Issues of foreign economic relations of RAO "UES of Russia" will be supervised by Valery Pasat, RIA "Novosti" reports. According to the press service of the company, from 2000 to 2002, Pasat was the director of the Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova.

Vladimir Putin. Filming RTR Deputies of the regional Duma of the EAO chose the winner of the contest "For the Best Valentine for the President", which was held among students of local universities, writes New Gazeta. The main prize - the singing hare - was received by the duet Zhenya Simonov - Lena Garshtein. They embroidered poems on a velvet heart: "All thoughts are busy with you - I love you, my Putin is dear!" Why exactly this opus became the winner is not explained.

The Ministry of Justice regarded as slanderous statements by the lawyers of Yukos shareholders about the unbearable conditions of detention of their clients and the use of torture against them, reports Ekho Moskvy. Yury Kalinin, Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation, stated this to Interfax.

Transval Park. Photo from the site www.technonicol.msk.ru The participants in the investigation of the disaster in the Transvaal have a fundamentally new version of its causes, Kommersant reports. Experts suspect that the support of the dome broke, unable to withstand the lateral dynamic blow. It could produce it both an explosive wave and a sound pressure from a disco passing in the water park. On Wednesday, a special examination was scheduled on this occasion.

Pogrom in Yasenevo. Photo from Newsru.com On Thursday, the jury will issue a verdict in the criminal case of pogroms in Yasenevo in 2001. After a three -hour meeting, the jury will announce, each of the defendants is guilty or innocent, and whether the defendants deserve affection. On Wednesday, in the Moscow City Court, the parties in the criminal case of riots in the metropolitan food market took place.

Members of the Queen band will come to Moscow to stage the musical "We Will Rock You". This was reported to Interfax on Thursday by the organizers of the project. The premiere of the musical will take place on October 15 on the stage of the Moscow Variety Theatre. Lead guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, as well as band manager Jim Beach, will arrive in Moscow for a short visit on February 26.

The Jungle Book cartoon by Walt Disney Co. according to Rudyard Kipling's famous bestseller about the adventures of Mowgli, was named the most beloved cartoon of all time, AP reports. These are the results of a survey of the international network of rental and sale of video cassettes and DVD Blockbuster among 3,500 moviegoers. The 1967 film won even such recently released masterpieces as "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "The Lion King" and "Shrek".

The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia completed the investigation and sent to court a criminal case against Zarema Muzhikhoyeva, who is accused of committing an act of terrorism near the Ginger restaurant in Moscow.

Moscow met with bewilderment and disappointment the decision of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to recall the country's ambassador to Russia Vladimir Grigoriev for consultations. "Such a decision can only cause bewilderment and disappointment. What is the point of politicizing even the most complex, but purely economic issues?" - a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Interfax.

A US National Guard soldier has been charged with trying to pass military secrets to al-Qaeda. Ryan Anderson, if found guilty, faces the death penalty. The charges were filed on February 12, but information about this has only become available now, reports the BBC. Anderson was detained shortly before his unit left for Iraq. It is assumed that he did not have time to transfer any information to Osama bin Laden, but he established contact with him via the Internet.

Logo CEC. From the site www.nyagan.ru The CEC of the Russian Federation does not see the grounds for the participation of presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin in television battles from London through teleconference. This was announced on Thursday by RBC by a member of the CEC of the Russian Federation Nina Kulyasova. According to her, in this case the principle of equality of the participation of all candidates in television battles will be violated.

Vladimir Putin at a meeting with "warriors-internationalists" said that "the time has come to stop all political fuss" around the events of 15 years ago. It is reported by RIA Novosti. "These events are subject to serious scrupulous, dispassionate analysis by politicians, historians and specialists," the head of state noted. "Another thing is also clear.

Outrageous professional Marilyn Manson had to settle out of court for the second lawsuit from a security guard, on whose face he rubbed his genitals at a concert, according to E! Last summer, a security guard from Minnesota turned to the star with such a lawsuit; in January, Manson's lawyers had to fight off a native of Detroit.

The operational headquarters of the prefecture of the Southwestern District in Yasenevo, created after the collapse of the roof of the Transvaal Park, has completed its work, ITAR-TASS reports. So far, a few people remain on the hotline phones, but in the near future they will be able to go home. According to the headquarters, as a result of the tragedy in the capital's water park, 26 people died, including 7 children, 113 were injured.

During the operational-search activities, the identities of unknown persons who attacked police officers in the North-Eastern Administrative District of the capital were identified, RBC reports. According to the Moscow police department, these are two residents of the Volokolamsky district, young people, born in 1981 and 1985. Measures have now been taken to arrest them. The incident took place today at 00.05 Moscow time on Lenskaya street, near 28.