"A series of brutal attacks on civilians in July, two of which were claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group (the organization is banned in Russia and several other countries), have drawn attention to Merkel's open-door immigration policy, which has allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants from the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere to come to Germany."

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Operation Euphrates Shield, which the republic's Armed Forces are conducting in northern Syria, will continue until the threat to Ankara from the Syrian Kurdish self-defense forces (YPG) is eliminated.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree that lifts the ban on charter air travel between Russia and Turkey introduced on December 1, 2015. This was reported on the Russian government website on Sunday, August 28.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree lifting restrictions on Russian airlines on charter flights to Turkey. This was reported on the Russian government website on Sunday, August 28. “In pursuance of the decree of the President of Russia of June 30, 2016 No. 314... the Russian government decides: subparagraph “a” of paragraph 8 of the decree of the Russian government of November 30, 2015 No. 1296...

The latest to date, the 33rd person involved in the Bolotnaya case, Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, sentenced in December 2015 to two and a half years in prison for participation in mass riots, complained to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about the violation of the rights to freedom meetings and freedom of expression (Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention), Damir Gainutdinov, an analyst with the international human rights group Agora, who represents the interests of the Nepomnyashchi

VimpelCom shareholders satisfied with the results of Mikhail Slobodin's three-year work / A. GORDEYEV / Vedomosti Given Slobodin's new contract, his tenure at VimpelCom may be the longest in recent years. From October 2003 to April 2009, the company was headed by Alexander Izosimov. Since 2009, VimpelCom has had five directors.

I haven't seen Putin On the article “If there had been no State Emergency Committee” (No. 152 of 19.08.2016, p. 06) Somewhere around 2:00 p.m. I arrived at the Mariinsky Palace, where the Legislative Assembly usually met. My fellow citizens, no more than 3,000 in number, were huddled in the square. They were exchanging opinions and listening to Radio Baltika, the only one that initially dared to cover the events. Cars with soldiers were rushing past.

A Russian citizen, journalist Alexander Shchetinin, was found dead in Kiev. This was reported on Sunday morning, August 28, on her Facebook page by Oksana Blishchik, head of the public relations department of the Main Directorate (MD) of the National Police for the city of Kiev. The death was reported to the Podolsk police department around midnight. "When the investigative task force arrived at the scene, they found a man with a gunshot wound to the head on the balcony," Blishchik writes.

August 28, 2016, 11:18 pm / Business Rosseti's net profit for the first half of the year doubled Due to the high investment program, it is not yet clear whether the company will pay dividends Ivan Peschinsky The net profit of Rosseti has doubled, but since the company has a large investment program, it is not yet clear whether it will continue to pay dividends / E. Razumny / Vedomosti " Rosseti " almost 2 times - up to 53.8 billion rubles.

In tomorrow's issue of the newspaper and on the website www.vedomosti.ru you will be able to find out details about what Read also: Announcement of Vedomosti on August 26, 2016 the second “night of the long ladles” in Moscow turned out to be not as scandalous as the first; a way to spy using an iPhone was sold by an Israeli startup owner to foreign authorities; if there is no government, the economy grows well - Spain proves this with its own example.

August 28, 2016, 11:19 pm / Business RSC Energia will sell the floating cosmodrome Sea Launch at the beginning of 2017 Possible buyer - co-owner of S7 Group Vladislav Filev Alexander Vorobyov The Sea Launch project will be bought from Energia by S7 co-owner Vladislav Filev (pictured) / E. Stetsko / Vedomosti The Sea Launch floating cosmodrome may be sold at the beginning of 2017, said Vladimir Solntsev, General Director of RSC Energia.

I cannot help but express my admiration for the fruits of Kurban Berdyev's coaching work - and at the same time, the joy that the fruits of his work will not be associated with the Spartak team, which I have been rooting for since the young player Berdyev began playing for Ashgabat's Stroitel (aka Kopetdag, aka Kolkhozchi). He is not a Spartak coach, and it is very good that Leonid Fedun was unable to reach an agreement with him.

The US National Team has received an additional 22 licenses to participate in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which will be held from September 7 to 18. This was reported on Sunday, August 28, by Interfax, citing a message published on the official website of the United States Paralympic Committee. It is noted that this happened as a result of the redistribution of licenses of athletes of the Russian national team, suspended from participation in the Paralympics.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would approve the introduction of the death penalty in the country if parliament votes for the measure, RIA Novosti reported on Sunday, August 28, citing the Reuters news agency. The last death sentence in the republic was carried out in 1984. Twenty years later, in May 2004, the death penalty was abolished in Turkey – a corresponding amendment was made to the country’s constitution.

Shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat has delivered a $2.7 billion attack submarine to the US Navy, the AP news agency reported on Saturday, August 28. The shipbuilder, based in Groton, Connecticut, delivered the submarine, which will join the U.S. Navy as the USS Illinois. It took about five and a half years to build. The First Lady of the United States, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, will be involved in the life of the submarine, the sailors and their families.