“We hope that the arrival of the Hamas delegation to the Russian Federation will open up new prospects,” said First Deputy Chairman of the RMC Damir Gizatullin at a press conference at RIA Novosti. According to him, the new leadership of the Palestinian National Autonomy "will already think about strengthening peace and harmony in the region, between Israel and Palestine." But Russian Muslims have always maintained close relations with the Jewish community of Russia.

Colonel of the ground forces Vladimir Ivanov, Lieutenant Colonel Gennady Petrosyan and employee of the Military Traffic Inspectorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense Valery Krok, who were part of the peacekeeping contingent in South Ossetia, were detained by the Georgian military police on February 8 while they were heading to Tskhinvali through Georgian villages.

A military formation of up to 200 troops is sent to the republic to participate in the UN peacekeeping operation in Sudan. As reported in a document published on the website of the President of Russia, the military is entrusted, in particular, with the tasks of helicopter support for rapid reaction forces, the transfer of airmobile reserves, round-the-clock medical evacuation measures and aerial surveillance.

Ukraine will not increase the cost of renting bases in Crimea for the Russian Black Sea Fleet. This was stated by the Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Vladimir Lytvyn. The day before, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Anatoly Kinakh announced the authorities’ intention to increase the annual fee for the Crimean fleet facilities from 97 million to 1.8 billion dollars.

According to the minister, the government “is pursuing an erroneous financial policy that is wrong for the current situation.” Speaking at a press conference dedicated to the meeting of G8 finance ministers, he sharply criticized the financial policies of the Russian government.

Once every two years, alternately in summer and winter, most of our population ends up watching TV. Some people live in front of the screen all day and night, some turn it on for an hour or two, but there are almost no people who would be completely indifferent to it. They're showing the Olympics! And it doesn’t matter whether you are a fan or not, the Olympics are sacred.

The flirtation of earthly power with representatives of heavenly power is not a trifle, not a tribute to fashion, not politeness and similar unnecessary “old lady sentiments.” It is not often said, it is not clearly understood, but this is the ideological NERVE of Russian politics. The fact is that state power can be built in two ways. Or power is built on a FORMAL LEGAL BASIS: as an AGREEMENT OF TWO EQUAL PARTIES – PERSON AND THE STATE.

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development made such a harsh statement today at the Council on Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship under the Government of the Russian Federation, expressing concern about the growth of corporate conflicts. In Moscow alone, 117 forceful takeovers of businesses were registered in 2005, he noted.

After the private was hospitalized, he was sent to intensive care. Doctors do not rule out that his legs will have to be amputated. Russia's chief military prosecutor, Alexander Savenkov, said that the court, at the request of the prosecutor's office, authorized the arrest of the sergeant who beat Alexei Krasko. At the same time, Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff Nikolai Boyko claims that Krasko himself provoked the fight, after which he fled from the unit.

A member of the leadership of the Rodina party noted that in its final form the document will not infringe on the rights of representatives of other religions and will allow the introduction of similar subjects for the children of Muslims, Jews and Buddhists. It is not clear where Mr. Mirny got such information.

In society The questions left unanswered February 10, 2006 Svetlana Solodovnik The fact that the Russian Orthodox Church has been working on their own concept of human rights is being said for about a year, in various interviews, the hierarchs even formulated some of its fundamental moments, but only this week did experts and human rights activists get acquainted with the preparatory doctrine in more detail.

The court sentenced Alexander Vtulkin, who threatened to kill the Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko, to 1.5 years in prison. Vtulkin, who calls himself the Minister of National Security of the self-proclaimed ((http://www.rusrepublic.ru/ Russian Republic)), was found guilty under the article “Inciting hatred or enmity.” In 2004, Vtulkin contacted Matvienko via the Internet, threatening her with death.