The fifth of (22%) of the inhabitants of Russia believe that Vladimir Putin never abused power, no matter what his critics say. This was written by Gazeta.ru with reference to the study of the Levada Center. A third of Russians (31%) believe that Putin is really abusing power, but this is not too important, since with him the standard of living in Russia has still increased. Only 7% believe that the facts of abuses that are “given on the Internet and free media” are fully true.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev admitted that oil prices can decrease to $ 30–40 per barrel. This is reported on the presidential website , he stated at a meeting on economic policy. Referring to the opinions of experts, the head of the republic noted that low oil prices and metals can be preserved for five years.

Estonian President of Toomas Ilves called on residents of the republic to support a compatriot - a security officer (Estonian special services) of Eston Kokhver, convicted in Russia on charges of espionage. He wrote about this on his Facebook . The President suggested that on August 20, on the anniversary of the restoration of Estonian independence, people attached yellow tapes to their clothes - in solidarity with the convict. He published his own photo with such a ribbon.

The leaders of the largest museums of the Russian Federation in an open letter demanded to punish the guilty in the act of vandalism at the exhibition in the arena. They set out the relevant requirements in an open letter published on The Art Newspaper. “We are waiting for the punishment of the perpetrators. Acts of vandalism in relation to monuments in public spaces, in cemeteries, temples and museums are unacceptable.

A special agency will appear in Ukraine for the search, return and management of assets obtained by corruption. It is reported by Ukrainian Truth . The bill regulating the work of this structure was submitted by officials from the Ministry of Justice, the prosecutor's office and the Countering Center. The agency, among other things, will evaluate the assets mentioned and their management during the investigation, during the court, as well as after a decision on confiscation.

Auchan filed two lawsuits against the management of Rosselkhoznadzor in Moscow, Moscow and Tula regions. Documents are registered in the Court database, claims have not yet been published. As follows from the materials, Auchan has submitted applications for contesting decisions on bringing to administrative responsibility. The meeting for one of the claims is scheduled for September 17. The Rosselkhoznadzor on August 19 announced violations in the Auchan -Kuntsevo store.

In eastern Ukraine, a new military aggravation. The OSCE fixes a ceasefire on both sides. Part of the allotted artillery and RSO caliber more than 100 mm is returned to fire positions, local combat clashes occur daily along the entire line of contact.

The authorities of the unrecognized Donetsk Republic reported on the number of graduates who entered Russian universities. This was reported by the Donetsk News Agency . “Our applicants entered universities of the Russian Federation on the basis of certificates of the Donetsk People’s Republic. A total of 666 people - as of August 1, were received at 11 universities of the Russian Federation, ”said Larisa Polyakova, Minister of Education of the DPR.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece can sign a memorandum of the construction of the Tesla gas pipeline from Turkey to Austria, write Vedomosti with reference to one of the project participants. According to the representative of the Hungarian gas company FGSZ, which will be responsible for the pipe on the territory of Hungary, at the meeting scheduled for September, it is planned to decide on the preparation of a technical and economic justification.

The militants of the Islamic State (the activities of the group in Russia is prohibited by the court) killed the former keeper of the monuments of ancient architecture in the city of Palmir 82-year-old Haled Assad. It is reported by BBC News. According to the head of the Syrian agency for the protection of monuments Mamun Abdulkarim, Assad was beheaded, and his body was posted by militants on one of the columns in the center of Palmyra. Khaled Assad worked in Palmyra for more than 50 years.

The Canadian mining corporation Century Iron Mines, due to the decline in the raw material market, has become an investor in the project for the sale of chicken eggs from Australia in the Chinese market. It is reported by Bloomberg. As part of the project, Century Iron Mines created the Century Food unit. It will be saved in Hong Kong and Macau eggs, as well as other products produced by the Australian Sunny Queen Pty.

Reuters / Yonathan Weitzman My student youth was full of public activism: we lived almost a commune-several funny students in a shabby huge apartment in the center of Tel Aviv, went to demonstrations, were interested in ecology, arranged charity fairs and tried to be responsible citizens-it was a long time before it became popular in Moscow. We tried not to buy too much, save light and water, but there was a guy among us, who was literally obsessed with economically attitude to food.

The Fitch International Rating Agency increased the long -term rating of Greece by one step - from CC to SCS, the agency’s website reported . Fitch, in addition, increased the ratings of the Greece state bonds in foreign and local currency to the “CCC” level. According to Fitch analysts, an agreement reached between Greece and creditors under the third assistance program reduced the likelihood of a country's default for private debt obligations.

The Board of Directors of the European Stabilization Mechanism approved in full the third international program for Greece assistance up to € 86 billion, the vice-president of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis reports on Twitter.

The state prosecutor in the process of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, accused of preparing terrorist attacks in the Crimea, demanded to sentenced the defendant to 23 years in prison. It is reported by Interfax . For the second person involved in the case, Alexander Kolchenko, the prosecutor asked for 12 years in prison. “The accusation believes that in court it was established and proved that Sentsov and Kolchenko participated in the preparation of terrorist acts.