Marat Safin in a decisive match against Argentinean Jose Akasso. Photo by ar On Sunday, Russian Marat Safin won the Argentine athlete Jose Akasso in the match of the Davis Cup final, contributing to the Russian team. Safin won the sets 3: 1 (Gamema account 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 6: 3, 7: 6 (7: 5)), the official website of the tournament, whose finale was held in Moscow. Earlier on Sunday, Mikhail Davydenko lost to David Nalbandan in four sets (account 2: 6, 2: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6).

Nuclear explosion. Photo from the site mosnews.com Russia does not threaten anyone and does not want to scare anyone, engaged in the development of new types of nuclear weapons, said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Ivanov in an interview with Al-Jazzira, shown on the air of Vesti-24 on Sunday. Ivanov explained the activity of Russia in the development of new weapons systems with concern for the future.

Mario Skramella. Photo from the site www.psdp.ru Mario Skramella, an Italian informant of a former foreign intelligence officer of the FSB of the Russian Federation Alexander Litvinenko, claims that the tests performed in his body of Polo-210 poisoning. He stated this on Sunday in an interview with Reuters. In his own words, Skaramell, the dose of the radioactive isotope he received was not as high as Litvinenko’s, but still life -threatening.

Fire. Photo from the site Bilibino-city.narod.ru On the farm of Kavykin, the Tatsinsky district of the Rostov region, after extinguishing a fire in a private house, the corpses of three children were found. This was reported on Sunday Interfaxo with a reference to the official representative of the regional department of the fire service Natalya Vlasenko. She clarified that the children of three, five and eleven years old who lived in this private house died.

Margaret Bekett. Photo by ar Russian President Vladimir Putin is unhappy that the British authorities did not force Alexander Litvinenko to be silent, writes the British Sunday Times with reference to sources in the government. The British Foreign Ministry on the eve confirmed that Russian diplomats discussed a statement made by Litvinenko before his death with the head of the Ministry of Margate.

Donald Ramsfeld. Photo by ar Former US Minister of Defense Donald Ramsfeld two days before his resignation expressed doubts about the Iraqi strategy of the Bush administration. This is written on Sunday by New York Times. Which publishes excerpts from a memorandum sent by Ramsfeld to the White House. The document states that the American strategy in Iraq “does not bring the desired results”, and contains “Make serious amendments” to the US Action in Iraq.

Ruslan Gelaev. Photo from Newsru.com A militant was detained in the Chechen village of Staraya Sunzha, who from 1998 to 2002 as part of the gang of Gelaev took part in the commission of sabotage-terrorist acts. This was reported by Interfax on Sunday with reference to a source in law enforcement. In addition, in the Leninsky district of Grozny, during the operational-search measures, another militant was bowed to the turnout with a confession.

Photo from the satellite of the nuclear object in Yonben. Photo by ar The DPRK offered Russia exclusive rights to develop its Uranus reserves in exchange for support in negotiations on nuclear disarmament. It is reported on Sunday by the Japanese newspaper Tokyo Shimbun, reports Ar.

Augusto Pinochet. Frame EURONEWS Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survived a heart attack on Sunday and is in a military hospital in a difficult but stable state. This was reported by the Air Force with reference to the hospitals of the hospital in Santiago. On November 25, on the day of his 91st birthday, Pinochet said he recognized the political responsibility for everything that happened in the country during his reign.

Elections in the Perm Territory. Frame NTV In the Perm Territory, elections of deputies of the first composition of the regional legislative assembly are held on Sunday. At 18.00 local time (16:00 Moscow time) 32.8 percent of the total number of voters voted (687 thousand 140 people). This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press service of the governor. "In almost all electoral districts, a 25 percent barrier was overcome.

Alexander Litvinenko. Photo from Newsru.com An investigation of the circumstances of the death of a former FSB officer, Alexander Litvinenko, is beyond the borders of Great Britain, the British Minister of the Interior John Read on Sunday on Sky News said on Sunday. According to the Air Force, there is reason to believe that nine employees of the anti -terrorism department of the British police will go to Russia in the coming days.

Andrey Safonov. Photo from the site Gazeta.ru The Central Election Commission of Transnistria refused to register the representative of the opposition, editor of Novaya Gazeta Andrei Safonov as a candidate for the president of this unrecognized republic. It is reported on Sunday Interfax with reference to Safonov himself. The oppositionist applied to the CEC with a statement on registration in accordance with the decision of the Tiraspol City Court of November 30.

Fire. Photo by RIA Novosti A fire on one of the outposts of the mobile detachment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Dagestan destroyed more than 15 units of firearms, Interfax reports on Sunday. According to the Khasavyurt District Department of Internal Affairs, the injured outpost is located near the village of Gerzel on the border with Chechnya. The fire occurred at about 20.30 Saturday due to a fault malfunction. In a fire no one was injured.

Julia Svetlichny. Photo from Johnkeane.net Alexander Litvinenko was going to blackmail the Russian oligarchs, agents of special services and officials, hoping to earn tens of thousands of pounds in this way. This was stated by the British magazine Observer, Russian Julia Svetlichnaya, whom the ex-officer of the FSB met in April 2006.

Sergey Ivanov. Photo from the site mignews.com The Russian authorities are worried about the militarization of Georgia in connection with the danger of the resumption of hostilities in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov in an interview with Al-Jazira, shown on the air of Vesti-24 on Sunday.