The head of the regional election commissar, close to the Primorye’s Governor Yevgeny Nazdratenko, Sergey Knyazev, the head of the regional election commander, found out what Vladimir Putin and the former head of Primorye were talking about on February 14. Mr. Knyazev claims that the president suggested Mr. Nazzratenko to head state mud and "after two to three days Evgeny Ivanovich will begin his duties." Neither Evgeny Nazzratenko, nor, of course, the president will not comment on this news.

To the exotic trips of the president and the unusually extensive geography of his movements, from which the observer can get his neck, head and eyes, everyone is already used to it. In the character of the head of state to take off on a fighter, drink sea water on submarines, go down with a partner in negotiations on skiing from the mountain, solve the problems of the Ministry of Railways in the train.

The Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Sergei Stepashin recently announced the inefficiency of the use of state funds for the construction of housing for military personnel. "Inefficiency" - in this case, euphemism, hiding the monumental picture - how huge funds are plundered. This case is a good illustration of how millions and billions of Dengies, released into the Armed Forces, ultimately enrich anyone, but not “trench” officers.

The situation in Chechnya is one of the most important issues of the Russia-EU: Problems of Foreign Policy and Security forum, which will be held on February 15 in Moscow. Diederik Loman, a forum participant, director of the Moscow office of the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, gave an interview to Grany.ru.

Kenneth Glack is released. According to the official version, without a single shot, without ransom, during a very quiet and very professional special operation. Zdanovich's comments are stingy, fatigue is heard in his voice. The stolen is also laconic: they treated him well in captivity. He was not beaten. Behind a month of captivity, cautious hopes, deadly anxieties. Versions in excess; True, as always, behind the family with constipation, a special cow is assigned to it.

Photo NTV.ru Over the five years of Chechen campaigns, Yuri Budanov turned out to be the first Russian officer who sat on the bench of the defendants for a crime against a peaceful person. They say that Troshev and Shamanov made a variety to the commander of the “West” grouping General Gerasimov for raising the noise around the death of a young Chechenka, did not manage to solve the problem “homely”. You can believe in this, since covering crimes in the military system is not uncommon.

Just in Nalchik, the trial of the Chechen field commander Salaudin Temirbulatov, known under the harmless nickname Tractorist, ended. He became famous for the public execution in front of the television of a captured Russian soldier. According to many, life imprisonment is too soft punishment for this bandit.

In the training center of the Navy. L.G. Osipenko in Obninsk to the question of what changed after Kursk in the preparation of submariners, they answered me: "Nothing." Indeed, what could have changed, even if the teachers and instructors of the training center have not yet received official information about the causes of the disaster of the nuclear submarine missile cruiser (APRK) Kursk.

On Monday, February 18, Vladimir Putin intends to talk in the face with Andrei Nikolaev. The chairman of the Duma defense committee has long attracted the attention of the Kremlin. He publicly defends his view of military reform, which is largely different from the position of the head of the General Staff Anatoly Kvashnin. He demonstrates balanced in assessing the international aspects of Russian military policy. His legislative activity attracted the attention of the army.