Participants in the meeting of the European Parliament's Human Rights Committee, which held hearings on the human rights situation in Russia, did not allow the Russian representative who took part to complete the report, ITAR-TASS reported on January 23. This was announced by the Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Konstantin Dolgov. “I took part in European Parliament hearings on the situation with human rights in Russia.

Opposition supporters in the center of Kyiv are strengthening barricades and preparing ammunition. Earlier, the leader of the UDAR party, Vitaliy Klitschko, told protesters on Grushevsky Street that a truce would be declared during negotiations on a possible settlement of the situation. Kommersant Online correspondent Artem Galustyan told the details to presenter Andrei Norkin. Photo: Kirill Chubotin, Kommersant –– What's happening in the city center?

Gazprom-Media is changing the general director of the TNT television channel. Igor Mishin, who in the late 1990s participated in the creation of the regional network of this TV channel, was appointed to the position of Igor Goikhberg, who worked for six months, writes the Vedomosti newspaper. The reasons for Mr. Goikhberg's resignation are not reported. “He is a strong media manager with experience in producing projects in television and film.

The Chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter is ready to be a mediator in negotiations between the opposition and the Ukrainian authorities, the OSCE press service reports. “The OSCE has the necessary tools and mechanisms to work as an impartial mediator in such situations, and is ready to support the Ukrainian authorities in order to reduce tensions and prevent further escalation,” Mr. Burkhalter noted.

Journalist Ilya Azar on his Twitter reports the arrest of a Lenta.ru employee in Kiev. “My colleague, journalist, Lenta.ru videographer Andrei Kiselev was detained on Grushevskaya. He is now sitting in a paddy wagon,” Mr. Azar wrote on his microblog.

A verdict was handed down in the case of theft in the Berdsk helicopter regiment The Novosibirsk tribunal has completed a trial in the case of large-scale theft in the Russian Ministry of Defense. The former head of the financial service of the Berdsk helicopter regiment, Captain Andrei Parevsky, and accountant Svetlana Andreeva were found guilty of embezzling about 55 million rubles. and were sentenced to six and four years in prison respectively.

The US doesn't know what to do with the Israeli-Jordanian border The first stage of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations mediated by the United States is close to its finale. Their results are due to be announced next week, but it does not appear that the parties are close to a consensus. One of the unresolved issues is Israeli control of the Jordan Valley.

According to the Levada Center survey data According to the study, 58% of Russian citizens would approve such a step. At the same time, representatives of the older generation most often spoke out in favor of a state monopoly. The position of the Russians is due to the large amount of surrogate alcohol on the market, experts say. Photo: Evgeny Pavlenko, Kommersant The majority of Russians support the idea of ​​a state monopoly on the sale of alcohol.

Australian dollar 30.0586 English pound 55.7921 Belarusian ruble** 35.2433 Danish krone* 61.5271 U.S. dollar 33.8688 Euro 45.9125 Indian Rupee*** 54.7375 Kazakh tenge*** 21.8276 Canadian dollar 30.8825 CNY* 55.9722 Norwegian krone* 54.8625 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 51.8077 Singapore dollar 26.4993 New Turkish lira 15.0675 Ukrainian hryvnia* 40.2960 Swedish krona* 52.2675 Swiss frank 37.2021 Japanese yen*** 32.4787 *For 10. **For 10000. ***For 100. According to Reuters.

loans for 1 monthloans for 3 months 7.50 12.00 Data: Thomson Reuters Newspaper "Kommersant Ukraine" No. 9 dated January 23, 2014, p. 5

In Kyiv, protesters and security forces, at the request of the leader of the UDAR party Vitaliy Klitschko, agreed on an “hour of silence” for the period until 20:00 Thursday (22:00 Moscow time). “By eight o’clock (in the evening - Kommersant ), I return to you and give you a report on the negotiations (of the opposition and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych - Kommersant ),” Interfax quotes Mr. Klitschko.

An extraordinary session of the Ukrainian parliament will take place on January 28, according to the Verkhovna Rada website . “The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine informs that the extraordinary session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the seventh convocation will take place on Tuesday, January 28, at 10:00 (12:00 Moscow time),” the message says.

77 1 min. ... According to the Land Code of the Russian Federation, the right of common shared ownership of the adjacent territory of the owners of apartments in an apartment building arises immediately after the state cadastral registration of the site. From this time on, the owners not only pay the costs of its maintenance and improvement, in particular, cleaning, paving, lighting and others, but also get the opportunity to dispose of this land.

The Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee refused to initiate another criminal case against Alexey Prokopenko Investigators of the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee for the Saratov Region refused to initiate a third criminal case against ex-city manager Alexey Prokopenko. The Volzhsky Investigation Department completed an investigation into the appeal of a resident of Saratov, who complained to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev about Mr.

The commander of the aviation of the ground forces of the Italian armed forces, 58-year-old aviation general Giangiacomo Caligaris, died on Thursday as a result of a military helicopter crash in the province of Viterbo, RIA Novosti reports, citing local media. Along with the general on board the helicopter was 28-year-old Lieutenant Paolo Tozzi, who also died. According to preliminary data, the helicopter fell after catching on a power line.