Sochi. Photo from the site www.osko.ru Under the pretext of preparing for the Olympics, the Ministry of Economic Development destroys the Sochi National Park, distributing protected lands for the construction of hotels, golf clubs and bobslei tracks. The situation is commented on by ecologists Igor Vyestin, Alexei Yablokov, Mikhail Kreydlin and Svyatoslav Zabelin.

George Bush. Photo by Washington Post The second person at Al-Qidea Aiman ​​Az-Zavakhri called the US president an alcohol, a liar and a fraudster. The application made by him is recorded on an audiopian, which was published on Tuesday on one of the extremist sites, reports Ar. “Bush is subject to addictions, he was an alcoholic. I don’t know what condition he is now ... But it is obvious that he was addicted to other vices - lies and gambling,” said Az -Zavakhri.

In the south of Moscow in Chertanov, an accident occurred at an electrical substation. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Moscow United Electric Grid Company (MOEK). “Because of the accident at the Chertanovo substation, emergency automatics went off, and some consumers in the area were left without power supply. At present, teams of specialists have left for the scene,” a representative of MOEK said.

"Crosses". Photo from the site www.imenno.ru The authorities of St. Petersburg allocated a piece of land on which an investigative insulator will be built, replacing the "crosses". The "Crosses" themselves will be removed from the central part of the city. According to RIA Novosti, the Russian Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov said to Vladimir Putinz Putinz. According to him, the construction of a new pre -trial detention center, designed for four thousand seats, will take several years.

Vladimir Putin. Photo AP In the building of the Synod in St. Petersburg, a library of the President of Russia will be created. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the Kremlin press service, Vladimir Putin signed the corresponding order on Wednesday.

Valdas Adamkus. Photo from the site www.adamkus.lt The monument to the Soviet soldiers, located in the center of the Estonian capital (the so -called Bronze Soldier), should remain in its place. This opinion was expressed on Tuesday by Lithuania President Valdas Adamkus, on a visit to the USA, ITAR-TASS reports.

The cover of the destroyed number forbes The owner of Inteko and the wife of Moscow mayor Elena Baturina filed lawsuits against the editorial office of Forbes magazine and personally to the chief editor of the publication Maxim Kashulinsky. For both claims, she demands to pay her 106,500 rubles - at the rate of 1 ruble for each copy of the December issue of Forbes magazine, around which a scandal arose.

Yuri Michel and Yurius Kadamovas. Photo from the site rusrek.com On Tuesday, the jury court of the Supreme Court of Los Angeles demanded that the death sentence to two immigrants from the USSR, who are accused of killing five compatriots. It is reported by AR. 41-year-old Yuri Michel and 40-year-old Yurius Kadamovas, according to investigators, organized a criminal group in 2001-2002. They stole Russian immigrants and demanded a ransom for them.

Vladimir Putin is a straight line. Frame RTR Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that his criticism of the United States at the security conference in Munich did not contain any revelations for American partners. According to RIA Novosti, he stated this on Tuesday at a press conference in Amman. “It’s better to talk directly and openly; what I was talking about in Munich, I spoke in direct conversations with my colleagues, and there was nothing frank for them,” Putin said.

Tallinn. Monument to the Soviet warrior-liberator. Photo from the site rus.delfi.ee The draft law "On prohibited structures" contradicts the Estonian constitution, said Estonian President Toomas Hendrick Ilves. His statement was extended on Wednesday by the press service of the head of state, reports ITAR-TASS.

Schengen visa. Photo Newsru.com The State Duma ratified two agreements between Russia and the European Union - on the simplification of the issuance of visas to citizens of Russia and the European Union and on the reactsia, RIA Novosti reports. Both documents were signed last May in Sochi.

Alexey Pichugin. Photo from the website Novayagazeta.ru The Supreme Court of Russia on Wednesday will consider the protest of the Prosecutor General’s Office for a sentence against a former Yukos employee Alexei Pichugin, convicted of 24 years on charges of murders and the organization of murders. The prosecution considers the verdict too soft, and the defense insists on the innocence of Pichugin, RIA Novosti reports.

Julia Prokofieva. Photo from the site Lenta.ru The Zyuzinsky court of Moscow did not make a decision on the case on the evidence of the Prokofiev family from a private household in South Butov, RIA Novosti reports. During the hearing, the representative of the prefecture of the South-Western Administrative District of Moscow specified the claims and suggested that the Prokofievs from the house provide them with two one-room apartments.

Sergey Brilev. Photo from the site www.vesti.ru TV presenter Sergei Brilev leaves the main final program of the TV channel "Vesti Week". According to Radio "Freedom", the deputy chairman of the VGTRK Andrei Bystitsky told about this on the air of the radio station. According to him, Brilev goes on vacation to work on new projects.

The accident of the aircraft in Vnukovo. Frame of Channel One The main version of the Challenger 850 business class accident at the Vnukovo airport is a mistake made by pilots in complex weather conditions. This was reported on Wednesday Interfax with reference to the senior assistant of the Moscow Regional Transport Prosecutor Larisa Shmarko. According to her, in the framework of the criminal investigation begun, all the necessary investigative and operational measures are carried out.