Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the resumption of charter aircraft with Turkey. According to Interfax , he stated this at a press conference following a meeting of the presidents of the two countries in St. Petersburg. “This is a matter of technology and the nearest time,” the president said. The main problem in the issue with charters was to ensure the maximum safety of Russian tourists.

The Burger King fast food chain of fast food refused to be a lawyer Sergei Shnurov and apologized to him, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the company. “On behalf of my company I want to apologize to the cord. Of course, we will only be happy if Sergey will write funny poems about us and henceforth, even with the addition of a folk language, ”Dmitry Medovi, General Director of the Network, told the agency.

About 600 people gathered for a rally against the “Sokolniki Park” in the Moscow Park, Medusa reports. On the eve of the administration of the Sokolniki park, she agreed on a rally for the freedom of the Internet and against the adoption of the anti -terrorism laws of Irina Yarova. The action “In defense of the 23rd and 24th articles of the Constitution, against Internet censorships and Internet sites, for the freedom of the Internet in Russia” was to be held on August 9 from 18:30 to 21:00.

The Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko accepted the proposal of a professional football league (PFL) and other organizations that nominated him for the post of head of the Russian Football Union (RFU), R-Sport reports. “I have a decision. I am grateful to PFL and accept their proposal, just as the proposal of a dozen of our public organizations, which nominated my candidacy.

The Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan, making an apology letter addressed to his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin, used Russian words - in particular, the word “sorry”, the Hurryet Daily News newspaper, citing his own sources in diplomatic circles. According to the source, the selection of words for the letter was carried out by the press secretary of Erdogan Ibrahim Kalyn, who consulted with translators from the Russian language and diplomats of the Kazakh embassy in Ankara.

August 9, 1907 chemist Alexander Topchiev was born Personal business Alexander Vasilievich Topchiev (1907-1962) was born in the Sloboda Mikhailovka (now the city in the Volgograd region). His family was outstanding, despite the fact that his father was a native of ordinary peasants. In 1921, he moved to Moscow with his parents.

The US-Democrated President and Presidential Council of the Democratic Party Hillary Clinton risks being in the courtroom in connection with the accusation of unlawful actions, slander and infliction of moral harm in connection with the attack on the American embassy in 2012, Fox News reports. The corresponding lawsuit was filed by the parents of two US citizens who died during the mentioned attack. He was addressed personally by Hillary Clinton, who in 2012 headed the American foreign policy.

Doping, crippled by doping, will still suffer from phantom pains for a long time after cutting off the third of the Russian national team from the 2016 games. By the morning of the fourth day of the competition in Rio de Janeiro, the doping topic continues to occupy the first lanes of newspapers.

The English -speaking media in connection with the development of events in Aleppo discuss rumors about who helps the Syrian opposition. At the end of July, the forces of Syrian President Bashar al -Assad, with the support of Russia, were besieged by the part of Aleppo under the control of the rebels and opened the humanitarian corridors to withdraw civilians and militants who developed weapons from the war zone. However, then the opposition forces went on the offensive and began to crowd Assad.

Apple, which the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia made claims, can now begin to prepare for trial and, possibly, even great fines. This was in an interview with Polit.ru was told by Vadim Novikov, an antimonopoly economist, an expert in the field of applied microeconomics, commenting on the prospects of the company. “The prospects for Apple due to the claims of the FAS are unpleasant. The company can already prepare for trial and great fines (which, however, really challenge).

The Investigative Committee (SK) of Russia is going to establish a departmental reward - the medal “For the purity of thoughts and the nobility of cases”, the portal of legal information says , where the draft relevant order of the head of the department is posted.

The Parnassus party formally has a chance of registering in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg, but this is a fairly unlikely outcome of events. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Polit.ru Mikhail Komin, political scientist of the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, commenting on the situation. “Regarding the situation with Parnassus in St. Petersburg, you need to understand two important points.

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced an agreement with Syria to the State Duma on the deployment of the Aviation Group of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to the State Duma. The relevant information on Tuesday was posted in the database of the lower house of the parliament. The document emphasizes that Damascus will provide the Khmeimim airfield in the province of Latakia with its infrastructure at a free basis to accommodate the air group.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called the military alliance of Russia and Turkey impossible. He stated this in an interview with Bild . “It is good that after the Turkish fighter shot down a Russian bomber last year, rapprochement again arose. But at the same time, I do not think that the relationship will become so close, ”Steinmeier suggested. The Minister illuminated that Türkiye is one of the important partners in NATO and should continue to remain.

The Fitch Ratings International rating agency has published an updated forecast for Ukraine's GDP. According to its analysts, the country's GDP will decrease to 1%. “Fitch expects only a moderate restoration of the Ukrainian economy. We predict GDP growth by 1% in 2016, ”the report said. Also reduced indicators of economic growth in the medium term are up to 2%.