Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko said that he was responsible for the fact that the Russian team was not allowed to the Paralympics in Rio. He stated this to reporters, Interfax reports. “Of course, of course, both I and the people from the Paralympic Committee are feeling responsibility and certain guilt in this,” the minister said. On August 31, the Russian team was finally removed from the Paralympic Games, which are held in Rio de Janeiro from September 7 to 18.

The manned ship TMA-20M landed 148 kilometers southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan, Roscosmos reports . There were three crew members on board: two Russian astronauts Alexei Ovchinin (ship commander) and Oleg Skripochka, as well as the American astronaut Jeffrey Williams. https://twitter.com/roscosmos/status/773328737433780224 The expedition lasted 172 days. The TMA-20M Union started from the Baikonur cosmodrome on March 19 at 00:26 Moscow time.

The drop in oil prices in 2014-2015 can lead to a “wave of democratization” in hydrocarbon exporting countries, Renaissance Capital analysts believe. The company's research data is cited by CNBC. The decrease in oil prices in 1985 helped the democratization of such countries as Mexico, Iran, Algeria and the Soviet Union in 1988-1990, Renaissance Capital indicates.

Former Governor of Komi Vyacheslav Gaiser did not testify against the top managers of Renova, the former CEO of T Plus, Boris Weinzicher and the managing director of Renova Group of Companies, Evgeny Olkhovik, as part of the case of bribes to the leadership of the republic. This was stated by lawyer Gaiser Vyacheslav Leontyev, reports Prime . “Lie. My client was not interrogated at all in this criminal case, ”Leontyev explained.

In August, Russians reduced their expenses compared to the previous month by 2%. This was reported by the Romir research center. Regarding August 2015, the expenses of residents of the country increased by 0.7% with accumulated inflation of 6.9%. Thus, citizens' expenses minus inflation were lower than 2012 indicators, researchers note. As noted in the study, earlier the Russians also had a decline in consumer activity, but in August it began to grow.

The government did not discuss the freezing of expenses from the National Welfare Fund (FNB), said First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. It is reported by Interfax . The proposal of the Ministry of Finance partially freeze financing of projects from the FNB, voiced at a meeting with Shuvalov, Vedomosti previously reported . “Not discussed. We did not even discuss this.

The new president of the company “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft” (GSS), which produces the Sukhoi Superjet-100 liner, was appointed Camille Gainutdinov. This was reported in a press release from the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). In this post, Gainutdinov will be replaced by Ilya Tarasenko, who, in turn, will take the position of general director of another subsidiary of the UAC, the Russian aircraft -building corporation MiG.

The Investigative Committee in Moscow started the case on the rapper David Nuriev (known according to the pseudonym Ptah) the case under the article on extremism, the representative of the capital's department of the UK Julia Ivanova told the Moscow agency. The case was opened under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (excitement of hatred or enmity). According to LIFE, the reason for the case was the incident in the Club of 16 tons at the 1905 street metro station.

Former Governor of Komi Vyacheslav Gaiser showed the ex-head of Beeline Mikhail Slobodin as part of the transaction with the investigation, Forbes reports with reference to two sources. The magazine explains that Gaiser testified to Slobodin and other top managers of the structures of Vekselberg: the ex-ex-get of “T Plus” Boris Weinzicher and the manager of Renova Evgeny Olkhovik in exchange for 15 years in prison.

QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS (QS World University Rankings) has published a annual international university rating, which included 22 Russian universities (in total, 916 universities from 80 countries are included). Does this say that the quality of education in Russia has improved? It is clearly not to rush.

The Su-27 fighter of the Aerospace Forces of Russia was intercepted by the American R-8 reconnaissance aircraft, which flew over the Black Sea. It is reported by Reuters with reference to their own sources in the US Ministry of Defense. Reuters sources indicated that multiple interactions were recorded between the aircraft.

The Russian pilot acted in accordance with international rules when intercepting American fighters. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Major General Igor Konashenkov. According to the Ministry of Defense on Thursday, the US Navy twice tried to approach the Russian border over the Black Sea, where the Caucasus 2016 military exercises are now being held.

The number of banks currently working in the Crimea has doubled by 2014. This is written by Kommersant, referring to the statistics of the Central Bank. In December 2014, the maximum number of credit organizations was registered on the peninsula: 31 banks unit worked in the territory. By 2016, these figures were reduced to 14. From the statistics of the Central Bank it follows that 15 banks left Crimea due to the fact that their licenses were revoked.

The press included details of the transaction between the United States and Iran, held in early 2016. Four Americans were released from Iranian prisons. Formally, they were exchanged for a group of Iranians convicted in the United States for violation of the sanctions regime.

Israel extracts to Russia a priest Gleb Grozovsky, who is accused of pedophilia. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the official representative of the Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Kurnoy.