The White House called on the Ukrainian authorities not to approve the results of the presidential election before the investigation of suspicions of "organized fraud" during the vote, ITAR-TASS reports. The US administration also called on all Ukrainians to resolve the current situation with “peaceful means”. The official statement on this score is extended on behalf of the Deputy press secretary of the US President.

The formation of a new election commission in Chechnya has been completed. After the president of the republic appointed half the composition of the commission, on Wednesday in the afternoon of the rest of the Chechen election commission, the CEC of the Russian Federation appointed Interfax.

In Moscow, they express indignation at anti -Russian actions near the building of the Consulate General of Russia in Lviv, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. According to incoming information, the situation around the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Lviv sharply worsened. A rally of opposition is held at the Consulate General of the Consulate General, slogans and calls insulting to Russia and the Russian people are heard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

In Moscow, two people were injured in a fight at the Taganskaya metro station. RIA Novosti was reported to the Moscow Central Internal Affairs Directorate. "In the lobby of the Taganskaya metro station, the radial scrap occurred, as a result of which two people received knife wounds," the agency’s interlocutor said. He could not clarify how many people participated in a fight. According to him, the victims are sent to assist in the medical institution.

The German emigrant from Russia threatened to blow up a passenger plane in the sky above the Ufa. A criminal case was opened in the investigation department at the linear police department at the Novosibirsk Airport of Tolmachevo under Article 207 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (knowingly false message about the act of terrorism).

Over the past day, more than 20 avalanches have been in the North Caucasus, as a result, at least two were killed. The RIA Novosti was reported in the press service of the North Caucasian regional border control of the FSB of the Russian Federation. The incident occurred when the military personnel on the tractor cleared the mountain road from the snow on the site of the Nazran border detachment.

Details of the activities of the detainees on the eve of the employees of the MUR, together with colleagues from the prosecutor's office of the Central District of the capital, participants of the organized criminal group trading in boys , became known the day before. As it turned out, the two residents of the Moscow Region organized Gay Tours to Moscow for the wealthy foreigners and Russians and sold minor boys to them.

In an atmosphere of increased security measures in the Supreme Land Court of Bavaria, a lawsuit began on the leader of the neo -Nazi group "Southern Partnership" by Martin Visa, RIA Novosti reports. He is charged with a leadership of a terrorist association. In November last year, he, along with his like -minded people, planned to arrange a terrorist attack during the laying of the first stone of the new synagogue and the Jewish cultural center in Munich.

The Al-Qaeda International Terrorist Network has all the possibilities for creating a radioactive "dirty bomb", which can be used against the United States and other Western countries. This is stated in the annual report of the CIA on the threat of weapons of mass destruction, which is common in Washington, Interfax reports. The document notes that Al-Qaeda also has “primitive means” for the production of chemical weapons. A significant place in the report is given to Iran.

The head coach of the English football club Chelsea, Jose Mourinho, intends to do without a few main players in the match of the Champions Football League against the French Paris Saint-Germain, which will be held on Wednesday in London. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the British media, Mourinho intends to give rest to those players who, in his opinion, deserve this: goalkeeper Peter Czech, defender Paul Ferreire and midfielder Claude Makelel.

On Wednesday, another 8 matches of the fifth round of the first group stage of the Champions Football League were held. On Tuesday, clubs from groups A, B, C and D ( results of Tuesday matches ) found out relations, and on Wednesday, fights in groups E, F, G and H. Places in the 1/8 finals were already gaining 9 teams ahead of schedule - Juventus, Lyon, Chelsea, Inter, Manchester United, Bavaria, Milan, Barcelona and PSV. The rest of the playoff players must decide in the last round.

The head of the Muslims of the Caucasus, Sheikh Allahshukur Pasha-Zade, at a meeting with the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul II, the initiative to create a commission to solve the problems related to religion, Interfax reports.

Buying a real "living" New Year tree in the capital this year can be a serious problem. Christmas bazaars will begin their work on December 20, but their number will be almost halved compared to last year. The forestry of the region claims that the city leadership takes care of the interests of artificial fir producers. One of the largest manufacturers of plastic trees is Inteko, which is guessed by the interests of the spouses of the capital's mayor of Elena Baturina, the New Izvestia writes.

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II opposed the advertising of beer, which, in his opinion, leads to the moral degradation of youth. “We never had such a thing in Russia that the girls from a bottle of 12-14 years from a bottle drank beer on the street.

On Tuesday November 23, mass rallies were held throughout Ukraine and abroad in support of the leader of the Ukrainian opposition, Viktor Yushchenko. The protesters demanded from the Central Election Commission of Ukraine to recognize the facts of mass falsification of the second round of elections, to count the votes correctly and recognize Yushchenko as the president.