PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Feb 13
MOSCOW, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The following are some of the stories in Russia's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has said business will not have to pay tax on their so-called movable assets this year, a move which could encourage investors to come to the Russian capital, the daily says.
- Oliver Stone's four-part film about President Vladimir Putin will be broadcast by state TV once again ahead of a March 18 presidential election, something the opposition views as "illegal pre-election campaigning", the daily says.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- Russian sociologists see no threat to Vladimir Putin's high popularity levels with his core supporters between now and election day.
- Russian fishing companies are seeking presidential support to freeze current rules and distribution quotas for industrial fishing. The current deals expire this year and fishermen are worried about what may replace them, according to an open letter published in the daily.
IZVESTIA
www.izvestia.ru
- The Defence Ministry has recommended that Russian servicemen refrain from using social media like Facebook and similar Russian social media accounts, the daily says, adding that what for now is advice could become law in the near future.
- Russia's Defence ministry has started forming an army reserve. Volunteers will have to undergo regular training and develop combat skills to be ready for mobilisation whenever required, the daily says.
ROSSIISKAYA GAZETA
www.rg.ru
- Russia has successfully tested its new missile defence system for the second time in three months, the daily says. It will be integrated into a modernised defence shield that will cover Moscow and Russia's central industrial regions, the daily says.
- Russia could introduce tax free shopping systems across the country starting from October, the daily says, citing state officials.
- The first deal to buy a new apartment worth 2.5 million roubles ($43,245.11) using blockchain technology was registered in the Leningrad region last month.
($1 = 57.8100 roubles) (Reporting By Tatiana Ustinova; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
