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Russia 2018: Kremlin Countdown

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A tip sheet on Russia's March 18 presidential election delivering RFE/RL and Current Time TV news, videos, and analysis along with links to what our Russia team is watching. Compiled by RFE/RL correspondents and editors.

Says national electricity grid to be renewed over next six years with 1.5 trillion rubles of private investment.

Says network of regional airports must be reformed. The days when you have to pass through Moscow to get from one region to its neighbor must be left in the past, he says.

Says Russian construction projects, including military ones, in the Arctic conform to strict ecological standards.

Says capacity of Arctic corridor will increase 10 times to 80 million tons by 2024.

Says the capacity of Russian ports has tripled in 17 years to 1 trillion tons, more than the U.S.S.R. had in 1990.

Says budget for road construction must be doubled by 2024.

Tells regional leaders that the quality of local roads "must be at the center of your attention."

Mentions that car traffic should be moving across Kerch bridge to Crimea this year; trains by next year.

Says that property taxes need to be reformed already this year.

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