Vladimir Putin's trust rating has resumed its decline after a slight increase due to a televised address on pension reform, according to VTsIOM data. Details In the week from 3 to 9 September, Vladimir Putin's personal trust rating fell to 35.9% (from 37.5% a week earlier). After the televised address, it rose slightly - up to 37.5% from 37.1%. The president's approval rating (the question "Do you generally approve or disapprove of the activities of ...?") also fell to 63% from 65.2%.

The Bellingcat research group and The Insider found on the documents of Alexander Petrov in the Federal Migration Service (FMS) of the “NOT GIVENTS OF ONE” and “S.S.” (behind this reduction, according to journalists, the phrase “Top Secret” is hidden). Details In the FMS dossier on Petrov, which was at the disposal of The Insider and Bellingcat, there is no data on the receipt of other national and passports and information about the registration sites, as in ordinary dossiers of the service.

In an interview with Petrov and Boshirov, no one believed. But one grateful viewer could have The event of the week Interview "Tourists from Salisbury" The birth of an interview at RT Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov (we assume that these are their real names) became not only the main, but also the most mysterious news of the week. We will not list all the inconsistencies in the interview in detail - we have already done this yesterday.

On Friday, the Central Bank made an unexpected decision (Bloomberg and Reuters polls predicted that the rate would remain unchanged) to increase the key rate by 0.25 percentage points. up to 7.5% and extend the purchase of foreign currency until the end of 2018. On this news, the ruble strengthened by Friday evening - to 68 rubles/$ and slightly above 79 rubles/€. Many economists expect the Russian currency to continue to grow, while stipulating that the trend could be stopped by sanctions.

Photo: Bridgewater's 40th Anniversary “Principles: Life and Work” is published in Russia-the book of Ray Dalio, the founder of the world's largest gedge fund Bridgewater Associates.

The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is ceasing its participation in structures chaired by the Patriarchate of Constantinople and is ceasing to commemorate Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople during church services. These actions are a response to Constantinople's preparation of autocephaly (independence) for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

After the deterioration of relations with Western countries, Russia began to actively look for defectors in the United States who passed information to foreign intelligence services, writes The New York Times. To ensure the safety of its informants, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in recent years has been forced to find a new hiding place for those who were discovered by the Russian intelligence services.

The Central Bank is not considering the possibility of forced conversion of foreign currency deposits into rubles, said the head of the regulator, Elvira Nabiullina. Earlier, VTB President Andrei Kostin admitted that in the event of new sanctions against the bank, foreign currency deposits of clients could be returned to their holders in rubles at the current exchange rate.

Everyone knows about the benefits of business conferences: this is an exchange of experience, ideas and “special” knowledge, increasing business contacts, communication and the ability to find new business partners. However, there are a great many business conferences today, and not all of them deserve attention.

Sixth image of video surveillance cameras An interview with Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirova, whom the UK charged with the poisoning of Sergei and Julia Skripale, caused a lot of questions - not only in the UK (the British Foreign Ministry called an interview “false” and “deliberately distorting information”, and Teresa May - a frank frank fiction that “insults common sense”).

The ruble on Friday strengthened sharply against the dollar and the euro after two announcements by the Central Bank - to raise the key rate and to stop buying foreign currency for the Finance Ministry. Details exchange rate The dollar at 13:29, a minute before the Central Bank announced the key rate, was 68.4 rubles/$, after which it dropped to 67.46 rubles/$. As of 14:30, the exchange rate is 67.5 rubles/$.

The Bank of Russia on Friday raised the key rate from 7.25% to 7.50% per annum, the press service of the Central Bank reports. The regulator explained its decision by increased inflation risks. Details The Central Bank raised the key rate by 0.25 percentage points to 7.50% per annum. The last time the regulator raised the rate was against the backdrop of the collapse of the ruble in December 2014.

Ukraine has partially won an appeal in a London court over Yanukovych's $3 billion debt to Russia. In 2013, Russia used this amount (the money was provided from the National Welfare Fund) to buy Eurobonds issued by Viktor Yanukovych's government, but Kiev refused to service the debt in 2015 and declared a default on the bonds.

The serious intention of the head of VTB, Andrei Kostin, to fight the dollar became known back in July, when he handed over to President Vladimir Putin a package of proposals aimed at expanding the use of the ruble in international settlements. What exactly is his plan for de-dollarization, Kostin told the Izvestia newspaper on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.

The government has decided on the tax system for the self-employed. The head of the Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin spoke to TASS about the main parameters of the new system. The tax rate will be 4-6% of earnings, and the penalty for tax evasion can be set at the rate of annual income. Conditions. Self-employed people with a monthly income of up to 200,000 rubles will be able to apply the regime. or annual up to 2.4 million.