Day: June 28, 2019
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Russian Activists Slam ‘Traumatic’ Freeing of Captive Whales
Animal rights groups have raised the alarm over the release of the first group of whales from the so-called “whale prison” in Russia’s Far East, calling it “extremely unprofessional and dangerous.” Russia released two orcas and six beluga whales back into the wild on Thursday, the first group of almost 100 whales whose detention since…
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Russia Tests ‘Invisible’ Radar to Dodge Enemy Detection, Developer Says
Russia has tested a new radar system that can evade detection by enemy drones or aircraft, its developer told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency on Friday. Passive radars operate without a transmitter, instead receiving signals from other objects to track targets. Russia’s new passive radar, called Tropa (Russian for “path”), uses communication towers to…
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Chernobyl Emerges From Oblivion for the Streaming Generation
Olha Kyselova wasn’t born when the Chernobyl power plant exploded in 1986, yet the disaster has always been in her life. Her parents were “liquidators,” sent in to brave the radiation and help clear the area of deadly materials. Then they charted hotspots for more than a decade. But it wasn’t until she sat with…
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Final Press Conference held with Gazprom Board of Directors and Management Committee Chairmen
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Only God Knows When my Tenure Will End, Soviet-Era Oil Baron Says
Vladimir Bogdanov, who at 68 has run the Soviet and then Russian oil major Surgutneftegaz for 35 years, said on Friday that only God knows when his career will end at the company, whose ownership is a closely guarded secret. The firm, headquartered in the West Siberian city of Surgut, is considered one of the…
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Board of Directors forms Audit Committee and Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Release June 28, 2019, 17:00 Photos The Gazprom Board of Directors formed the Audit Committee. The Committee is made up of Mikhail Sereda and two independent directors Viktor Martynov and Vladimir Mau, with Viktor Martynov as Chairman. The Board of Directors also formed the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Mikhail Sereda was appointed as Chairman, with Viktor Martynov and Vladimir Mau as members. Information Directorate, Gazprom Related news
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Gazprom’s annual General Shareholders Meeting makes decisions on agenda items
Release June 28, 2019, 16:45 Photos The annual General Shareholders Meeting of Gazprom made decisions on the following agenda items. The Meeting approved the Company’s 2018 Annual Report and Accounting (Financial) Statements. It was resolved to allocate the Company’s profit based on the results of 2018. The Meeting approved the dividend amount: RUB 16.61 per share based on Gazprom’s operating results in 2018 (more than double the amount for 2017). The dividend…
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Putin Invites Trump to Moscow for 2020 Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday to attend the May 9 Victory Day commemorative events in Moscow next year, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov told reporters Trump reacted positively and the two leaders who met at the G20 summit in Osaka discussed arms controls, the situation in Syria,…
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That Russian Bad Guy? He’s English
You know him as Anton on “Killing Eve.” Or the Russian officer in “Red 2.” Or the murderous bodyguard in “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.” A tall, bald Russian actor who specializes in mean and threatening. Wrong. The actor is actually Andrew Byron. He was born in Bath, England to a French mother and an English…
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The Highlights of Putin’s ‘Liberalism is Obsolete’ Interview With FT
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday gave an exclusive interview to the Financial Times newspaper, a rarity for a president who seldom sits down with foreign journalists. The Russian president spoke candidly on a wide range of topics, from Russia’s domestic and foreign policy issues to his thoughts on the global trend of national populism and…
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Russia Proposes Punishing Foreign Countries for Disrespecting Russian War Memorials
The bill has already been submitted to the State Duma and the Defense Ministry says it expects members of parliament to support the proposed legislation. Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke at a conference devoted to “questions of information resistance” in Moscow this week. The event took place as part of the Army 2019 Forum, an exhibition…
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15% of Russian Mayors Prosecuted Over Past Decade, Study Says
Nearly one in six Russian mayors have faced criminal prosecution over the past decade, according to a new study critical of Russia’s move to phase out direct mayoral elections in recent years. Local government reforms in 2014 led cities to abolish direct elections in favor of local lawmakers approving appointees. Only a handful of Russian…
