PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - June 23

MOSCOW, June 23 (Reuters) - The following are some of the stories in Russia's newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

VEDOMOSTI

www.vedomosti.ru

- Russia's railways monopoly RZhD is considering ways to sell its stake in French logistics operator Gefco, according to RZhD officials.

KOMMERSANT

www.kommersant.ru

- Russia's Vnesheconombank (VEB) will spend 1.139 billion roubles ($19.06 million) on bonuses to its personnel for 2016 results, the daily says, adding that the amount does not include the payment to the head of the state corporation, Sergei Gorkov.

RBC

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- The number of Russians who admire Soviet dictator Josef Stalin has reached 46 percent, the highest level in the last 16 years, the daily says, citing a survey by pollster Levada.

- Russia's lawmakers are discussing amendments to the law to toughen punishments for using swear words at home.

IZVESTIA

www.izvestia.ru

- Russia could set up cyber police as one of the measures to tackle the problem of suicides among teenagers, the daily says, referring to the guidelines of the state programme aimed at preventing suicides.

KRASNAYA ZVEZDA

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- Russia will form 20 military units and deploy them in 40 military settlements in the Western military district by the end of the year. They will be provided with modern weapons, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said, in connection with NATO's "hyper activity in the Western strategic direction". ($1 = 59.7613 roubles) (Reporting By Tatiana Ustinova; Editing by Christian Lowe)

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