Russia is returning to the external borrowing market: this year, the Ministry of Finance is going to occupy $ 17.8 billion on the world markets to finance the budget deficit. In subsequent years, the volume of borrowing will increase even more. Independent experts warn about the danger of such a policy in the presence of large corporate debts.

The story of Marina Kolyakova, a young woman from the city of Mtsensk, sentenced to 12 years for "inflicting grievous bodily harm resulting in death," should be included in criminal law textbooks as an example of the degradation of the Russian judicial system. However, this is only one of hundreds of similar stories about broken destinies, which are almost impossible to change within the framework of Russian law.

Why is Moscow other people's terrorists? Mixed with Mashaal. Moscow found the original way of mediation in the Middle East process. At first I invited - by the way, for the third time! - Khaleda Mashaal, the head of the Politburo Hamas, an organization that most civilized countries included in the list of terrorist ones. And immediately after him on Monday, the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu came to Moscow.

Who will change the "orange" in the Government of Ukraine Whose premiere? Litigation postpones the official recognition of Viktor Yanukovych as the winner of the presidential election, but the main Ukrainian question is now different: who will lead the government and who will control the country's economy and power departments?

Why Yanukovych cannot become an authoritarian ruler “Ukrainians will be ashamed of their choice, but it will be a democratic choice,” Viktor Yushchenko said finally. The inauguration of the new president, the leader of the Party of Regions, Viktor Yanukovych, should take place in March. The exact date is not determined, since the official results of the elections are not summed up, and the headquarters of Yulia Tymoshenko is going to challenge the results in 1200 polling stations.

The engine of the revolution has exhausted the resource Tens of thousands of people in the square require honest elections-this picture of 5 years ago is no longer possible in Ukraine. What leaves with the era of Viktor Yushchenko - The New Times thought People in orange scarves no longer go outside. In 2010, they chose to stay at home. The symbols of his reign are also leaving Viktor Yushchenko, including the “time” movement, which was the 2004 event engine.

CONTENT 20 percent war "It's stupid to be offended by a stick" Readers - The New Times Not according to Putin Why Yanukovych can't become an authoritarian ruler Ilya Barabanov Whose premiere? Who will replace the "orange" in the government of Ukraine Valery Kalnysh "It's time" to go out The engine of the revolution has exhausted its resource Artem Skoropadsky The triumph of defeat Evgenia Albats If the mountain does not go to Magomedov ...

Russian speed skater Ivan Skobrev won a bronze medal at the Vancouver Olympics, finishing third in the 5000m. This medal was the first for Russia at the Vancouver Olympics. Gold went to the Dutchman Sven Kramer, who set a new Olympic record. He posted a time of 6:14.60, well ahead of his running opponent Shane Davis. The second time was shown by Lee Seung-Hoon. Source: eurosport.ru Photo: AFF

Khloponin left Krasnoyarsk on his deputy And he himself is not a deputy. On February 17, the Krasnoyarsk Legislative Assembly will approve Leo Kuznetsov as the new governor of the region. The successor of Alexander Khloponin, sent to a difficult Caucasian site, was his permanent first deputy Kuznetsov worked in a conjunction with Khloponin for more than 12 years: and when he headed Norkel, and when he was the governor of Taimyr, and when he began to lead the edge.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad declared his country a nuclear power. “Once they (the West) said that we cannot enrich Uranus, but thanks to the resistance of our leader (Ayatollah Khamenei), the people and with God's help, the Iranian nation became nuclear,” he proudly declared on a rally on February 11 in Tehran in honor of the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The crowd replied with exclamations: “Death to America! Death to Israel!

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad declared his country a nuclear power. “Once they (the West) said that we cannot enrich Uranus, but thanks to the resistance of our leader (Ayatollah Khamenei), the people and with God's help, the Iranian nation became nuclear,” he proudly declared on a rally on February 11 in Tehran in honor of the 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The crowd replied with exclamations: “Death to America! Death to Israel!

The last chord was missing: already Barack Obama congratulated Viktor Yanukovych on his victory, and congratulated Nicolas Sarkozy, and Dmitry Medvedev too. Only Yulia Tymoshenko remained silent, while her headquarters continued to declare that they would not allow election fraud. There are no questions, for every stolen vote you have to sue - you can’t betray your supporters. Al Gore, who lost interest to George W. Bush, also sued. And somewhere he defended his voice.

How the new head of Dagestan is going to restore order in the republic Magomedsalam Aleikum! In Dagestan, the new president, the Magomedov clan returned to power, whose patriarch, Magomedali, led the republic for almost 20 years. The People’s Assembly of Dagestan, in November, threatened not to approve the candidacy proposed by the Kremlin, supported Magomedsalam Magomedov unanimously.

Rare Strasbourg decisions reach Russian justice Strasbourg Forever. Recently, communicating with the chairmen of the highest courts, President Medvedev commanded: Russians should complain less to Strasbourg. And the point is not only that the payment of compensation to those who won in the Euro -office result in a decent amount (in the Russian budget for 2010, this expense item provides for 97 million 239 thousand 800 rubles).

Readers - The New Times For an article by Evgenia Albats How riot police were broken No. 4 of February 8, 2010 Rebel When you are beaten with a stick, as a rule, the one who beats, and not the stick that beat you, is to blame. It is stupid to be offended by a stick and think how bad it is. It is necessary either to break the hand to the one who beats, or isolate the stick from the one who raised it and applied it illegally. OMON and other power structures are a “stick”, the state beats.