The change of federal power officials in Moscow continues. Earlier, the heads of the Internal Affairs Directorate, the traffic police and the prosecutor's office were replaced. Now the turn has reached the tax police. By decree of Presidential IO, Boris Dobrushkin was dismissed from the post of director - head of the Department of the Federal Tax Police Service in Moscow. The successor of Dobrushin is still unknown.

The video about the "atrocities of the Russian army in Chechnya" is fully falsified; In the Khabarovsk Territory, the bodies of the Internal Affairs Directorate will conduct an operation to voluntarily surrender to citizens of their weapons illegally stored; Lionel Zhospen called the hezbollah terrorists terrorists; Even the French communists turned away from the Communist Party; Porn studio of children's and youth films worked via the Internet; At the Russian State Humanitarian University, the

Vladimir Putin congratulated the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy the Second with his namesake, RIA Novosti reports. "On behalf of the government, the presidential administration and myself, I personally congratulate you on your holiday," Io said and handed it to the Holiness a bouquet of flowers. Minister of Defense Igor Sergeyev, Governor of St. Petersburg Vladimir Yakovlev, Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydka and other officials also came to congratulate the patriarch.

The incident with the Russian consulate in Poznan on February 23 led to the serious cooling of Russian-Polish relations. The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov said that he considers his visit to Warsaw, planned for March 3, “inappropriate”.

The Yabloko faction invited Putin to postpone the introduction of mandatory initial military training in schools and sent a request to his name. "Yablons" believe that the decree "contradicts the current Federal Law" On Education ", according to which this preparation is possible only on an optional basis." In addition, there is simply no sufficient funds for this.

This morning, Sergei Stepashin confirmed his readiness to take part in the elections of the Governor of St. Petersburg. However, according to him, the final decision on this issue will depend on the consolidated position of democratic forces and power. He also noted that "readiness to help the city does not mean a mandatory desire to take a particular position." "We, Petersburgers living today in Moscow, have many other ways to help the native city."

Alexander Veshnyakov does not exclude the fact that the presidential election will be held in two rounds. Then, according to the law, the second round will be held on April 16, 2000. This will happen if the candidate who gained the largest number of votes will not gain more than 50% of the votes who took part in the vote. That is, if the turnout is low.

The film, which captures the scene of the burial of the militants is completely falsified, - tomorrow's Izvestia say. That is, not the image is falsified, but all the information about it. The video was not kept by German journalist Frank Hurfling, but by an employee of the Izvestia newspaper Oleg Blotsky, who subsequently transferred it to the German channel. Events took place on February 14 near the villages of Roshni-Chu and Goyta.

Viktor Gerashchenko said that the Central Bank refinancing rate may be reduced after the inflation data in February will be known. However, he does not want to rush. "The rush is not needed in this matter. Inflation jumped in January. At the same time, the ruble exchange rate was almost stabilized. Maybe such proposals will be given to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank," he said.

Today, from 10 in the morning, Gazprom for non -payment stopped supplying gas to Moldova. The Government of Moldova was warned about the upcoming shutdown on February 18. By February 15, for January, Moldova transferred Gazprom only $ 3.43 million instead of the required $ 17.6 million. At the same time, the Moldavian Prime Minister Dumitru Brahish today reported that the gas received $ 11 million for the gas received in January.

An explosive device was found at the Kursk station in Moscow. According to RIA Novosti, a suspicious object resembling an explosive device was found in a tunnel between the platforms. Dandemists with a dog were called, which confirmed that it was really a bomb. Now experts are trying to neutralize the device.

The chairman of the Human Rights Commission, Alvaro Khil-Robblez, will meet today in Moscow with a number of leaders, in particular, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Ivanov, presidential assistant Sergei Yastrzhembsky and presidential representative in Chechnya of Human Rights Vladimir Kalamanov.

The Minggosmostvity practically prepared the new version of the privatization law, which will significantly expand the methods of selling state property. Soon it will be included in the Duma, the Deputy Minister of State Property Sergei Molozhavi told reporters. The new law greatly simplifies the privatization mechanism. In particular, direct sale of state property and the sale of shares through the exchange are allowed.

The repair today not only fulfilled the plan, but also performed at the "round table" as part of the exhibition "Consulting, PR, electoral technologies". According to him, the MNS intends to make proposals on amendments to the electoral legislation in order to make the election companies transparent.

Secretary of the Security Council Ivanov made another sharp statement. It does not exclude that the further participation of the Russian military contingent in the peacekeeping forces in Kosovo will be revised. “We have a lot of complaints about this,” he said.