Olga Ruf-Fidler was forced to leave due to the conflict with the shareholders as it became known to Gazeta, the Russian “daughter” of the Ing Life insurance company is changing its leader. The President of the insurer in the Russian Federation Olga Ruf-fidler left the company, and Yates de Vris, who is now the senior vice president of ING in the western regions of Canada, will take her place in the near future. The reasons for the changes in ING preferred not to comment.

After a month, the fate of VAT should be finally resolved after all the terms for deciding on reducing value added tax (VAT) have passed, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development the last chance to come to the consensus.

Alexander Alifirenko won the Russian championship in bullet shooting among juniors while the Russian team in bullet shooting takes a breath after the Olympics, and young people compete in the sports and shooting complex “Fox Nora”. These days, the championship of Russia among juniors and all -Russian bullet shooting competitions among young people under 20 years old are coming to an end.

20:23 // 24.08.2008 On September 1, French President Nicolas Sarkozy convenes a special summit of the European Union on the situation in Georgia, RIA Novosti reports with reference to France Press. Sarkozy collects a summit about future relations between the EU and Russia and on the provision of Georgian assistance at the request of various European countries, the statement from the Champs Elysees said. Source: gzt.ru

13:54 // 08.24.2008 Ukraine should accelerate the process of joining NATO, the country's president Viktor Yushchenko said, speaking to compatriots on the Independence Day of Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports. "We must speed up the work on gaining membership in the pan -European security system and improving the defense capacity of our country. Only these steps effectively guarantee our safety, inviolability of our borders and the integrity of our land.

The humanitarian aid of Georgia now comes by the sea of the Georgian Parliament extended until September 8 the action introduced on August 9 a 15-day martial law regime. The corresponding proposal to the parliament was made by Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. "Russia ignores its obligations under the ceasefire in Georgia. Civil infrastructure, buildings, roads and bridges, as well as the port of the city of Poti and railways, is purposefully destroyed," Saakashvili said to the parliament.

10:52 // 24.08.2008 The male team of Russia in volleyball won bronze medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing. The wards of Vladimir Alekno in the match for third place confidently beat the Italians - 3-0 (25:22, 25:19, 25:23), RIA Novosti reports. Throughout the match, the Russians were in the account and for a second did not allow to doubt their superiority. The Italians did not succeed, they were not like themselves.

The prime minister implemented the 2010 concept and took up the concept-2020 Prime Minister Vladimir Putin prematurely completed the tasks set in the concept of socio-economic development until 2010. He stated this on Friday at a government meeting in Novo-Ogravo. Therefore, according to Putin, "there was a need to look behind a more distant horizon, look at 10 years in advance - from 2010 to 2020." Putin's plans and people's plans The 2010 concept is better known as the strategy of German Gref.

18:56 // 24.08.2008 The fire of the XXIX Summer Olympic Games is extinguished in Beijing, RIA Novosti reports. The symbolic procedure occurred in the final part of the closing ceremony of the Olympiad at the main stadium of the 2008 Games - "Bird Nest". The following Winter Olympic Games will be held in the Canadian Vancouver in 2010. The next summer Olympics will take place in London in 2012. The presentation of London was the most intriguing part of the closing ceremony.

Boxer Tishchenko became a two -time Olymponik champion of the world, Europe and the Olympic Games - 2004 in boxing, Russian Alexei Tishchenko won the gold medal of the 2008 Olympics. In the final of the weight category of 60 kg, he defeated the Frenchman Daude Owl - 11: 9. The duel was very nervous and tense for the Russian. Most of the time remained equality in the score, or Tishchenko was one point ahead, he completed the second round with a score of 7: 4.

20:12 // 24.08.2008 The passenger Boeing had an accident during the take-off of Manas at the Bishkek airport, a representative of the press service of the American air base located at the airport told RIA Novosti . "At the moment, rescue crews, firefighters and brigades of military doctors have gone to the place of accident," she said.

The regulatory functions in the water supply and garbage harvesting on August 25, the government, the Presidium of the Government, should deprive the Federal Tariff Service (FST) will be selected from the FST. In particular, the FST may be deprived of powers to approve tariffs for the services of organizations of the communal complex that operate the communal infrastructure systems in the field of water supply and disposal of household waste.

21:16 // 24.08.2008 The captain of the Russian Boxing team, the 2006 European Champion in weight 69 kg, the participant of the 2008 Olympic Games, Andrei Balanov decided to complete his sports career. This was reported to ITAR-TASS today in the leadership of the Russian national team. At the Olympics in Beijing, Balanov did not go further than the 1/8 finals, where he lost to the world champion to American Demetrius Andrade.

Olympic champion Elena Isinbaeva in an interview with Gazeta for an exclusive interview with a two -time Olympic champion Elena Isinbaeva was allotted exactly 10 minutes. The evening with the participation of the Russian jump that won the Beijing with a world record was organized by the Swiss watch company Omega, the official Olympic time-killer since 1932. It is clear that where is where, and here it was unrealistic to violate the regulations.

13:33 // 24.08.2008 President Viktor Yushchenko on the Independence Day of Ukraine calls on the political aspects to stop the confrontation and unite for the benefit of the state and the people, RIA Novosti reports. "I demand to declare a moratorium on a political confrontation in matters that directly relate to the welfare of our people.