PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Mar 2
MOSCOW, March 2 (Reuters) - The following are some stories in Russia's newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
President Vladimir Putin has said some Russian athletes did take illegal performance-enhancing drugs in the past and that Moscow should listen to what the World Anti-Doping Agency is saying on the subject. Analysts believe that Russia is keen to contain the fallout of the sports doping scandal as the 2018 World Cup looms, the daily reports.
Cherkizovo, one of Russia's largest meat producers, has announced a sharp fall in net profits compared to 2015. It blames new rules governing state subsidies to food producers, the daily says.
Russia's depressed car sales market is likely to remain the same in 2017 as last year, the newspaper says, citing British firm Inchcape.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
Business ombudsman Boris Titov has submitted an economic development program to Vladimir Putin, which suggests how the country can sharply increase its gross domestic product between now and 2035.
Russian travel agencies have recorded an increase in sales of holidays to Turkey and Cyprus compared to last year, the daily reports.
Some lawmakers in the State Duma are urging Russia to boycott the Eurovision song contest this year, which will take place in Ukraine in May, because of poor relations between Moscow and Kiev.
($1 = 58.3776 Rub) (Reporting by Margarita Popova; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
