Major General Svyatoslav Nabzdorov was appointed as the new commander of the peacekeeping forces in the zone of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict. He replaced Major General Vasily Prizemlin in this post. Svyatoslav Nabzdorov graduated from the Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and was the commander of the Russian peacekeeping 201st motorized rifle division in Tajikistan. For 8 months he was the military commandant of the Achkhoy-Martan region of Chechnya.

Chairman of the State Duma Gennady Seleznev 20 1 min. ... will go on a visit to Minsk to meet with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Issues related to the creation of an interparliamentary commission for the preparation of a constitutional act, the holding of a parliamentary meeting of the union state of Russia and Belarus on December 9 in St. Petersburg, as well as the conflict related to limiting the supply of Russian gas to Belarus will be discussed. Newspaper "Kommersant" No.

1k 23 min. ... Photo: Vasily Dyachkov Last week, Vladimir Putin announced a new plan of peaceful settlement in Chechnya. The President said that Chechens must solve their problems themselves, and agreed with the idea of ​​holding elections in the republic in 2003. Obviously, to adjust his policy against Chechnya, Moscow forced the attack on Dubrovka. The last victim of which should be the current head of Chechnya Akhmat Kadyrov.

immigration 82 2 minutes. ... On Friday evening, 17 people from among the Chechens detained the day before received refugee status and were allowed into Polish territory. All of them were provided with food and basic necessities. After filling out the necessary documents, all refugees will go to Warsaw, where the procedure for obtaining refugee status will continue.

On November 18, in Paris , Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov met with representatives of French business circles. The head of government promised businessmen “comfortable conditions for the work of French companies in the Russian economic sector.” According to the RIA-Novosti agency, a wide range of issues regarding the further development of bilateral economic interaction between French and Russian enterprises were discussed at the meeting.

The "Russia" movement gathered in the provinces 383 3 min. ... party life On Saturday, the Second Extraordinary Congress of the socio-political movement "Russia" was held in Vladimir. No important decisions were made. The leader of “Russia”, State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev gathered members to review the ranks and assure everyone that the movement will live and work, despite the creation of the Party of the Revival of Russia on its basis.

The CSKA football club agreed to pay for restoration work at the stadium in Ramenskoye, where the day before after the army team's match with the Saturn Ren-TV team, red-blue fans broke about 700 seats in the stands. On November 18, the Main Department of Internal Affairs of the Moscow Region reported that, according to the police, about 10 thousand CSKA fans were present at the match the day before. After the game ended, they began to break chairs and throw them towards the police officers.

189 4 min. ... 946 thousand people live in the Kaliningrad region. Thus, every 151st Russian will feel the consequences of EU enlargement in the near future. Let's try to assess whether unhindered movement of Russian citizens between the Kaliningrad region and the rest of the country is possible. To do this, let’s imagine that all 143 million Russians simultaneously decided to visit Kaliningrad. 45 planes and 2 trains arrive in this city daily (another 6 trains arrive every two days).

On November 18, at a press conference in Moscow, the leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Gennady Zyuganov spoke in favor of introducing a course on Orthodox culture in Russian secondary schools. According to Comrade Zyuganov, the presence of such a course in educational plans is “completely justified” and “safe for any faith.” Let us remind you that the course of Orthodox culture is planned to be introduced in schools on an optional basis.

Mezhregiongaz wants to work according to new rules 133 2 minutes. ... The company intends to improve the system of trading gas from independent producers. According to the draft relevant documents developed by the company, MRG will act as an agent for access to the pipe, and will receive profit not from the difference in prices when buying and selling gas, but in the form of commissions. page 16 Mirages of tax reform The government has changed its tactics for implementing tax reform.

privatization 40 2 minutes. ... On Friday, the Belarusian government announced that it would sell its shares (10.83%) to Slavneft on November 22, a few days before the company's shares owned by the Russian Federal Property Fund are to be auctioned. The exact date of the Russian Slavneft auction will be announced today unless the government decides to require non-standard collateral from bidders. The Belarusian stake will be sold on November 22 at the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange.

When Leonid Kuchma, tainted by the Kolchuga scandal, almost repeated his fate 22 2 minutes. ...

In Iraq, not only the US is involved in the propaganda preparation of the population for war 1K 2 minutes. ... In Iraq, not only the media, but also the Muslim clergy are involved in the propaganda preparation of the population for war. On Friday, a sermon was held at the Mother of All Battles mosque in Baghdad to mark the holy month of Ramadan. It was broadcast throughout the country by Iraqi television.

On November 18, a meeting between the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Vladimir Mikhailov and his Ukrainian counterpart Anatoly Toropchin took place in Moscow. The parties agreed to hold the first Ukrainian air defense exercises in the history of the two countries at the Russian training ground in the summer of 2003.

15 1 min. ... Issuer Settlement price ($)* Change (%) "Electrosvyaz" (Kursk region) 0.975 +16.84 etc "Rostovenergo" pr. 0.0101 +14.86 "Electrosvyaz" (Tver region. 112.5 +11.94 ) RAO "UES of Russia" 0.1241 +11.50 "Altaytelecom" pr 6.9 +10.40 "Bashneft" 2.5 -4.76 "Mechel" 11.9 -5.18 "Megionneftegaz" pr. 3.7475 -5.72 "Sakhaneftegaz" 3.125 -6.02 "Electrosvyaz" (Omsk region) 0.1955 -8.22 *The average value between the best buy and sell quotes. pr - preferred shares. Newspaper “Kommersant” No.