Read the first part here . The effect of surprise In normal Duma practice, it is not difficult to guess the fate of a bill based on external signs - the number of authors, the government's recall and the speed of initial progress.

By 16.15 Moscow time, Sberbank’s capitalization on the Moscow Exchange amounted to 4.27 trillion rubles. This is below the April low, when the state bank's shares collapsed on a wave of sales due to the threat of new US sanctions and a possible escalation in Syria. Then the capitalization of Sberbank fell to 4.32 trillion rubles. (data as of April 16), having decreased over the week by more than 1.4 trillion rubles.

Six police officers were brought to strict disciplinary liability for the illegal detention of Vladimir Brodsky, a teacher at the Higher School of Economics (HSE), at the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow, reports RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the transport department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District.

Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, sentenced to 20 years in a maximum-security prison for preparing terrorist attacks, must personally appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request for pardon to begin the relevant procedure. This is stated in the response of the Russian Presidential Directorate for Ensuring Constitutional Rights of Citizens to the request of the prisoner's mother, Lyudmila Sentsova. The response is dated August 3.

Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station received additional video equipment for filming in outer space, said Dmitry Rogozin, general director of the Roscosmos state corporation. “The Progress cargo ship sent our eagles an additional amount of video equipment. I asked to shoot more. This is also needed at the MCC (flight control center - Vedomosti), and people are interested,” Rogozin wrote on his Facebook page .

airline Aeroflot will buy back its shares for 7 billion rubles. from shareholders who opposed the deal to lease 50 MC-21 aircraft or did not take part in the vote. This decision was made at a meeting of the board of directors, the company reported . “A total of 47,817,796 shares will be repurchased for a total amount of 7,039,735,927.12 rubles, in proportion to the requirements stated by shareholders,” Aeroflot said in a statement.

A new audio advertising format has appeared in Russia, which allows users to respond to a message with their voice. The technology is called Voice-Activated Advertising, it was developed by the company Instreamatiс.ai, the developer’s general director Stanislav Tushinsky told Vedomosti. The company's head office, he said, is located in San Francisco. Key investors of the developer: Run Capital, Steeprock Ventures, L&FN Investments funds.

The “March of Mothers” procession has begun in the center of Moscow, a Vedomosti correspondent reports from the scene. This is an uncoordinated action. The police are present, but so far they have not tried to detain anyone. Despite the heavy rain, about 300 people came to the “March of Mothers”. At the moment, the crowd began to move along the Boulevard Ring.

August 15, 2018, 21:36 / Finance Part of Renaissance Insurance was pledged to the Moscow Credit Bank The bank opened credit lines for the insurer for 2.7 billion rubles Danis Yumabaev MKB opened credit lines for the insurer for 2.7 billion rubles / Maxim Stulov / Vedomosti Part of Boris Jordan's "Renaissance Insurance" was pledged to the Moscow Credit Bank ( MCB ).

The ruble has begun to strengthen on the Moscow Exchange / E. Razumny / Vedomosti On Tuesday, the ruble began to strengthen on the Moscow Exchange. By 18:00 Moscow time, the dollar was down 1.3 rubles to 66.5 rubles, the euro – 1.7 rubles to 75.6 rubles. The day before, the dollar exchange rate exceeded 68 rubles/$ for the first time in two years – largely due to the situation in Turkey, where the lira fell by 16%.

15 August 2018, 14:50 / Business Renault will borrow up to 10 billion rubles from AvtoVAZ undefined Vedomosti AvtoVAZ . will provide Renault Finance (100% owned by Renault) with a loan of up to 10 billion rubles This is stated in a message from the Russian automaker. The interest rate is not disclosed. The message clarifies that the French company will have to return the money by the end of February 2023.

The candidate for mayor of Moscow from the LDPR, State Duma deputy Mikhail Degtyarev, filed a lawsuit to remove his opponent from the elections - Moscow City Duma deputy, founder of the SU-155 construction group Mikhail Balakin (nominated by the Union of Citizens party). Information about the claim is on the Moscow City Court website.

Türkiye, in response to US sanctions, sharply increased duties on some American goods. The corresponding decree of the country's President Tayyip Erdogan was published in the official publication Resmi Gazete. Ankara, in particular, increased duties on tobacco products imported from the United States. Duties on them increased by 60%. New measures affected alcohol products - duties on them were increased by 140%, cars - up to 120%, cosmetic products - up to 60%, rice - by 50%, fruits - by 20%.

15 August 2018, 19:37 / Finance The United States included Russian banks in the sanctions list for the DPRK undefined Daria Borisyak The US authorities included Russian banks on the sanctions list due to cooperation with the DPRK. This is stated on the website of the US Treasury.

Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, sentenced to 20 years of maximum security for preparing terrorist attacks, must independently appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a pardon in order to begin the appropriate procedure. This is stated in the response of the Russian Presidential Administration for Ensuring the Constitutional Rights of Citizens to the request of the prisoner’s mother Lyudmila Sentsova. The answer is dated August 3.