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Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Gazprom’s new Board of Directors elected
Release June 28, 2019, 13:40 Photos The annual General Shareholders Meeting of Gazprom was followed today by a meeting of the Company’s newly elected Board of Directors. The meeting resolved to elect Viktor Zubkov as Chairman of the Gazprom Board of Directors. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, was named as Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Information Directorate, Gazprom Related news
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Sponsored by Rosneft, Russian Culture Festival is Held in Japan
The Russian Culture Festival sponsored by Rosneft Oil Company is taking place in the cities of Japan. The Festival in Tokyo has already featured the opening ceremony for the First Museum of Russian Contemporary Realistic Art. Also during the Festival, which will last until December 15, 2019, people will see performances by the Mariinsky Theatre…
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Russia Car Dealer Targeted by Authorities Blames Kremlin
Russian authorities accused the founder of a major car dealer and former member of parliament with illegally taking 4 billion rubles ($63 million) out of the country in what the businessman said could be retribution for his opposition to the Kremlin. “This wasn’t a surprise for me — this is Russia,” Sergei Petrov told Forbes in…
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Speech by Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee, at annual General Shareholders Meeting
June 28, 2019 Annual General Shareholders Meeting Strategy for excellence Dear shareholders, The in-depth materials on Gazprom’s performance in 2018, which have been prepared for the annual General Shareholders Meeting, include the Annual Report, the Accounting (Financial) Statements, the Audit Commission’s Report, and other documents. [embedded content] It is proposed that the Shareholders Meeting approve: the 2018 Annual Report of Gazprom; the 2018…
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Britain’s May Tells Putin to Hand Over Salisbury Poisoning Suspects
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and Vladimir Putin clashed over the poisoning of a former spy with nerve agent in western England, ahead of a rare face-to-face meeting today with the Russian president. May said she will tell Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan, that he must stop destroying international conventions…
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Second power unit of Grozny TPP comes onstream
Background The Gazprom Group implemented the Grozny TPP construction project in the framework of the capacity supply agreement system, as stipulated in the Russian Government’s Order No. 238-r dated February 16, 2015, and Order No. 2636-r dated November 28, 2017. The Group’s CSA-based program envisages, inter alia, the construction and upgrading of generating facilities with the aggregate capacity of about 9 GW,…
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Russia Blames Fatal 2018 Plane Crash on Crew Error
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Floating nuclear power plant The Akademik Lomonosov has received an operating license
Rosenergoatom JSC (part of the Power Division of ROSATOM) has obtained a license to operate nuclear installation of the floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) The Akademik Lomonosov for 10 years, until 2929. The license was issued by the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service (Rostechnadzor). General Director of Rosenergoatom Concern JSC Andey Petrov noted:…
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Gazprom’s annual General Shareholders Meeting opens in St. Petersburg
Release June 28, 2019, 10:20 Photos Gazprom’s annual General Shareholders Meeting opened today in St. Petersburg. Shareholders from Russia and a number of foreign countries are taking part in the Meeting in person, via their representatives, and in absentia. As of June 3, 2019, the list of persons eligible to take part in the Shareholders Meeting included 472,162 accounts with a total of 23,468,757,524 shares. The Gazprom Board of Directors resolved…
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‘Don’t Meddle in U.S. Elections,’ Trump Tells a Smiling Putin
President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign’s contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections. Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were speaking to reporters in Osaka, Japan, ahead of their first formal…
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St. Petersburg Named World’s 4th Best Party City
Looking for a new destination for your next night out? St. Petersburg might be what you’re looking for. The country’s second-largest city after Moscow is known for its cultural and historical richness as well as its vibrant nightlife. Research published earlier this month said that the city has become less expensive for expats over the…
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Putin Says Trump Meeting Will Help Continue Dialogue
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