The upcoming resignation of Mikhail Fradkov is being discussed in full swing in the corridors of the State Duma. Novye Izvestia writes about this on Thursday. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rashid Nurgaliev, and the Minister of Natural Resources, Yuri Trutnev, are also named among the candidates for resignation. Experts call First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev the most likely candidate for the post of prime minister.

On September 5, as planned, the next meeting of the organizing committee of “The Other Russia” was held in Moscow. On the same day, activists of the Nashi movement began an indefinite picketing of the British Embassy. They are demanding an apology from British Ambassador to Russia Anthony Brenton for his participation in the first Other Russia conference.

The domestic authorities decided to help the Lebanese brothers not with weapons, but with the power of creation. This way, Russia has a better chance of avoiding the discontent of its Western colleagues by remaining consistent with its position. On Thursday, Russian representatives began consultations on the issue of sending Russian engineering units to Lebanon. “We offered to provide assistance to Lebanon with engineering units, in particular, for the construction of bridges.

Riots, arson and murders in Kondopoga led to the initiation of 14 criminal cases. 6 people were arrested on suspicion of murder, 47 are being held under administrative charges. As a result of a mass brawl on the night of August 30 in the city, two people were killed and several more were injured.

On the first Monday of September, as usual, not only the school year began, but also the new television season. All or almost all channels have changed into new clothes, radically changing or updating their color palettes, design, inter-program design of the air, and others have swung at the sacred - the logos and names of their television companies (read about the epidemic of television rebranding in EZh in the coming days ).

Two dead - midshipman Shabanov and sailor Tyuev - were the tragic result of an electrical cable fire. At least for now it has been announced that, most likely, the fire on the boat occurred due to faulty electrical wiring. The cause of death for both sailors was carbon monoxide poisoning. There is no need to explain how dangerous any fire in the immediate vicinity of a nuclear reactor is.

The bill, which the government plans to submit to the State Duma on Thursday, proposes to tighten the liability of officials who, through their actions or inaction, contributed to the terrorist attack. Governors face the most serious sanctions: after the amendments are adopted, they can be removed from the leadership of the region on any charge.

Vladimir Ryzhkov is experiencing a surge of unifying enthusiasm. By the end of the year, a new democratic party should appear, which, in addition to the RPR, could include SPS, Yabloko and the Party for Support of Entrepreneurs. In addition, Mikhail Kasyanov and the head of the UGF, Garry Kasparov, could join it, the politician believes. Ryzhkov, apparently, was forced to talk about unification by some urgent need.

Behind the potential power supply crisis that Anatoly Chubais recently announced, the country could be hit by another energy disaster. In 2008, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development German Gref believes that a gas shortage may occur in Russia. According to the minister, this is due to the underdevelopment of the free market for gas production and transportation, which also slows down economic growth. But the minister’s fair remarks will apparently remain just remarks.

Russian-American relations in the military sphere continue to deteriorate decisively. Last week, the two countries' defense ministers exchanged thinly veiled threats about possible withdrawal from the nuclear weapons reduction and elimination treaties. And now the Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that the Torgau 2006 joint maneuvers with the United States, scheduled for September 21–October 8, have been postponed indefinitely.

Lawyers for Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev asked the Moscow City Court to overturn the court's decision that upheld the claim of the Moscow Federal Penitentiary Service against them. On August 25, the court found statements by Yukos defenders on Ren-TV about the conditions of detention of their clients untrue.

The Pentagon did not receive any official notification from the Russian side about the cancellation or postponement of the Torgau-2006 joint military exercises, which were supposed to take place on September 6. This was stated on Wednesday on condition of anonymity by representatives of the US defense department.