The State Duma deputies suggested that the government of the Russian Federation recommend that the president impose sanctions against Georgia. The draft statement of the State Duma is published on the website of the Parliament, it will be considered on July 9. In their statement, the deputies “categorically condemn the ongoing anti-Russian provocations in Georgia” and call on the government to “consider the expediency” of imposing sanctions.

Sberbank and Yandex are unhappy with how their joint business in online trading is developing and are currently discussing options for a “divorce,” The Bell reports, citing sources. The publication's sources claim that the companies have proposed business division concepts to each other, but a decision has not yet been made. Kommersant also writes , citing sources, that there was discontent or misunderstanding between the companies.

US President Donald Trump tweeted that the United States would "no longer deal" with British Ambassador to Washington Kim Darroch. Trump also tweeted that it was "good news" that the UK would soon have a new prime minister. Trump made such a statement after the Daily Mail newspaper quoted excerpts from Kim Darrok's diplomatic cables sent to the UK.

The Federal Tax Service established that the stationery brand Erich Krause transferred 298.3 million rubles to a fly-by-night company in Cyprus under the guise of paying for advertising in the intellectual program “Own Game” on NTV. According to RBC, tax authorities demanded that the company pay 44.6 million rubles in unpaid taxes and fines due to unjustified tax benefits. The companies also proposed to reduce the declared loss of 157 million rubles.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Arkhangelsk terminated the administrative case of disrespect for power, aroused against a local resident Alexander Pushkin. According to the head of the Agora human rights group Pavel Chikov, the case was terminated due to the lack of an offense. The court considered that holding accountable for disagreement with judicial acts contradicts the meaning of justice.

The Russian Investigative Committee has charged 15 police officers from Kabardino-Balkaria with organizing and participating in a criminal organization and accepting bribes . According to investigators, in 2017-2018, police officers received at least 42 million rubles in bribes for ensuring the illegal transportation of alcohol-containing products across Kabardino-Balkaria. Investigators believe that the criminal group was led by the deputy head of the regional traffic police department.

Heavy rain caused flooding in Washington, the US capital, as well as in surrounding areas in the states of Maryland and Virginia, reports NBC News. Thousands of people were left without electricity. The rain partially flooded the White House, The Washington Post reports . Photos of water in the basement of the presidential administration are being published on social networks. The US National Archives building was closed due to flooding.

Tolga Akmen / AFP / Scanpix / Leta The largest German private bank Deutsche Bank has begun a massive reduction in staff in offices around the world. Chairman of the board Christian Seving notified the appearance of a new strategy in the bank in an electronic letter sent on Sunday July 7. And already on Monday, July 8, dismissal began. The first they touched employees working in Australia and Southeast Asia. A few hours later, the wave reached London.

Clashes broke out between the participants of two protest actions near the Georgian Parliament in Tbilisi, the First Channel of Georgia reports. The protesters started throwing bottles at each other, after which the police took several people out of the area. Rustavi 2 TV channel reports that two people have been detained.

Petr Sivkov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Picture Pickets “There is no Information occupation of Ukraine” near the office of the Newsone TV channel. Kyiv, July 8, 2019 TV presenter Dmitry Kiselev on July 7 on the Vesti Week program announced the teleconference between Russia and Ukraine. He described the format of the program as a frank conversation between “ordinary people” from two countries. A two -hour teleconference called “We must talk” was planned for July 12 at 18:00 Moscow time.

Civic Assistance Committee Russia has deported Togolese citizen Bozobeyidu Batomi, human rights advocates from the Civic Assistance Committee told the BBC Russian Service . According to Novaya Gazeta , a Royal Air Moroc flight that was likely carrying Batomi left Moscow on the morning of July 8. Batomi, 42, was deported despite the fact that his appeal of a decision to deny him refugee status will only be considered on July 22.

The Leninsky District Court of Kursk ordered the Russian Ministry of Finance to pay local residents Alexander and Galina Snegirev just under 2.2 million rubles for the treasure they found, which disappeared during transportation from the police to Gokhran . As reported by the local TV channel 46TV, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Internal Affairs opposed paying the Snegiryov family compensation for the treasure, since it was lost.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended until October 13 the house arrest of the founder of the investment fund Baring Vostok, Michael Calvey, who is involved in the case of the theft of 2.5 billion rubles from the Vostochny Bank. Calvey's lawyers asked the court to release the investor, release him on bail for five million rubles, or impose a preventive measure that would prohibit certain actions.

Stories of LGBTQ life in Russia's rural villages Sergey Bezgodov / Shutterstock.com Recent polling shows that more than half of Russian residents have a negative view of LGBTQ people. However, a majority also say that if they were to discover that a new acquaintance was gay, that fact would not perturb them.

The Georgian TV channel Rustavi 2 temporarily suspended journalist Giorgi Gabunia from work the day after he made obscene remarks about Russian President Vladimir Putin on the air. Giorgi Gabunia was suspended for two months from participating in all the programs he hosted on the TV channel. In particular, Gabunia will not host the Postscript program, where he swore in Russian for about a minute.