On March 14, the Russian people made their choice - Vladimir Putin scored more than 70% of the vote. It’s time, the world of the world in chess Harry Kasparov believes, to ask a question about how far the country should go along the road of authoritarianism before the West does something more than simply raising the eyebrows and voiced concern. President Putin does everything in his power to destroy the nascent democratic institutions in Russia.

In the suburbs on Monday, an attempt was made to undermine the high -voltage line. A source in law enforcement agencies told Interfax that at about 13:00 2.5 km from the Moscow Ring Road along the Simferopol highway, several supports of the line near the Simferopol highway were partially blown up. The investigators who arrived at the scene found that three supports were injured, in addition, an unexploded explosive device was on one of the supports.

The Georgian Orthodox Church "is ready to take part in the settlement of relations between Tbilisi and Batumi." This was stated on the eve of the Catholicos-Patriarch of the whole of Georgia Elijah II . At a briefing in Tbilisi, he said that "the Orthodox Church has always been a force uniting Georgia, it is ready to play this role further," ITAR -TASS reports.

The Ambassador of Russia to Tbilisi Vladimir Chikhikvishvili was called on Monday to the Georgian Foreign Ministry, where he was stated "about the surprise of the Georgian side" by a statement of the Russian foreign policy, made on the eve of the situation around Adjara. This was announced by the Georgian ambassador in Moscow by Konstantin Kemularia, Interfax reports.

The Russian woman Vera Zvonareva entered the fourth circle of a female tennis tournament in Indian Wells, whose prize fund is more than two million US dollars. On Sunday, Vera, sown under the 11th number, without much difficulty defeated the athlete from Luxembourg Claudin Shol, giving the opponent only two geims - 6: 2.6: 0. In the next round, Zvonareva will have to fight the Frenchwoman Natalie Dekha.

In the famous Mandalay Bay complex (Las Vegas, Nevada), a duel was held between the ex-champion of the world Vasily Girov (Kazakhstan) and one of the most promising American-Sumper Boxing Joe Mesi. The battle continued all ten rounds allotted on it and, despite the fact that fat in the end of the battle managed to send his opponent to a knockdown three times, ended with the victory of Mezi with a unanimous decision of the judges.

The Cheremushkinsky court of Moscow on Monday sentenced to 1.5 years in prison Elena Yudaev, an instructor of Transvaal Park . The court found her guilty of causing death by negligence, due to improper performance of his professional duties.

The new public statement by the CIA states that the aggressive policy of Russia will manifest itself within the country and abroad. The strict strategy of the Chechen war will not soften, while increasing pressure on neighboring countries, such as Georgia and Ukraine, when Russian energy companies advanced to these countries. According to the CIA, such a strict policy will be accompanied by the strengthening of the army.

The international conference "Social teachings of Orthodoxy in modern society" opened today in the capital's hotel "Balchug", RIA Novosti reports. Its participants analyze the effectiveness of the social concept of the Russian Orthodox Church in the conditions of modern society, the problems of the use of Christian ethics in the field of economics and businesses adopted in 2000.

The security forces of Jordan revealed an underground group planning terrorist attacks against the Americans and Israelis in this country. According to information received on Monday, the Prosecutor General’s Office charged with terrorism and illegal storage of weapons to four subjects of the kingdom, including a former police sergeant dismissed from its ranks, ITAR -TASS reports. The arrested also conducted active work on the recruitment of supporters. Links on the topic

In 6 out of 10 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, where the elections of heads of local administrations were held on Sunday, the winners were determined. In the remaining four, the second tours of voting will come. In the Chita region, Ravil Geniatulin won. 68.2% of voters voted for the current head of the administration. In the Murmansk region, the current governor Yuri Evdokimov also won - 78.04%. He will take the governor's post for the third time in a row.

According to one version, a fire in the Manege building in Moscow could arise due to the exploding firecracker. According to Interfax on Monday, a source in the law enforcement agencies of the capital, at present, experts as one of the versions are considering the possibility of a firecracker in the auditory window, which was located in the attic of the arena.

General Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia Igor Yakovenko criticized the course of preparation and holding presidential elections in Russia.

Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov signed a decision on the indexation of pensions on Monday from April 1 . This was announced at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with members of the government, Minister of Health and Social Development Mikhail Zurabov.

The relationship between Adjaria and Georgia is heated to the limit. The armed forces of Georgia are put on a state of military readiness. Troops are pulled to the border with Adjaria. A state of emergency and commandant hour have been introduced in Ajaria itself. The column of Georgian armored vehicles is already 20 kilometers from the administrative border of the Ajar autonomy - Batumi.