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The Nord Stream 2 project is important and significant for Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and Prime Ministers of the three Baltic countries.

The emergency regime was introduced on Friday in the city of Armyansk and nearby villages in the North of Crimea. The reason for the introduction of the emergency regime is the deterioration of the environmental situation.

The draft law on criminal liability for dismissal of citizens of pre-retirement age was adopted by the state Duma in the first reading. The initiative came from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Business have criticized this initiative. 

The Russian Federal service for supervision of consumer rights protection and human welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) warned about the outbreak of leptospirosis in India, from which to date 40 people have died. This information reports a press-service of Department.

The United States told under what conditions it will impose "tough sanctions" against Russia in the Skripal  case. According to assistant Secretary of state Manisha Singh, Moscow should allow inspections at its chemical facilities.

About cancellation of the decision taken earlier by the Swedish court declared the commercial Director "Naftogaz of Ukraine" Yury Vitrenko. According to this information, the Ukrainian company will continue arrests of Gazprom's assets in all countries.

The bridge to Sakhalin, most likely, will not be built. The reason is the lack of cargo. The main cargo for transportation on Sakhalin could be coal, but coal companies did not declare their interest.

The European Union has extended individual sanctions against Russia. Sanctions related to the Ukrainian problems. This is stated in a press release published on the official website of the European Union.

The Chairman of the Board of NOVATEK Leonid Mikhelson and General Director of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev on the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) signed an agreement to establish a joint venture for the construction of icebreakers, liquefied natural gas (LNG). This is stated in the message of NOVATEK.

The Kyiv Appeal Court arrested shares of the Ukrainian subsidiaries of Sberbank, VTB and VEB on the claim.  This happened as a recovery from Russia of compensation for property in the Crimea.

Russian Post and VTB agreed to build a nearly 40 logistics centers on the territory of the Russian Federation. This information was reported on Wednesday by the press service of the postal operator.

Vladimir Putin said that the Russian authorities know the identity of the suspects in the case Skripal.

President Vladimir Putin said that he accepted the offer of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to change the approach to negotiations on a Peace Treaty. The Russian President invited him to sign a contract before the end of the year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to instruct the government to develop a National Program for the Development of the Far East until 2025. He said this at the plenary session of the IV Eastern economic forum.