PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - August 3
The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
- The Committee of Civil Initiatives headed by former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has made a research of the State Duma election campaign. They have noted that there were new parties and politicians, but at the same time many restrictions had emerged. The existing parties depend on the state budget, new ideas are obstructed, and political competition is managed.
- Russia's 2016 grain crop may exceed the Argiculture Ministry's forecast and reach 113-117 million tonnes, according to revised forecasts by sector analysts.
ROSSIISKAYA GAZETA
www.rg.ru
- The head of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, has inspected the development of Russia's Far East. He said that the fisheries, which have strategic importance for the nation's food security, do not meet modern requirements.
IZVESTIA
www.izvestia.ru
- Moscow has offered the United States to swap Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is serving a 20-year sentence in American jail, for several U.S. citizens jailed in Russia. (Reporting by Margarita Popova)
