There seem to be no fewer owners of right-hand drive cars than there are monetized beneficiaries. At least their actions with car demonstrations are quite noticeable. About 200 cars, according to traffic police, accumulated near the White House in Moscow. The determination of the owners of the “wrong” cars has puzzled the government. Minister of Industry and Energy Khristenko was forced to promise not to touch right-hand drive cars. At least for now.

On May 19 and 20, no one will work in North Ossetia. As Ekho Moskvy reports, this is how the president of the republic reacted to the brilliant achievement of fellow countryman Valery Gazzaev and his team in the UEFA Cup final. Two or three more complete victories, and we’ll be enjoying the whole country, and not just in Vladikavkaz. Football is the strongest national idea, in search of which politicians and political strategists have worn out their shoes.

Voloshin remained silent longer than many of the other people mentioned in the report of the Senate commission on the Iraqi oil case. However, he was forced to meet with journalists to declare his non-involvement in the scams with Iraqi oil. And although the Senate commission is not the prosecutor’s office of the city of Pittsburgh, only those who do not intend to travel outside their country can ignore the Americans’ claims.

I don't even know what to say. It's simply impossible to believe! Our team! Won! European Cup! Football! This cannot be, but here it is! Understand the emotions of a lifelong fan who learned to read from a sports newspaper and all other forms of reading, preferring to study tournament tables.

Former Minister of Nuclear Energy Adamov turned out to be a terrible swindler. Otherwise, why would the Basmanny Court issue a warrant for his arrest. Thus, the Russian authorities want to get ahead of the Americans in line for Adamov, who is still being held by the Swiss.

At the beginning of March, a joint meeting of two commissions took place in France, where a number of documents were finalized. As a result, many conditions for the restoration of full communion were discussed, and the status of the ROCOR as a self-governing part of the local ROC was determined. There is a decision to publish those documents that have already been approved by the hierarchy both in Moscow and abroad.

Speaking at a press conference, Kasyanov said that Putin should not have signed the new law on Duma elections. This, according to Kasyanov, creates conditions for election fraud. He also said that since last fall the authorities have been dismantling democracy. Such claims are nothing new for the Kremlin. The news is that this is coming from a former prime minister who worked with Putin for four years.

Chief of the General Staff Baluevsky promised that by 2008 the length of service in the army will be reduced to a year. Ukraine, by the way, needed only a couple of months, not three years, to solve a similar problem. At the same time, the military wants to sort out the issue of barracks occupancy by canceling most of the existing deferments.

The largest of YUKOS's remaining production assets, Samaraneftegaz, turns out to owe the tax authorities about $2 billion. With a company value of $5 billion, the volume of claims is practically incompatible with maintaining independence. And if the company tries to pay off its debts, their size will certainly increase. YUKOS does not agree with the claims, but who cares if arbitration courts always make the only correct decisions.