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The article discusses a report published in the "Nezavisimaya gazeta" newspaper about Russian rocket and space industry. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin reported the results of an investigation of a crash of a Proton-M booster rocket with DM-03 upper stage/three GLONASS-M navigation systems in a meeting by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and deputy prime ministers. The causes of the failures reportedly point to an urgent need to reform the entire rocket and space industry in Russia.

The article presents a report by Igor Naumov in the July 26, 2013 issue of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" which discussed Russia's national energy efficiency and development program to 2020. It cites a roundtable discussion organized by Russian government's analytical center where participants questioned several provisions including its oil production component. It notes warnings that the situation beyond 2020 will be worse as issue like shale oil and Arctic production come into play.

The article reports on the Russian government's meeting on January 31, 2013 where President Vladimir Putin expounded on how the raw materials model of development has run its course and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's declaration of a "five-year plan of effective development" in diversified industries to push a 5% annual economic growth. It mentions how those who attended did not hesitate to hold back criticisms such as the lack of a new model to follow and a plan to accelerate the economy.

The article reports on a roundtable discussion called "The Arctic and Russia's National Security Interests" that was held in Moscow, Russia in January 2014. Several issues addressed included security threats emanating from Russia's northern borders, projects to be focused on and the top priority of Russia's Defense Ministry for 2014. These include the development of military infrastructure in the Arctic, a strategic deployment of the Armed Forces and the restoration of several airfields.

The article discusses the potential integration of European and Asian countries. It mentions that the integration processes among the nations started with the occurrence of the international financial crisis in 2008. According to the author, the countries supporting the integration are in the process of collaborating within the framework of the Customs Union.

An excerpt from the article "Labor Market Not Coming Out of the Shadows" by Igor Naumov in the April 4, 2013 issue of "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" is presented.

The article reports that Russia and Cyprus will conduct negotiations about Russian aid to the island nation of Cyprus. Reports have claimed that the negotiations will include talks about Russia providing a new loan to Cyprus and Russian private investors recapitalizing Cypriot banks. European aid to Cyprus will allegedly be cut to 10 billion euros from 17 billion euros. Cyrus is reportedly in need of 16.5 billion euros to avoid default in the next four years starting 2013.

The article reports that Russian government-owned gas company Gazprom has purchased the assets of Rusia Petroleum to own the development rights of the Kovykta gas field in Russia for 22.3 billion rubles.