Mikhail Margelov Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs The meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia will be devoted not only to issues of bilateral relations. Apparently, a battle is being prepared in London between supporters of the European and Anglo-Saxon economic models. It is clear that Europe will advocate for more regulation, and the United States for economic stimulation.

The Board of Directors of Zavolzhsky Motor Plant OJSC (ZMZ, part of the Sollers group) recommended that shareholders at the annual meeting on May 21, 2009 decide not to pay dividends for 2008. This was stated in the company's statement yesterday. ZMZ does not explain exactly how the net profit will be distributed. At the end of 2007, the company also did not pay dividends and used net profit to implement investment projects. Interfax

David Beckham received the most David Beckham is the highest paid football player in the world in 2008, France Football reports. Last year, Beckham, who has a contract with the American club Los Angeles Galaxy, received $42.7 million. At the same time, the midfielder earns about $6.5 million on the field, and in 2009 the lion's share of this amount will be paid by the Italian Milan, where the 33-year-old Englishman plays on loan.

The Kiev City State Administration (KCSA) plans to create paid parking for bicycles in Kyiv. This is provided for by decree #285 “On the placement of bicycle parking in the city of Kyiv.” The municipal enterprise "Kievdorservice", acting as the customer, must determine the general designer and contractor for this project.

Blitzinterview The wife of the ex-commander of the special battalion "Vostok" MILAN YAMADAEV told Kommersant special correspondent OLGA ALLENOVA that Sulim Yamadayev was in a coma for two days after the assassination attempt, and now, according to doctors, the danger to his life has passed. — What is Sulim’s condition now? “He’s still in intensive care, but yesterday the doctor told me that he came out of the coma. And today I was allowed to enter the ward.

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"Alex-Rostov" and "Vester" rely on convenience stores Two retailers at once announced their intentions to open their convenience stores in the Voronezh region. The Alex-Rostov group is going to develop the “Two Steps” network in the region, and “Vester” is going to develop the “Neighbor” network. The volume of investments in opening one retail outlet can reach up to $800 thousand. Before them, the Belstar-Agro agricultural holding announced the development of a similar format.

Sasha Obradovic about Kyiv's chances of winning the championship Basketball “Kyiv” was the last Ukrainian representative to stop playing in European competitions, losing to the French Cholet last Thursday in the quarterfinal series of the FIBA ​​Cup. One round before the end of the country's regular championship, the Kiev team takes second place in the Super League.

The presidents of Russia and the United States instructed negotiators to immediately begin negotiations on a new document on strategic offensive weapons (START) and report the results by July. As RIA Novosti reported on April 1, the corresponding instruction was contained in a joint statement by Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama. The new document on strategic offensive arms should fix levels of their reduction lower than in the Moscow Treaty of 2002, the document notes.

The Arbitration Court of the Vologda Region on Monday approved a settlement agreement between Severstal OJSC and the GAZ group on a claim for 288 million rubles. As reported yesterday in court, the GAZ group repaid its debt to Severstal in the amount of 133.32 million rubles. cash and bills and agreed to pay by June 1, 2009 the rest of the debt in the amount of 155.82 million rubles.

Context The City Court of St. Petersburg yesterday upheld the decision of the Kuibyshev court to transfer to Moscow the trial in the case of the "authoritative" St. Petersburg businessman Vladimir Barsukov (Kumarin), who, along with seven other defendants in the case, is accused by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation of raider takeovers of the Petersburg Corner restaurant and supermarket." Smolninsky" and legalization of proceeds from crime.

The presidential elections in Ukraine will take place on October 25, 2009. This decision was made by the Verkhovna Rada on April 1. According to RIA Novosti, 401 deputies voted in favor of holding presidential elections in Ukraine, with 226 votes required. According to the Constitution, the exact date of presidential elections is determined by parliament.

The Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office (SKP) of the Russian Federation suspects the deputy head of the Forestry Department for Moscow and the Moscow Region of attempted bribery.

Entrepreneurs are launching a campaign against rising rent payments Tomorrow Krasnoyarsk businessmen intend to hold a picket near the city hall. They are demanding a reduction in rents for the use of municipal real estate, which doubled in 2009. Experts also consider the increase in rental payments to be unjustified, pointing out that commercial real estate prices, on the contrary, have more than halved since the beginning of the year.

The first meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States took place in London, which lasted half an hour longer than planned and was devoted mainly to security issues and especially nuclear weapons. Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama issued a joint statement in which they said that they still have differences on the issue of deploying a missile defense system in Europe, but they agree on the desire for stability in the Caucasus.