G20 summit, rocket crash in Poland and verdict in MH17 case

According to the letter of the law

District Court of The Hague in absentia sentenced to life imprisonment for Russians Igor Girkin (Strelkov) and Sergey Dubinsky, as well as Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko in the case of the crash of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in the Donbass in the summer of 2014.

State Duma accepted law on a single allowance for low-income families with children.

Russian President Vladimir Putin allowed conscript Russians into the army dual citizenship, as well as restricted opportunity to serve under contract drug users.

Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg justified former security guard of the Yeltsin Center Alexander Vasiliev, who painted eyes on the painting by Kazimir Malevich’s student Anna Leporskaya “Three Figures” worth 75 million rubles.

Week numbers

Two human died as a result of the fall two rockets in the Polish village of Przewodow, near the border with Ukraine.

Earth population exceeded 8 billion human.

Stockholm Arbitration obliged Finnish Gasum to be paid to Gazprom €300 million

WADA requires disqualify Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four of the year.

Total passenger traffic of Russian air carriers abroad fell on the 13%, before 12.1 million human.

Majority in the US House of Representatives for the first time since 2018 of the year will receive Republicans: they got 218th mandate.

In the internal affairs bodies on the territory of the new subjects of Russia they will work 52 thousand employees, about 2 thousand people will be sent from the “old” regions.

Russians actively book tours in the UAE — demand in this direction has grown by 20–40%.

“Yandex Market” has gained more 20 million IKEA products.

Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Sverdlovsk Region through the court exacted 565 thousand rub. from the ex-mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman and four other citizens for their work in the rally in support of Alexei Navalny in January 2021.

Quotes of the week

“We have not seen anything that contradicts President Duda’s preliminary assessment that this explosion was most likely the result of a Ukrainian air defense missile. But whatever the final conclusions, it is clear that the party ultimately responsible for this tragic incident is Russia.” (head of the press service of the National Security Council of the United States Adrienne Watson about the fall rockets in Poland).

“Our presidency began with the hope of a comprehensive recovery of the world from the pandemic. However, new challenges have emerged that not only impede recovery, but also threaten to plunge the world into an even deeper crisis.” (President of Indonesia Joko Widodo at the summit G20).

“Russia wants to see concrete evidence that the West is interested in disciplining Zelensky. Russia does not refuse negotiations with Ukraine, while Kyiv’s demands are inadequate.” (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Lavrov about interaction with Ukraine).

Resignations and appointments

Vladimir Putin expelled from the HRC of the founder of the “Committee against Torture” (liquidated after being recognized as a foreign agent) Igor Kalyapin, journalists Nikolay Svanidze, Ekaterina Vinokurova, Ivan Zasursky, as well as several human rights activists.

Nancy Pelosi, led the Democrats in the US House of Representatives for two decades, filed resign.

Director General of the FSUE NAMI subordinated to the Ministry of Industry and Trade Sergei Gaysin, who has been involved in the Aurus project in recent years, leaves your position.

Leonid Slutsky gone from the post of head coach of FC Rubin.

Weekly Initiatives

Germany is the first among the EU countries stated about the intention nationalize Russian-related assets – the former European division of Gazprom Securing Energy for Europe GmbH, formerly known as Gazprom Germania.

Agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports extended as a result of agreements between Turkey, the UN and Russia.

“Patient Control” warned about shortage of the most demanded ARV drug – Eviplera manufactured by the American company Johnson & Johnson.

The last of the distributors of the United Confectioners holding in Moscow and the Moscow region – “Glavtorg” threatens bankruptcy according to Sberbank.

Polish state company Orlen expects to continue receive Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline in 2023.

Large producer of alcohol – GC “Rust” Rustam Tariko endures bottling his Darrow whiskey from Scotland to Russia.

Business Ombudsman Boris Titov proposed release from jail entrepreneurs accused under economic articles, and limit themselves to cash deposits.

State Duma will expand list of prohibited information, including materials, promoting sex change.

Pulkovo airport asks Ministry of Transport facilitate flights to St. Petersburg for foreign airlines Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Ministry of Culture of Russia withdrew documentary film distribution certificate “Hunger”.

Deals of the week

1C acquired 28.05% of the authorized capital of the company Bidzaar, developing a site of the same name for holding tenders.

Owner of the network “Vkusno – and the point” Alexander Govor will redeem 100% Russian assets of a logistics company HAVI Logistics (LLC “Rulog”).

Representatives of the American perfumery and cosmetics company Estee Lauder declared on the signing of an agreement to buy a New York fashion house tom ford, the transaction amount will be $2.8 billion.