Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Zelensky’s tour and discussion of voluntary contributions to the budget

Weekly Initiatives

Government of the Russian Federation leads negotiations with major companies voluntary contributions to the budget from the windfall profits of 2022. As an alternative in the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) offer raise income tax.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels asked accept the country into the EU and increase the supply of arms.

Russian metallurgists want from the government guarantees for the export of steel at the Eastern polygon in the amount of 8-9 million tons.

Kosovo accepted EU plan for normalization of relations with Serbia.

Turkish opposition leaders visit earthquake areas in a race with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while criticizing the current government.

Government rejected parliamentary bill on return of the death penalty.

To the State Duma introduced bill to exclude jury trial cases against crime bosses.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak supported proposal for expanding the training program for the Ukrainian military, including extending it to pilots of Western-made fighters.

Supreme Court of the Russian Federation softened liability for the sale of counterfeit goods.

Russian alcohol companies expand range in terms of reduced imports of alcohol.

A number of Russian banks appeared deposit products in UAE dirhams.

Deliveries of Gazprom to EU countries via Ukraine started slowly rise after the January decline.

Ministry of Justice getting ready to the UN report on the state of human rights in the Russian Federation.

Members of the Parliament of Bashkiria spoke with the initiative to ban advertising of services for the release from the army.

Week numbers

The number of deaths as a result earthquakes in Turkey and Syria exceeded 20 thousand. Human. According to the WHO, in total in the disaster area turned out to be near 23 million Human.

USA introduce duty in 200% on Russian aluminum imports.

CB saved key rate at the level 7.5%.

The total annual profit of the “big oil five” amounted to record $195 billion

Capital of Yandex-bank following the results 2022 of the year exceeded 4 billion rub., having increased over the past year in three times.

Russia in March voluntarily will reduce oil production for 500 thousand barrels per day.

The volume of supply of studio apartments in the primary real estate market in Moscow increased per year for 75.1%.

Ministry of Industry and Trade offered to increase the annual maximum amount of subsidies for electronics developers and manufacturers from 350 million before 1.5 billion rub.

Quotes of the week

“We need to end the threat posed by the 13,000 nuclear weapons stored in arsenals around the world” (UN Secretary General António Guterres about the reduction the risk of nuclear war).

“We will continue to work on the supply of defense equipment” (President of France Emmanuel Macron at the meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in Paris).

“The fact that they (Western diplomats.— “b”) rush around the world, trying to convince developing countries of the need to condemn the Russian Federation, to undermine relations, says only one thing: that they do not believe in any democracy, in any equality of all states in the international arena” (Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the visit to Sudan).

“We do not want to count the funds in your pockets, but to create a fair system for receiving dividends depending on investments” (Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin about tax for super profits).

According to the letter of the law

State Duma accepted law on booking border crossing times for trucks.

Former Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergei Furgal sentenced to 22 years in prison strict regime in the case of organizing two murders and an attempt.

Presnensky Court of Moscow refused recognize Yevgeny Prigozhin as “the owner of PMC Wagner”.

After explosions of household gas in Efremov Tula region and Novosibirsk criminal cases were initiated according to part 3 of Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet security requirements).

Resignations and appointments

According to Kommersant, the former head of the automotive department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Pak passes in Avtotor.

Vladimir Bulavin released from the post of head of the Federal Customs Service of Russia. Acting head of the department was his former deputy Ruslan Davydov.

General Director of the State Tretyakov Gallery Zelfira Tregulova sent retired and was replaced by Elena Pronicheva.

Deals of the week

FAS approved three motions “Tatneft” about purchasing from Nokian Tires 100% stake in the authorized capitals of Nokian Tiers LLC, Hakka Invest LLC and Nokian Tire LLC.

AvtoVAZ closed purchase deal with US 99% of the former Nissan plant in St. Petersburg for €1.

Artem Dziuba signed contract with the Moscow football club “Locomotive”.