PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Feb 15
MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) - 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
- Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, has backed the idea of passing a law to punish people for offending the country's president. The bill, if passed, would allow the authorities to tighten control over online publications in particular, the daily says.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- Russia's Federal Security Service has asked commercial banks to share information with the National Coordinating Centre for Computer Incidents to improve overall security and ensure better coordination with law enforcement agencies.
- Russian travel agencies reported a hike in sales of plane tickets to the United States in January, something they attributed to positive coverage in the Russian media of U.S. President Donald Trump.
NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA
www.ng.ru
- Russia's defence ministry has announced a tender to produce thousands of medals for participants in military operations in Syria, the daily says, referring to the official state procurement web site. (Reporting By Tatiana Ustinova; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
