Airlines Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France, Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot, Transaero and Air Astana reported to suspend flights over the whole of Ukraine or its eastern part due to the destruction of the Malaysian liner in the Donetsk region. This was reported by Russian and foreign information agencies. “The airline has decided from the present time to fulfill all its flights to the third countries bypassing the airspace of Ukraine,” the Transaero report said.

On the night of July 17, US President Barack Obama said that the United States imposes new sanctions against Russia, including against key sectors of the Russian economy. This news collapsed at the opening of the tender of the Moscow Exchange on July 17 Rosneft shares by more than 5%, and Novatek’s papers - almost 7%. The dollar rate at the beginning of the auction took off to 34 rubles 73 kopecks, and the euro rose to the mark of 47 rubles.

The euro exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange by 13:25 Moscow time flew up to 76 kopecks to 47.27 rubles. The dollar also rose 54 kopecks to 34.93 rubles, approaching the maximum in two months. Official courses of the main world currencies have also grown. On July 18, the dollar in Russia will cost 34,798 rubles (41 kopecks are more expensive than the previous day), and the euro - 47.0702 rubles (44 kopecks more expensive).

A new series of sanctions against Russian companies and banks can have far -reaching and extremely dangerous consequences - and not only in the form of an outflow of foreign investors from the country. Yes, foreign companies, which are now waiting for a chance to receive contracts for the supply of unique equipment and advanced technologies to Russia, will be careful in cooperation with local partners, and it is possible that many will switch attention to other regions of the planet.

Russian buyers prefer to travel abroad purchases in foreign online stores from home. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the study of Citibank about annual costs on credit cards. As follows from the report, visiting foreign countries in Russian tourists has decreased by 6%since 2009, while the total number of financial transactions committed by Russians in foreign stores increased by 11%. “The Russians began to spend less willingly abroad, preferring to make purchases in Russia.

The ban on the exit of security forces finished the company completely. But even before, she could not cope with the stagnation of the market, the weakening of the ruble and the outflow of tourists from European directions Photo: ITAR-TASS / Ruslan Shamukov Tour operators appear and disappear. Why is there so much noise around the "Neva"? Firstly, this is one of the oldest companies in the market. Secondly, quite large: there are 6,500 of its tourists abroad.

According to preliminary data, the liner was shot down over the Donetsk region All passengers of Boeing 777 Malaysian airlines, which fell in the Donetsk region, were killed. About this writes on his Facebook an adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko. The airline itself confirmed that they lost contact with the Azsterdam flight-Kuala Lumpur over the airspace of Ukraine. Airlines reported this on Twitter.

Israel introduced the troops into the gas sector as part of the operation "indestructible rock". This was reported on Twitter of the Israeli Defense Army. The country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the armed forces to destroy the tunnels that are leading from Palestine to Israel. The decision was made after the Hamas group refused to observe the ceasefire and continued to launch missiles through the territory of Israel.

Continuation - the Russian Federation denied its involvement in the shelling of the Ukrainian aircraft → On July 16, the Russian fighter struck a missile attack on the Su-25 Air Force attack aircraft, which performed a task in Ukrainian territory. This was reported on Twitter of the Council for National Security and Defense of Ukraine (National Security and Defense Council) The UNN publication also cites a statement by the SNBU speaker Andrei Lysenko.

By the decision of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Russian and Ukrainian football clubs will not temporarily play each other in connection with a difficult political situation. This was reported on the organization’s website. “In the light of the current political situation, the RFU and FFU expressed fears about the safety of matches between Russian and Ukrainian teams in UEFA tournaments.

US President Barack Obama. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque Continuation: • Putin reproached the United States for "unprofessional" foreign policy → The United States has expanded the sanctions list against citizens of the Russian Federation and Russian companies, including Rosneft, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank and Novatek. A complete list of those who fell under sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine is brought on the website of the Ministry of Finance.

On Thursday night, the United States imposed new sanctions against Russia. This time they affected system -forming companies - Rosneft, Novateka, VEB, Gazprombank and a number of companies of the defense complex, including Kalashnikov. At the same time, the European Union recommended the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to stop the launch of new projects in Russia.

Continuation: • ДНР предложила объявить перемирие для расследования крушения «Боинга» → The aircraft of Russian President Vladimir Putin could be a probable goal of the Boeing 777 Malaysian Liner, which fell in the Donetsk region. This was reported by Interfax with reference to an unnamed source in the Federal Air Transport Agency. “I can say that the number one board and the Malaysian“ Boeing ”intersected at the same point and on one echelon.

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Governments are purchased in dollars to support national currencies and to create a pillow of airbag Developing countries have accumulated so many dollars due to interventions that their foreign exchange reserves are currently already exceeding $ 3 trillion, Bloomberg writes . Growing economies from Colombia to South Korea added $ 49 billion in the second quarter, which has been a maximum since September 2012.