The international rating agency Standard & Poor's ( S&P) believes that strengthening relations between Russia and the USA can improve Moscow rating, and the development of international cooperation will help the Kremlin withdraw the sanctions imposed on it by the West, Bloomberg reports with reference to the sovereign ratings of S&P Moritsa Kremra.

The head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian military-space forces halved the number of military aviation sorties in Syria, spreading them to the entire depth of the Islamic Republic, RIA Novosti reports. On Tuesday, during the report, the head of the Ministry of Defense, the head of the Ministry of Defense, said that the Russian Air Force, the Russian Air Force struck a massive aviation blow to the positions of the Islamic State terrorist group prohibited in Russia.

As a result of one of the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, a Russian citizen Natalya Muravyova died, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the wife of the deceased. As Serge Loren told the news agency, he identified his wife's body. She was in the Bataclan concert hall when terrorists burst there and captured the hostages. Serge Loren was injured by his hand and underwent surgery. He did not have information about the whereabouts of his wife within two days after the attack.

Russia has notified the United States about attacks on the positions of the Islamic State militants (terrorist grouping is prohibited in the Russian Federation) in Syria, Reuters reports citing an American official. According to the source, the Russian Federation warned the United States about its intention to strike at the positions of militants with the help of sea -based cruise missiles and bombers.

The spectral analysis helped to establish the presence of explosives on the wreckage of the Russian passenger aircraft A321, Interfax reports with reference to the source familiar with the situation. According to the interlocutor of the agency, experts took advantage of various methods of chemical analysis. He said that it was the spectral analysis that made it possible to most accurately establish the affiliation of the particles that were removed from the crash site.

The deputy head of the Ministry of Defense Arkady Bakhin is dismissed from his position, according to the Internet portal of legal information. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “To release the Army General Bakhin Arkady Viktorovich from the post of First Deputy Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation and dismiss him from military service,” the document says.

Hackers from Anonymous hacked more than 5.5 thousand twitter accounts of militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization (grouping is prohibited in the Russian Federation). They reported this on the social network Twitter. Previously, hackers promised to take revenge on IG for a series of terrorist attacks, which occurred in Paris on November 13. In the video posted on the YouTube channel, one of them stated that the group began to hunt for militants.

At the freshman of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), they stole Mercedes worth 6.1 million rubles, the Moscow Agency, citing a source in law enforcement agencies. The Mercedes-Benz G350 Bluetec car was deprived of a private protected parking lot in the west of Moscow. The theft statement was received by the police on November 16 from a 19-year-old student. The police decided to initiate a criminal case under the article “Theft”.

The head of the FSB of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bortnikov, said that the collapse of the A321 aircraft of Kogalymavia aircraft on the Sinai Peninsula was the result of a terrorist act. “We can say that this is a terrorist attack,” Interfax quotes Bortnikova. The head of the FSB of Russia made this statement at a meeting following the investigation of the reasons for the collapse of the Russian aircraft, chaired by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The football match between the national teams of Belgium and Spain, which was supposed to be held at the Brussels stadium "King Baudouin" in the evening of November 17, was canceled for security reasons. It is reported by RTL. The Belgian authorities recommended to cancel the match. It is noted that the security threat was increased from the second to the third level, which means that it is possible and likely. The lifting of the match was confirmed by the Belgian football union.

The amendments developed by the Ministry of Construction to the law on shared construction suggest a significant tightening of requirements for housing builders. In particular, we are talking about the installation of the minimum threshold of the developer’s own capital (at least 5% of the value of the housing being built), Vedomosti write with reference to the text of the bill.

The identity of another Parisian terrorist, who participated in the attack on the Babaklan concert hall, reports RTL. Specialists of the Main Directorate of Internal Security established the identity of the alleged terrorist by photography. His name is not disclosed, but it is noted that he was under the control of law enforcement agencies due to communication with the radicals.

Hanover police discovered an ambulance, the Deutsche Welle Sports reports next to the city stadium. Earlier it was reported about the abolition of a friendly football match between the national teams of Germany and the Netherlands, which was supposed to be held at the stadium. The match was to be attended by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, as well as a number of high -ranking German officials. HeAVILY ARMED POLICE PATROLLING IN FRONT of #hannover Stadium.

The official representative of the Raiffeisen Bank International group denied plans for the sale of Raiffeisenbank in Russia, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Russian representative office of the bank. “The Raiffeisen Bank International group has repeatedly confirmed its commitment to the Russian market and emphasized the importance of Russian business for it.

The Russian Federation appeals to all states, organizations and persons calling for help in search of the culprits of the crash of the Russian Airbus A321 aircraft in Egypt. This is stated in the official statement of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The agency recalls that the crash of the aircraft occurred due to the attack, and announces on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, that the competent Russian bodies have begun the search for criminals.