Vladimir Puchkov found himself an interesting occupation The Ministry of Emergency Situations is preparing to protect the population from asteroids. This was stated yesterday by the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Vladimir Puchkov, who was appointed head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations by Vladimir Putin in May 2012. For the first time, he reported to members of the Federation Council about his activities. Plenary meeting of the Federation Council of Russia.

And about. President Alexander Turchynov flies to Simferopol, said the Ambassador of Ukraine to NATO Igor Dolgov. “He is flying to Simferopol. There are steps that give us hope for a peaceful resolution of the situation. Now it is important to avoid clashes,” said Igor Dolgov. Based on materials from Interfax-Ukraine news agency

Madrid defeated Schalke 6:1 away Yesterday, two more first matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League took place. Turkish Galatasaray achieved a 1:1 draw at home against English Chelsea. And the Spanish Real, having defeated the German Schalke on the road - 6:1, actually guaranteed themselves access to the quarterfinals.

Non-payment to networks could result in expulsion from the energy market The Ministry of Energy proposes to allow energy sales companies to be kicked out of the wholesale energy market (WEM) not only for debts to generation, but also for non-payments to power grids. The volume of such debts increased sharply after it became too risky not to pay generators: in 2013, 13 regional energy sales companies were thrown out of the Wholesale Electric Power Market for this and thereby lost their business.

In the Altai Territory, former police investigator Evgeny Golubtsov was sentenced, the regional department of the Investigative Committee reported. As indicated in the prosecution materials, the police were investigating a case against a businesswoman who was suspected of fraud. The work of the investigative group was supervised by an employee of the Main Investigation Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Altai Territory, Evgeny Golubtsov.

Vitaly Sadykov was elected general director of the ChTPZ group, the press service of the enterprise reports. Prior to this, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Rimera. His predecessor, Yaroslav Zhdan, has headed ChelPipe since 2012 and is leaving his post due to the expiration of the contract. Kommersant-Online

Viktor Yanukovych asked Russia to ensure his security. The media reported this with reference to a statement by Yanukovych himself. Political scientist Andrei Piontkovsky discussed the situation with host Natalya Zhdanova. Photo: Vladislav Sodel, Kommersant In his statement, Yanukovych emphasized that he considers himself the legitimate head of Ukraine. He also called the actions of the Verkhovna Rada illegitimate and said that he was ready to fight for the implementation of the agreements.

The new head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Stepan Kubiv, is optimistic: the country has reserves to restore the financial system. However, this process is impossible without injections from outside, analysts are sure, while Ukraine’s foreign partners have so far taken a wait-and-see approach. Photo: Alexander Yalovoy, Kommersant / buy photo Ukrainian banks will receive all the necessary liquidity, including cash. This was stated by the new head of the country's National Bank Stepan Kubiv.

The Moscow Arbitration Court registered three claims by the Main Directorate for the Arrangement of Troops (GUOV), a structure of Oboronservis, against the Moscow Nota Bank for the recovery of a total of 2.2 billion rubles, RIA Novosti reports. Several legal proceedings are ongoing between the parties in the capital's arbitration court. In one of the lawsuits, Nota Bank demands 2.3 billion rubles from Mosoblzhilstroy.

The court found that the banned gadget was stolen by an unknown person The Leningrad Regional Court issued a not guilty verdict in the case of a huntsman accused of robbing hunters.

Olympiacos confidently won the first match against the English Football / Champions League Photo: Reuters The most titled club in England, Manchester United, is on the verge of being eliminated from the Champions League. In the first match of the 1/8 finals, the Manchester team lost in Piraeus to the undisputed leader of the Greek championship - Olympiacos - 0:2.

The European Parliament calls on European Union (EU) member states to investigate the theft of public funds by Viktor Yanukovych and his circle. The draft resolution was supported at a meeting of the European Parliament. The European Parliament supports the decision to impose sanctions against Ukrainian officials who are involved in human rights violations, as agreed at a meeting of the EU Council of Ministers on February 20.

On Sakhalin, rescuers evacuated 46 amateur fishermen from a drifting ice floe. “In the area of ​​the village of Starodubskoye, 46 fishermen were rescued from a broken ice floe. Of these, 23 people were removed using a helicopter from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, another 24 people were removed by rescuers and taken to shore by boat,” reports the press service of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomes the European Parliament resolution on the situation in Ukraine, as well as the constructive and encouraging debate on the situation in Ukraine that took place yesterday in Strasbourg.

Yesterday, a report by the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) on the situation in Ukraine was published on the website of the Council of Europe. The document was prepared in order to assess the implementation of 16 recommendations to improve anti-corruption legislation, which Ukraine received in 2011 and was supposed to implement before 2013 (see “Kommersant” dated December 2, 2011 ).