On August 12 , the next Summit of the “Caspian five” at the highest level was held in Kazakhstan. The head of state Vladimir Putin introduced Russia. The leaders of the Caspian powers - Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Iran - are gathering for the fifth time. The summit in the Kazakhstan Aktau was not without reason became anniversary. Its participants signed the Convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea.

The deputy of the US Congress from the Republican Party Tom Garrett said that at a closed briefing with the director of the FBI, about two months ago, the alleged influence of Russia on the events in Charlottsville in 2017 was discussed, CNN reports. Recall that in August 2017, in Charlottsville, white nationalists made a rally against the demolition of the monument to the soldier of the Confederation of the Civil War of the 19th century.

A resident of Barnaul Maria Motuznaya, accused of extremism for preserving pictures on the VKontakte social network, posted on Twitter a photo of pages from her criminal case. These pictures demonstrate what kind of users the VKontakte administration transfers to law enforcement agencies.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov commented on the air of the Rossiya television channel a drop in the ruble exchange rate in relation to the dollar and the euro after the declaration of the American authorities about the intention to introduce new anti-Russian sanctions in connection with the poisoning of the former GRU employee Sergei Skripal.

In Indonesia, they found a boy who survived the crash of the aircraft in the Papua province, reports Associated Press . On August 11, the Pilatus PC-6 single-engine plane of the private airline Dimonin Air, on board of which were nine people, disappeared from the radar. Subsequently, it became known that the plane crashed near the Oxibil airport. Six passengers and two crew members died, the child survived. He was found in consciousness and sent to the hospital.

Vladimir Putin at the fifth Caspian summit photo: Kremlin press service Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at a meeting of the fifth Caspian summit on the creation of the Caspian Economic Forum, the Kremlin press service reports . Recall that in the Kazakhstani Aktau on August 12, the leaders of the leaders of the Caspian Five countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran) are held.

On the night of August 12, journalist Victoria Ivleva, who takes part in the fate of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, said that he was released from the colony on Yamal. “Oleg seems to be saved! At 23.00, the plane flew out of Salekhard with him. I hope the next stop is Kyiv. All!" - She wrote on her Facebook . “A source in Labytnangi. Ivleva wrote the truth. Just let's wait for the board to land in Kyiv.

The publishing house Mann, Ivanov and Ferber published the book of James Glick Glius. The life and science of Richard Feynman. " The author of the book is an American writer and historian of science who has long worked as a scientific journalist at the New York Times. His first book “Chaos: Creating a New Science” (1987) told readers about the emergence of a new field of science dedicated to the study of the theory of chaos and complexity.

The Social Democratic Party of Romania, which is now the ruling in the country, demanded immediate apologies from its own President Claus Johannis. He previously condemned the actions of the gendarmes that acted too tough in relation to the participants in the anti -government protest. The SDP called the statement of the head of state irresponsible. “The gendarmerie acted legally in order to prevent the protesters from entering the headquarters of the government.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov stated on the Russia television channel that the calculations in oil trade could be carried out in national currency, and not in dollars. Siluanov noted: “We significantly reduced our investments of our reserves in American assets. In fact, the dollar, which was considered the world currency, is already becoming a risky tool for calculations ”(quote for TASS ).

FC "Orenburg" defeated the capital "Lokomotiv" in the match of the third round of the Russian Championship. The meeting ended with a score of 1: 0. The only goal in the match was recorded by Andrea Chukanov (90-minute) on his account. In the match on the field, Fyodor Smolov, who was transferred to the Moscow club from Krasnodar, the day before, went to the field, but he could not help his new team.

Ten people were injured in varying severity as a result of the shooting that occurred in the British Manchester, the press service of the city police reports . The wounded are hospitalized in a state of varying severity. The police work at the scene, finding out the causes and circumstances of the incident. SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED AFTER SHOTS WERE FIRED in #MOSSIDE EARLIER THIS MORNING. Extra Officers Will Continue to Patrol The Area Over the Coming Days.

Laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Briton Vidiadhar Surajprazad Nyupol died at the age of 85, BBC reports . Naypol died in his house in London surrounded by loved ones. In 1971, Nightpol received the Buker Prize for the book "In a limited state." In 1993 , Nightpol became a laureate of the literary prize David Cohen, and in 2001 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was awarded the last two awards for his contribution to world literature.

TSN journalist Gordrd Miller wrote on his Twitter that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) thought about the further fate of the men's hockey tournament in the Olympic program. According to Miller, the IOC considers four options: a rejection of any changes, admission to participation in the Olympic hockey tournament of players from the National Hockey League (NHL), tolerance of players under 23 years old, the exclusion of the tournament from the OI program.

People's Artist of Russia Anatoly Uzdensky died at the 67th year of his life, according to the website of the Contemporary Theater, in which the artist served. Uzdensky died in Novosibirsk during a vacation. Farewell and funeral with the actor will be held in Moscow. Uzdensky starred in dozens of films and TV shows, among them - “Slaughter Power”, “Mentov Wars”, “Kamenskaya”, “A Brief course of a happy life”.