The Coordinating Council of the Coalition "The right business" adopted at the meeting on February 16 the political statement "On the threat of the political stability of Russia". As stated in a press release from the Coordinating Council, measures to stabilize the political situation in Russia are naughty by the actions of the left opposition.

Kurdish activists left the building of the Supreme Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, captured by them in the morning, after representatives of the UVKB agreed to "convey to the public of their concern." They informed journalists about the struggle of the Kurds for the right to self -determination, about the repressions of the Turkish government, about the alarm of the Kurds for the life of their leader Abdullae Ojalan, brought to Turkey.

Zhirinovsky called the ratification of an agreement with Ukraine a crime. In his opinion, the implementation of the provisions of the contract will lead to the "final section of the Russian Empire" and "will open the way to Ukraine to the West, where it wanted to go to become a bridgehead for a future war with Russia." Zhirinovsky emphasized that no agreements between Russia and Ukraine, determining the status of G.

Finance Minister Mikhail Zadornov, according to his own message, did not receive an official invitation to a meeting of the Big Seven Finance Ministers, which will be held in Bonn on February 20. At the same time, according to Interfax, he said literally the following: “I do not exclude that I will take part in this meeting,” said. Zadornov. It follows from this that either Zadornov continues to wait for the invitation and recalls his existence with his statement, or he will go there uninvited.

After the Israeli consulate in Berlin was attacked by the Kurds, the guard wounded 15 attackers and killed three. Then Israel decided to close its diplomatic mission in all European countries for one day. On the eve of reports of Mossad's involvement in the arrest of Ojalan.

After removing the broadcast and the dismissal of Vesti, M. Ponomarev, which the Duma and the Duma was also concerned today , there are stubborn rumors that the fate of N. Svanidze, the leading analytical program “Mirror” and “Details” is also under threat. Svanidze himself said yesterday that, according to his information, the issue of his removal was discussed in the government, but was not completely resolved (the press service of the White House Svanidze noted that he trusts his sources).

The State Duma today will once again try to choose the vice speaker. After two unsuccessful attempts by the NDR, to nominate deputy Polyakov, he took self-confrontation. On Monday, the NDR faction determined the new candidate - Boris Kuznetsov, about which, as Ryzhkov reported, consultations with the Communists have already been held.

The permanent representative of the European Commission in Russia Ottokar Khan announced the agenda of tomorrow's meeting of representatives of the European Commission with Yeltsin and Primakov. From the part of the European Union, the Chancellor of Germany Schroeder, Foreign Minister Fisher and the European Commission Van der Brock will take part in the meeting. The agenda includes 4 blocks of questions.

St. Petersburg Governor Vladimir Yakovlev made a statement about the arrest of Yu Shutov, in which he supported the efforts of law enforcement agencies "to restore order in the city"

Victor Chernomyrdin is included in the list of candidates for the election to the new composition of the board of directors of Gazprom. Vyakhirev reported this during the signing of agreements with the leadership of a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The annual meeting of shareholders of the company, at which the new board of directors will be elected, is scheduled for June 30.

Evgeny Primakov signed an order to withdraw from the post of head of the State Transport Company "Russia". Resignation is a consequence of a small clash of a presidential aircraft with an airplane of the Italian Prime Minister. As already reported, the presidential liner, after arriving from Aman, touched the tangent of the fuselage of the Italian aircraft, as a result of which he received a crack, and the Italian prime minister returned home on another plane.

The former mayor of Samara, and now the deputy head of the presidential administration, Oleg Sysuev, rejects the version of the arson in the building of the regional Internal Affairs Directorate. In this building, he said, any spark could lead to tragedy. Investigators of the Prosecutor General’s Office, who are now working in the city, also consider the version of the arson of low -residential. They are inclined to the fact that it was ordinary negligence, for example, an unbridled cigarette.

A curious text is found on one of the pages dedicated to the Pasko case. Thus, a certain provider clearly carries out self -censorship, not stringing too much into the details. What was removed from the page is unknown.

The prosecutor's office of the Central Administrative District of Moscow opened a criminal case on the penetration of a group of Kurds into the territory of the Greece Embassy. Investigators saw in their actions the signs of a crime provided for by the article "Asseling on persons or institutions enjoying international protection." The perpetrators in this crime are punished by imprisonment from 3 to 8 years.

Yesterday, Europe almost fell under the onslaught of the Kurds: in almost all countries of Western Europe, the Kurds managed to capture the diplomatic missions of Greece or Kenya, suspected of issuing Abdullah Ojalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the Turks.