In Moscow and Krasnoyarsk, the Russian authorities talked about anti-crisis measures in their presentation at a meeting with the leadership of the United Russia party, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin outlined several important points regarding the economic crisis. First of all, the head of government warned that the global financial crisis was far from its completion, and the measures taken by developed countries have not yet been brought visible results.

Aeroflot pilots will not go on way to the flight composition of Aeroflot does not intend to stop working and is surprised by publications about the allegedly preparing strike. The fact is that in the Russian media there was information that Aeroflot pilots are threatening to arrange a strike if the leadership does not revise their attitude to the working conditions of the flight personnel.

16:15 // 02/27/2009 The editor-in-chief of the Khimkinskaya Pravda newspaper, an ecologist Mikhail Beketov, who was attacked by unknown people and still in the hospital, was transferred to intensive care a few days ago, but nothing threatens his life, an activist of the Movement in Defense of the Khimkinsky Forest , Alla Chernysheva. The attack on the journalist was committed on November 13, 2008 near his house in Khimki.

10:58 // 02/27/2009 The fire was liquidated in the plant in the east of Moscow. This was reported by ITAR-TASS in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies. "The fire arose today about 09.30 Moscow time in an administrative four -story building on the territory of the factory on Utkin Street. As a result, 120 people were evacuated, there were no victims, ”the agency’s interlocutor said. The fire was 150 square meters.

17:03 // 02/27/2009 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sent to the State Duma a draft federal law "On guarantees of equality of parliamentary parties in covering their activities by state public television channels and radio channels," a source in the State Duma told RIA Novosti . Source: gzt.ru

17:00 // 02/27/2009 In the Novgorod region, a criminal case has been instituted on the fact of placing video files on the Internet about the activities of skinheads.

In the Novgorod region, a criminal case has been instituted on the fact of placing video files on the Internet about the activities of skinheads .. In the Novgorod region, a criminal case has been instituted on the fact of placing video files on the Internet about the activities of skinheads.

13:20 // 02/27/2009 President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko suggested Yulia Tymoshenko and the opposition to declare a moratorium on political quarrels and forget about the presidential election until July 1. He stated this during a meeting with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin, the chairman of the National Bank Vladimir Stelmach and a representative of the opposition Nikolai Azarov, RIA Novosti reports.

13:40 // 02/27/2009 Consideration of a complaint of the oil company Yukos in the European Court of Human Rights may take at least a year. This opinion was expressed in an interview with reporters by Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation - the Commissioner of the Russian Federation in the European Court Georgy Matyushkin. "On January 26, the European court decided on a partial continuity of the complaint of the Yukos NK. The court considered it necessary to conduct oral hearings.

14:06 // 02/27/2009 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the leadership of the United Russia party that "in March, we all have to make a responsible decision - to approve a new budget version." At the same time, he emphasized, reports Prime -Tass that "there is no total reduction in the amount of expenses, moreover, they will even increase - not much, but there will be an increase." The head of the government said that this year priority financing of the state defense

14:27 // 02/27/2009 The Government of the Russian Federation decided to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe, experiencing a serious economic crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. "Given the difficult socio -economic situation and the long -term drought of the food crisis in Zimbabwe, the Government of the Russian Federation decided to provide urgent humanitarian assistance to the population of this country," the Foreign Ministry said, RIA Novosti reports.

16:37 // 02/27/2009 The riot of border guards in the capital of Bangladesh, the city of Dacca, was a carefully planned and financed sabotage act, a representative of the central government said. The rebellion of border guards against their officers broke out on Wednesday in a complex of buildings headquarters of the border services of Bangladesh arrows on Wednesday morning.

18:15 // 02/27/2009 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev introduced to the State Duma a draft law on equal access to Russian parliamentary parties to the media. The bill "On guarantees of the equality of parliamentary parties in covering their activities by state public television channels and radio channels" was sent to implement the provisions of the Presidential Message to the Federal Assembly of November 5, 2008.

16:51 // 02/27/2009 The mayor of the California town leaves his post in connection with the scandal that arose after he sent his acquaintances a picture with a hint of the African roots of US President Barack Obama, RIA Novosti reports. The caricature, which depicts watermelon in front of the White House, unequivocally hinted at the new black president of the United States, since in this country the watermelon, along with fried chickens, are considered the favorite food of blacks.

16:53 // 02/27/2009 Today, 33-year-old Andrei Turchak, Deputy Secretary of the Presidium of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia party, was the deputy secretary of the Presidium of the General Council of the party. Deputies of the Pskov Regional Assembly today endowed him with the powers of the governor. 37 deputies out of 40 present voted "for". Andrei Turchak is six months younger than the head of the administration of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh, ITAR-TASS notes.