PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Sept 2

MOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

KOMMERSANT

www.kommersant.ru

- Russia plans to close its markets to Ukrainain produce. A free trade regime with Kiev, which has joined the WTO, may be revoked or toughened. Within a week Russian President and Prime Minister will establish measures to protect Russian products from Ukraine.

- Inflation in Russia in August has reached 0,2 percent. Meat products prices went up most of all.

- War in South Ossetia became the most discussed issue in Russian blogs this August. Monthly rating includes 5 stories: war in Georgia, global and Russian consequences of war, total solar eclipse, death of soviet dissident Alexander Solzhetitsyn and the Beijing Olympic Games.

VEDOMOSTI

www.vedomosti.ru

- According to unofficial monitoring, Russian industry has stopped growing. The outcome of industrial growth for August is the worst since 1999. Official statistics on this issue will be released in two weeks.

- Monday's funeral of Ingush oppositionist Magomed Yevloyev, killed on Sunday, developed into an opposition rally demanding resignation of Murat Zyazikov, Ingush President.

IZVESTIA

www.izvestia.ru

- The daily compiled a rating of 27 European Union countries based on their attitudes to Russia.

GAZETA

www.gzt.ru

- Russia is strengthening connections with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in the struggle for Central Asian gas, on which EU and China have a claim.

VREMYA NOVOSTEI

www.vremya.ru

- Gas deliveries through the pipeline Yamal-Europe will be stopped for 30 hours from 4 p.m. (1600 GMT). Russian Gazprom (GAZP.MM) explained that the suspension of gas supplies is not linked to "energy pressure" on Europe, but due to technical reasons.

- The daily publishes an interview with Georgian deputy Defense Minister, Batu Kutelia, on Georgian plans for NATO cooperation.