The report of the United Investigative Group (JIT) on the results of the investigation of the MN17 flight disaster over Donbass will most likely have negative foreign policy and legal consequences for Russia. But at the same time, he creates certain opportunities for a relatively decent exit from the situation. True, Russia is not going to use them yet. How the situation will develop At first glance, the JIT report does not change much in Russia's relations with the West.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal of Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Savelyev, who asked the head of state to allow plastic handcuffs and belts to bind violent passengers on board the aircraft. This was reported on the Kremlin website. “I will support your proposal, it was time to do it for a long time,” Putin said. Savelyev, in turn, complained to Putin that due to the lack of handcuffs and belts on board, the crew of the aircraft had to be binded by violators by plaid.

President Vladimir Putin agreed with the German Chancellor Angel Merkel Schedule of contacts in the Norman format, the Kremlin reports . We are talking about contacts "at various levels." Putin also hoped that Kyiv would also work on the de-escalation of the conflict in the southeast of Ukraine. On August 10, Putin stated that he doubts the need to meet with Merkel and the presidents of France and Ukraine Francois Olland and Peter Poroshenko.

Spotify music online service is negotiating to purchase its competitor SoundCloud, reports Financial Times. The sources of the publication clarify that the transaction may still break, but negotiations have gone far enough. The publication failed to get a comment. Earlier, Twitter acquired a share in SoundCloud, the transaction was not disclosed, but the media suggested that it amounted to $ 70 million, and subsequently the round of investment would increase to $ 100 million.

Google launched a newsletter for Android users with information about changing the device settings and installing third -party applications. This was reported by vc.ru. Notifications also contain instructions on how to deactivate the pre -installed Google applications, change the standard search engine in Google Chrome, establish another search widget and change the position of the icons.

The working group under the leadership of the former head of the AP Sergey Ivanov prepared proposals to tighten the responsibility of power structures for pressure on business. This was announced by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, Prime reports.

The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov considered the “clumsy” statement by the US State Department about the attacks against Russia, Interfax reports. “As for the specific statement of the representative of the State Department, it is quite clumsy,” Peskov said. “By the law, we have special services that are engaged in the fight against terrorism, and they are engaged in this on an ongoing basis. And not on occasion, but constantly, ”he added.

In Moscow, Washington’s statement was called an emotional breakdown about the possible termination of cooperation with Russia in Syria. This was announced to reporters by the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Ryabkov, Interfax reports.

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The government does not develop bills that involve the introduction of paid medical care for non-working Russians, the RIA-News in the press service of the government told . “Medical assistance in state and municipal healthcare institutions is provided to all citizens for free (this is a constitutional guarantee),” the government said. Earlier, Olga Golodets announced work on a bill that will oblige to pay for non -working Russians for the use of social infrastructure.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation saw in the statements of the official representative of the State Department of the United States John Kirby about terrorist attacks in Russia “frank recognition” in American influence on terrorists. This is stated in the statement of the Russian military department, which received in Slon. “It is especially amazing in the recognition of Kirby that the scale of direct American influence on the activities of terrorists is global.

Denmark paid $ 900 thousand for access to the Panama Archive to combat tax evasion, reports Reuters . The state bought the data of the Panama Law Firm Mossack Fonse on offshore accounts. The documents mentioned 500-600 citizens of Denmark, who will be checked for involvement in tax crimes.

Sergei Kulakov, Police of the Police of St. Petersburg, was suspected in the service in the intelligence of the US Airborne Forces. It is reported by "Fontanka" . The FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs check the profile on the social network Myspace, which depicts a man similar to Kulakova in the form of the 525th military intelligence brigade with insignia of a specialist.

In the case of a shootout at the Elements restaurant on Rochdelskaya Street in the center of Moscow, the acting head of the criminal police of the Presnensky police department Denis Romashkin was detained. This was reported by RBC with reference to the lawyer Eduard Oganyan, who represents the interests of another person involved in the case, the operative of Ildar Shakirov. As the interlocutor of RBC said, Romashkin was in a restaurant when a shootout occurred next to him.

The company National Amusements, which controls the CBS and Viacom media holding shareholder, sent a letter to the board of directors of both organizations, suggesting that they consider the confluence of assets. This was reported in the press release of National Amusements. Media holdings were divided in 2005 after the reorganization of Viacom. CBS went to the exchange in January 2006.