TOP news August 23

Kirill Serebrennikov in the Court of the Moscow AGN / Photo: Anthoncirill Serebrennikov Kardashov in court

Digest "Polit.ru" is a brief selection of the ten most noticeable news of the outgoing day. Today, Kirill Serebrennikov was sent under house arrest, the media reported a new order to enter Ukraine for Russians, and in the USA they considered the assets of Russians in offshore.

Serebrennikov was sent under house arrest

The Basmanny Court of Moscow sent Kirill Serebrennikov under house arrest as part of the fraud case until October 19. The director is allowed to visit the theater if the investigator approves it. The investigation stated that the director played a special role in the implementation of fraudulent schemes. Serebrennikov did not plead guilty and refused to testify in the case of the Seventh Studio. The defense asked to let him go on bail. Supporters of the director gathered at the court building, including prominent cultural and politics figures.

Serebrennikov’s case once again proves that there are no inviolable and protected from the prison. Any of his guarantors may be the following tomorrow

- Pavel Chikov (@pchikov) August 23, 2017

People chant "freedom!" At the courtroom Pic.twitter.com/lfpj79LKNC

- Meduza (@Meduzaproject) August 23, 2017

If you do not plant a theater director, then NATO troops will come and arrange a theater of military operations!

- Revolutionary thoughts (@vvp2_0) August 23, 2017

Serebrennikov is listening to a resolution on house arrest under the cries "Shame" from Pic.twitter.com/2ka4FFM9ko

- Peter Verzilov (@gruppa_voina) August 23, 2017

Serebrennikova is taken out of the courtroom under the "Changes" pic.twitter.com/afu9xp5boe

- Peter Verzilov (@gruppa_voina) August 23, 2017

The media reported a new entry into Ukraine for Russians

Railway station. Exit to the trains

The Government of Ukraine decided to abandon the visa regime, but to oblige Russians to cross the border according to a biometric passport and with a pre -filled electronic questionnaire on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The document should be filled out in Ukrainian or in English and contain data on the purpose of the trip and place of stay. These measures can be approved before September 1.

In the United States, the assets of Russians in offshore were estimated at 75% of national income

Citizens of Russia store in foreign offshore assets for an amount equal to 75% of the country's gross national income, while 1% of the richest Russians owns up to 25% of national income. Rossiya in 2016 amounted to 83.7 trillion rubles. It turns out that about 62.7 trillion rubles are stored in offshore.

In offshores, Russians have the same amount of money as in Russia in the accounts https://t.co/ixemvlou1o pic.twitter.com/amozzav3r8

- Vedomosti (@Vedomosti) August 23, 2017

Russians will be able to receive American visas in other countries

Russians can receive American visas not only in Russia, but also in other countries, the American embassy in Moscow said. US legislation does not prohibit this. Meanwhile, Russia began to prepare an answer to the states introduced by the states against four Russians.

Russians were offered to receive American visas in other countries, and it is better to leave the country at all

- Fields behind the hill (@lndcalling) on ​​August 23, 2017

The media announced the possibility of recalling licenses in five thousand Russian pilots

Pilot / pixabay.com

The Federal Air Transport Agency can cancel the training programs for commercial pilots in the framework of secondary and additional vocational education, which operated in 2006-2016. Because of this, about 5,000 existing Russian pilots may lose licenses. In the Federal Air Transport Agency itself, this information is refuted.

Nikita Mikhalkov announced the withdrawal from the Board of Trustees of the Film Fund

Director Nikita Mikhalkov announced his withdrawal from the Board of Trustees of the Film Fund. “I am leaving the college, from the Board of Trustees because I feel my irresponsibility, I speak only from myself, and, unfortunately, the irresponsibility of the leadership of the fund,” he said. Mikhalkov explained that he decided after he saw the new composition of the Council of the Fund.

Nikita Mikhalkov returned from Cannes and left the Board of Trustees of the Cinema Fund in protest against the film about Sasha Spielberg.

- La Russie Parle (@russia_calls) August 23, 2017

The source called arson the cause of the fire in Rostov-on-Don

Experts found traces confirming the version of intentional arson in the private sector at the private sector in the center of Rostov-on-Don. This version was confirmed by the testimony of the residents of the district. Now information about the "black realtors" that could organize a fire is checked in order to get the sale of land from residents. The case of the negligence of the housing and communal services workers has been instituted.

The cause of the fire in Rostov-on-Don was intentional arson in several places

This is renovation! What are you?

- Revolutionary thoughts (@vvp2_0) August 23, 2017

At the gas factory, a man killed several people

Ambulance at the gas factory

In Nizhny Novgorod, in the territory of the plant, a gas attacked his employee with a knife on people, killed three people, two more are heavily Ranio. The murder was committed on the basis of jealousy. The man killed his tune and two more men. Now he is detained.

Personents of the detention of a man who killed three people at the #Gas plant https://t.co/3nzv3nn3nn3yx pic.twitter.com/jr5y4lu0d4

- Fifth Channel News (@5TV) August 23, 2017

Economists talked about the growth of shadow employment in Russia

Man in the shadow / pixabay.com

The share of Russians engaged in the shadow sector of the economy in 2017 increased to 44.8% of the total number of working people and reached about 33 million people. Towers' workers are the main thing - "to pay money." If in 2016 there were 26.7% of the working people, then in 2017 - 36.8%.

People take a loan to gather a child to school.
Keep it Vladimir Vladimirovich. Put it!

- Catch up! E7y09 (@mix_voronezh) August 23, 2017

Churov can become a leading military-historical program at Echo of Moscow

Vladimir Churov can become the host of the program at the Echo of Moscow radio station. The corresponding proposal was received from the Russian Military Historical Society, at the head of which it stands. The programs will be devoted to outstanding military leaders.

Discussed https://t.co/wdxakfqlrv

- Alexey Venediktov (@aavst) August 23, 2017

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