JRL NEWSBLOG: What the Papers Say, July 9, 2013

The Moscow Times and the BBC take a look at news highlights from Russian-language newspapers at http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/what-the-papers-say-july-9-2013/482895.html

A brief sample:

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1. Irina Kezik article headlined “Russia’s oil record” says Russia has broken 25-year record in oil extraction, as 10.53m barrels of oil were extracted daily in June. Oil companies are going to increase their output, while experts believe it will not be easy to achieve; pp 1, 12 (695 words).

2. Editorial headlined “Cool reception” says the Russian national hockey team will be unable to train in Sochi ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics due to the high cost of the use of sports facilities built there for the games. The article notes that Russians having a choice prefer getting services abroad as they are less expensive and have better quality; pp 1, 6 (451 words).

3. Maria Zheleznova article headlined “Dependent signatures” says the ruling party has collected signatures for opposition candidate Alexei Navalny as a candidate for mayor of Moscow. But Navalny’s team say they will not accept this kind of support; p 3 (400 words).

4. Another editorial headlined “Bottom-upwards” says President Putin’s legislation aiming to control NGOs, volunteer organizations and now the Academy of Sciences has shown that the Russian authorities do not tolerate any independence; p 6 (298 words).
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