Africa quietly became the main area of ​​Russian expansion. What are Russians doing in the most dangerous region of the world? We tell in the final newsletter The Bell. Photo: kremlin.ru The main thing in a week What Russia is looking for in Africa The murder of Orhan Dzhemal, Kirill Radchenko and Alexander Rastorguev in the Central African Republic became the main and most sad news of the week.

In several regions of Russia, local authorities and administrations of maternity hospitals immediately announced a temporary moratorium on abortions, writes . Kommersant Details The ban on abortion is introduced as part of the Give Me Life! campaign, which has been carried out for several years by the Foundation for Social and Cultural Initiatives (headed by the wife of the Russian prime minister, Svetlana Medvedeva). In Primorsky Krai, abortions are not performed from July 31 to August 3.

Vladimir Putin managed to sign a package of bills before August 5, which allows the creation of Russian offshores. It was on August 5 that the US-imposed ban on transactions with the securities of Oleg Deripaska's companies was supposed to come into effect. As Kommersant wrote earlier, the Russian and Oktyabrsky islands, which will become offshore, are ideal for them. However, at the last moment, the US Treasury postponed the imposition of these sanctions until October 23.

The High Court of London has ordered the freezing of $350 million in assets of Russian businessman Vitaly Orlov following a lawsuit filed by his former partner, Alexander Tugushev. He is trying to prove that he was illegally deprived of his share in the fishing company Norebo Holding, the largest fish producer in Russia, Bloomberg reports . Details The decision was made on July 23, but it only became known now.

The tourist season is not over yet, and Spanish hotels have already begun to cut prices. The reason was the growth in demand for travel to Turkey, Tunisia and Egypt. Details From 2013 to 2017, Spanish hoteliers raised their prices by an average of 21.4%, according to official statistics. But the second half of 2018 was not very good for the country's tourism sector - in six months, the number of foreign tourists grew by only 2% after double-digit growth in 2016 and 2017.

On Friday night, unknown people blew up the door to the Pension Fund office in Kaluga, local media reported. Details According to kp40.ru, the explosive device went off at about 4 am at Boldin Street, 2a. According to information on the website of the Pension Fund, its only branch in the region is located at this address.

On August 21, the State Duma will hold “big” parliamentary hearings on raising the retirement age, said Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the lower house, . For the sake of this, the deputies will even interrupt their vacation. Details Quote: “Given the importance of this bill, it would be right to discuss it comprehensively before the start of the autumn session,” Volodin explained.

Kommersan found out on what basis the FSB suspected Viktor Kudryavtsev, a 74-year-old employee of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (TsNIIMash, part of Roscosmos), of treason. The investigation believes that he, using the authority of a researcher, received secret information and passed it on to the Belgian institute with which he collaborated.

A couple of hours after the Senators of the bill on new sanctions, the heads of special services of the United States again fell upon Russia. The leaders of the four US intelligence services at once accused Moscow of continuing attacks and attempts to intervene in the American elections. Such unanimity greatly increases the chances of taking new “crushing” sanctions.

A couple of hours after the Senators of the bill on new sanctions, the heads of special services of the United States again fell upon Russia. Details - in the mailing of The Bell Paul Oakson (left) and Kirsten Nielsen (right). Photo: Google Images The leaders of the four US intelligence services at once accused Russia of continuing attacks and attempts to intervene in the American elections. Such unanimity greatly increases the chances of taking new “crushing” sanctions.