The intermediate result of the political crisis in Moscow is the criminal prosecution of citizens A rally on Sakharov Square on March 10, 2019. Photo: from the account of Mikhail Svetov Elections to the Moscow City Duma turned into a full -scale political crisis that unfolds before our eyes.

Moscow courts have already punished about 400 protesters on June 27: 88 protesters received administrative arrests, another 332 judges imposed fines, and two protesters were given compulsory work, said . Moscow City Court spokeswoman Ulyana Solopova How are they judged? Almost all detainees are tried under Part 6.1 of Art.

VTsIOM published a poll , according to which the majority of both Russians and Muscovites support the non-admission of independent candidates to the elections to the Moscow City Duma and the use of harsh police measures on protests on July 27. The results of the VTsIOM survey differ greatly from other surveys. The point is primarily in the wording of questions, experts say. As polled by VTsIOM 1,600 people took part in the VTsIOM survey, both Muscovites and residents of other cities.

In Ukraine, the first big media scandal related to the office of President Zelensky: the resignation of the head of the office (head of the presidential administration) Andriy Bohdan, announced the day before, turned out to be a fake. Official channels contributed to the spread of this fake, and its refutation was very late, which cannot but cast a shadow on the new authorities of the country.

In the near future, a case will be opened against the leadership of the FBK for money laundering (Article 174 of the Criminal Code, up to 7 years in prison) and tax evasion, reports Proekt, citing the materials of the pre-investigation check of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (available to the editors). The information was confirmed by a source "close to the leadership of law enforcement agencies." The Investigative Committee declined to comment on this information. Who is suspected?

The Presnensky Court of Moscow on Friday, August 2, arrested five participants in the rally on July 27 in support of independent candidates for the Moscow City Duma. Kirill Zhukov, Ivan Podkopaev, Aleksey Minyailo, Samariddin Radjabov and Yegor Zhukov have been arrested until September 27 and will spend two months in jail. The investigation accuses them of participating in mass riots (part 2 of article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

An unregistered candidate for the Moscow City Duma, the head of the FBK, Ivan Zhdanov, went on a hunger strike while considering a complaint against his administrative arrest in the Moscow City Court, said his chief of staff Boris Zolotarevsky. Quote: “What is happening now with people who honestly tried to participate in the elections and took part in a peaceful protest action is lawlessness and lawlessness. I no longer have any means and opportunities to convey my position.

The dollar exchange rate for the first time since June exceeded the mark of 65 rubles, follows from the data of the Moscow Exchange. It grew by 67 kopecks. The euro exchange rate also increased by 82 kopecks: at 12 o'clock Moscow time it was 72.15 rubles. The fall of the ruble began following the fall in world oil prices after the tweet of US President Donald Trump about the imposition of new sanctions by Washington against China. We wrote about it here .

The dollar exchange rate exceeded 65 rubles for the first time since June, according to data from the Moscow Exchange. It increased by 67 kopecks. The euro exchange rate also increased by 82 kopecks: at 12 o'clock Moscow time it was 72.15 rubles. The fall of the ruble began following the fall in world oil prices after US President Donald Trump's tweet about Washington imposing new sanctions against China. We wrote about this here .

The dollar exchange rate for the first time since June exceeded the mark of 65 rubles, follows from the data of the Moscow Exchange. It grew into 67 cents. It increased by 82 kopecks and the euro course: at 12 hours Moscow time it amounted to 72.15 rubles. The fall of the ruble began after the fall of world oil prices after the tweet of US President Donald Trump about the introduction of new sanctions against China. We wrote about this here .

US President Donald Trump announced new sanctions against China: from September 1, the US will introduce a 10% duty on Chinese imports worth $300 billion. These sanctions expand the existing restrictions: 25% duties on Chinese goods by $250 billion.

The financial statements of the pro-government candidates to the Moscow City Duma and the systemic opposition were made as a carbon copy, and candidates from different parties could use the same template, found out Novaya Gazeta . This may mean that the documents were produced by several "headquarters" that oversee the activities of both candidates from the government and their rivals in constituencies.

On August 2, the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), and now its effect has been terminated, the said Russian Foreign Ministry . The dismantling of the treaty could lead to an unrestricted arms race, the ministry said.

The Central Bank is expanding its powers and, starting from 2020, obliges all banks to report monthly to the Central Bank on collateral, their value and all transactions with them, Vedomosti reports . In Russia, collateralized lending dominates too much, and this creates a risk of littering bank balance sheets with non-core or distressed assets, the regulator fears. Currently, banks provide information on collateral to the Central Bank upon request during inspections in an aggregated form.

Apple stopped the Siri quality control program, which allowed third-party contractors to listen to the requests of some users, TechCrunch writes , citing a company statement. Contractors received less than 1% of voice queries of a few seconds, and their work improved the quality of Siri recognition, but information about human wiretapping outraged customers. Apple promises to release an update: the user will be able to choose whether to submit voice recordings for verification or not.