer from a poor image abroad, according to a Pew Research survey conducted in the run-up to the G20 Summit with Israel, Jordan and Turkey topping the list of Russophobe nations.
(Moskovsky Komsomolets)
SOCIETY
Some 200 million rubles ($6 million) will be additionally allocated to NGOs involved in human rights protection by the end of the year, Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged at a meeting with the presidential human rights council.
(Kommersant)
Russian athlete Yelena Isinbayeva could lose her status as Russias ambassador to the Youth Olympic Games after her comments in favor of Russian legislation on promotion of non-traditional relationships last month.
(Komsomolskaya Pravda, Moskovsky Komsomolets)
Representatives of Russias LGBT community await a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, after he said in an interview that they faced no discrimination under the law in Russia and he would in principle be ready to meet them to discuss their agenda.
(Izvestia)
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