Three inconsistencies in an interview with Petrov and Boshirov, new sanctions for Skripals and temporary optimism in the market

Suspects in the poisoning of the Skripals gave the first interview, and we found many inconsistencies in it. Details - in the mailing room The Bell

Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov give an interview RT

After Vladimir Putin announced that Ruslan Boshirov and Alexander Petrov, whom Great Britain suspects of poisoning in Salisbury, were found, and urged them to talk to the media, less than a day passed. Today, an interview with them was released on the RT channel.

Version. In a conversation with RT editor Margarita Simonyan, Boshirov and Petrov, were stated their version of the events - the full version of the interview, which lasts 25 minutes and 25 seconds, can be seen here , and here we retell the most important thing.

• In short - in Salisbury Petrov and Boshirov, who call themselves “middle -arm entrepreneurs”, went as tourists, however, the weather prevented the inspection of attractions. By this, they explain that they appeared in Salisbury twice - March 3 and the next day when poisoning occurred.

Inexceptions. While in social networks they joked about the fact that the suspects are not like ordinary tourists, we found in their story and in what is known about the organization of their interviews RT, some inconsistencies and oddities. You can read about them in detail on our site, but here are the main ones:

• During the interview, Simonyan did not ask several questions at once. For example: how and where Boshirov and Petrov received passports and why they differ by only one figure , and also why did they have return tickets at once by two flights to Moscow? Why does entrepreneurs working in the fitness industry do not have profiles in social networks, although such a business is characteristic of aggressive marketing, for example, on Instagram? Finally, what does the phrase of the president “We found them” mean and whether their Russian special services interrogated.
• In an interview, men say that they love to travel, describe in detail (up to the height of the spire) in detail (the famous ”Salisbury Cathedral, which they wanted to visit, True, Boshirov calls him“ Salisberetsky ”, and telling about his New Year tourist journey to Switzerland, calls Mont Blanc.
• Finally, with Margarita Simonyan, according to her, the suspects, who have been looking for all journalists of the world for more than a week, contacted themselves, calling her a mobile phone. “I must say, everyone really knows my mobile, even couriers that deliver flowers on March 8,” Simonyan explained in her telegram channel . We asked the journalist-investigator Mikhail Maglova to try to find her number in open sources, but he could not do this. Other journalists who could share the Simonyan telephone, Petrov and Boshirov, should not have their story - they should not - before they "have never encountered the media."

Reaction. The Foreign Ministry of Britain predictably considered an interview with a lie and intentional distortion of information, and Teresa May called him a “challenge of common sense”.

What am I to me?

A few hours after the release of the sensational interview in the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, hearings on the American sanctions policy began, where Russia promised new “harsh” sanctions. If by November Russia does not allow international experts to conduct an investigation in the country, it cannot be avoided by the second round of sanctions, the assistant to the Secretary of State on Economics and Business Manish Singh promised it. In detail about what restrictions threaten in this case, we wrote here . And Singh today clarified that new sanctions will apply to defense procurement and affect the banking sector.

MONEY

In the market, a respite

After the declaration of the Central Bank of Turkey on the increase in interest rate to 24%on the Russian market, the outplake of optimism: the ruble strengthened to 68.4 rubles and 79.8 rubles/€, the profitability of the OFZ dropped below 9%, and the main beneficiary in the shares market has become more than others recently - today it has risen by almost 9%, returning to itself the second position in the list of the most expensive Russian companies. Recent hearings in the Senate we wrote about the bank's quotes could also influence the bank's quotes. "We must really cut off Sberbank from the American financial system?" - the head of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs Bob Corker was imposed during the meeting with experts. Fortunately, experts present at the meeting at Russia answered this question negatively.

How to punish for pensioners

By softening pension reform, Vladimir Putin proposed introducing additional (criminal) responsibility in relation to people of pre -retirement age. Today, the State Duma in the first reading adopted the appropriate bill - for an unreasonable refusal to hire or dismissal of Russians, who remained several years before retirement, business will face a fine of up to 200 thousand rubles or up to 360 hours of public work.

Investors complained about Tariko

But the owner of the Russian Standard Bank Rustam Tariko is clearly problems. Holders of Eurobonds controlled by the Russian Standard Ltd. They complained about the company, the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina,write Vedomosti. The company did not pay a coupon on Eurobonds (49% of the Russian Standard shares were laid on these papers). In total, investors demand that they return more than $ 620 million to them. Initiative group of investors reported that in extreme cases the bank’s laid shares were ready to recover, but so far counts on the support of the Central Bank. The regulator itself does not comment on the situation.

PRACTICE

Where it is more profitable to buy iPhone

Every time Apple produces new iPhone models, there is no doubt - they will be more expensive than the previous ones. The current release was no exception - the “budget” XR will cost the Apple fans $ 749, the iPhone XS - $ 999, the iPhone XS Max - $ 1099, and this is only in the United States. If you do not want to wait for the release of new products in Russia (September 28) and look for the most profitable options, take a closer look at this rating .

The most dangerous real estate markets

Real estate abroad in theory can serve as an effective protection against currency fluctuations, but not in all countries. Analysts from the Oxford Economics Center see the most risks in real estate markets in Sweden, Australia, Canada and Hong Kong. Instead, they recommend investors to pay attention to the USA, Germany, France, China and Japan. In most of these countries, there has long been a serious increase in mortgage rates, and in some they even fell. You can study the results of the study more here (paid in English).

Irina Malkova