In the video message of the Chechen terrorist, which appeared on one of the separatist websites, the main thing is not that it irrefutably proves that Basayev is alive. Nobody believed in his death. It is curious that the one-legged bandit supported Aslan Maskhadov’s initiative for a truce until the end of February. Thus, Basayev indirectly admitted that he was subordinate to the Ichkerian president.

In uniform Is Putin calling for caution? February 8, 2005 Alexander Golts The president’s conversation with the head of Rosoboronexport, the main organization engaged in the sale of weapons abroad, acquired an unexpected turnover. It would seem that Putin invited his appointment specially to hear something pleasant. Not everyone to listen to news about the protests of pensioners, the possible vote of mistrust to the government and once again Basaev.

In the regions Maskhadov wants to talk February 8, 2005 Alexander Cherkasov The armed groups of Chechen separatists unilaterally stop the fighting until February 22 - Aslan Maskhadov again stated in an interview with this newspaper Kommersant.

A sign of the present time is the spontaneous unity of citizens in the face of a threat from the state. In St. Petersburg, where protests against the abolition of benefits are the most violent, the matter is no longer limited to protests aimed at combating the government's monetization policy. This week, the leaders of the ASG announced that they were starting picketing on local television, demanding objective coverage of the actions of the protesters.

The wave of popular anger that swept across the country at the beginning of the year - after the law on the monetization of benefits came into force - brought the political process out of its post-holiday slumber. Deputies of the State Duma, whose presence in the country somehow gradually began to be forgotten, decided to take advantage of the situation.

The Palestinian-Israeli summit has not yet begun, but its result is already known. Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas will announce a ceasefire. Palestinians will stop glorifying suicide bombers in the media. It is proposed to establish two joint committees - to determine the rules for the release of Palestinian prisoners and to monitor the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the West Bank.

One can imagine what kind of hysteria the domestic restorers of the empire will throw when they learn that, in addition to the American military, a team of FBI agents will soon appear in Georgia. They, as reported by US Ambassador to Georgia Richard Miles, will have to investigate the circumstances of the death of Prime Minister Zhvania and the recent terrorist attack in Gori.

The court overturned the corresponding amendments to the city charter. Reporting this, the Yabloko press service quotes one of the party leaders, Sergei Mitrokhin, who considers the decision of the Obninsk court a small but important victory for civil society over the Kremlin. Of course, the Obninsk court is unlikely to stop the construction of a vertical power structure, which sooner or later will reach the chairmen of village councils and senior residents.

It seems that the positive outcome of the Russian-American summit in Bratislava will not be too significant, to put it mildly. According to the head of the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense, Anatoly Mazurkevich, it is planned to sign an agreement on control over MANPADS.

We are talking about the purchase by the Lithuanian government of 9.72% of the shares of Mazeikiu nafta. This will allow Lithuania to obtain a controlling stake in the oil concern, which, in addition to the refinery, includes an oil terminal and the Biržai oil pipeline. Judging by the composition of the participants from YUKOS (the highest of the non-arrested authorities), the company attaches great importance to the negotiations.