The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) may lose its authority to investigate air crashes in Russia and other EAEU countries ( Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) by autumn, Interfax reported, citing a source in the industry. The IAC's place should be taken by the Interstate Bureau of Investigations (IBRI). Currently, the IAC is authorized to investigate air crashes in Russia and other post-Soviet states. "In essence, it is a supranational body.

Russian President Vladimir Putin "absolutely suits" the format of a one-on-one meeting with US President Donald Trump, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. This was his comment on a CNN report about Trump's desire to hold a one-on-one meeting with Putin before the start of talks between the two countries' delegations in Helsinki on July 16. "President Putin feels absolutely comfortable in any format that is comfortable for his interlocutors," Peskov added.

03 July 2018, 18:47 / Business Why did several small tour operators have problems at once? This is due to the peculiarities of their business, and not the general situation on the market Irina Sinitsyna Natalya Ishchenko YAY/TASS Tour operator DSBW-Tours today announced the cessation of operations. published a corresponding message on his Facebook The owner and general director of the company, Karen Goncharov, page.

03 July 2018, 14:52 / Finance / News Sberbank responded to the Accounts Chamber's claims undefined Vedomosti Sberbank did not violate the rules for issuing state-subsidized loans intended for agricultural producers, the Sberbank press service said.

This helicopter was used by Redouane Faïd's accomplices to take him out of prison / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP Around 3,000 police officers are searching across France for the man who escaped from prison for the second time in five years on Sunday. This time, Redouane Faid, 46, who was serving a 25-year sentence for a 2010 armed robbery that left a police officer dead, escaped with the help of a helicopter and armed accomplices.

03 July 2018, 17:42 / Economics The State Duma approved in the first reading a bill to increase VAT to 20% undefined Vedomosti State Duma deputies approved in the first reading a government bill to increase VAT from 18% to 20% from January 1 next year, Interfax reports . The government submitted the document for consideration to the State Duma on June 16.

Life expectancy in retirement after raising the retirement age will reach 14 years and 23 years for men and women, respectively. This is stated in report the HSE “The Demographic Context of Raising the Retirement Age.” Based on the trend of increasing life expectancy in recent years, these estimates are even underestimated, experts say. Today, men who live to age 65, assuming 2016 mortality rates remain the same, will live 13.4 years, and women who live to age 63 will live 19.3 years.

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Two people may be involved in the assassination attempt on ex-GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the British city of Salisbury, The Sun newspaper writes , citing sources in Scotland Yard related to the investigation. The names of the suspects have not been released. The Skripals were found unconscious on a bench in Salisbury Park on March 4.

A rally against raising the retirement age may take place in Moscow on July 18; a corresponding application has already been submitted to the capital's mayor's office. This is stated in the message of the Confederation of Labor of Russia (KTR), which is at the disposal of Vedomosti.

The Moscow City Hall has set the official date for City Day this year. The holiday will take place on September 8, RIA Novosti reports , citing a statement by the head of the capital’s department of culture, Alexander Kibovsky.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev dismissed Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Alexey Kozyrev. A copy of the relevant order is published on the government website . “Relieve Alexey Olegovich Kozyrev from the post of Deputy Minister... at his request,” the document says. At the end of June, Kozyrev told Vedomosti that he had already written a letter of resignation and would leave the ministry. Kozyrev would leave on July 9.

The US administration “does not recognize Russia’s attempt to annex Crimea” and intends to leave sanctions in place until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said this during a briefing. “We agree that we do not agree with Russia on this front,” Bloomberg quotes her as saying.

"The purpose of the visit is to improve relations ahead of the Putin-Trump meeting. We will be rivals, but we don't need to be enemies." Richard Shelby, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee "Yes [there are points of contact]. The fight against terrorism, the development of relations in space, possible cooperation in the economy." Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets

03 July 2018, 00:22 / Economics Exclusively by subscription Numbers. Trends. Events Vedomosti 49.5 the PMI index decreased to this level manufacturing industries from 49.8 points in May, follows from IHS Markit data. An indicator value above 50 points indicates an increase in business activity, and below - a decrease. The figure was below the critical level for the second time in almost two years.