The letter of the Russian intelligentsia for the Western public, which was published yesterday, expresses support for the actions of the federal authorities in Chechnya, today is responded to today's Liberation . The newspaper notes that for the first time such prominent representatives of Russian culture, well -known in the world, openly criticized Western public opinion about events in the Caucasus.

The weighted average ruble exchange rate for the dollar following the results of the ETS today amounted to 28.7552 rubles/$ 1, that is, it increased slightly - by 0.214 kopecks. Compared to yesterday’s indicator 28.7766 rubles/$ 1. The volume of bidding was $ 104.748 million. 2240 transactions were concluded. During the trade day, the transaction between banks concluded on quotes 28,7200-28.7800 rubles. For the dollar, the last transaction passed at the rate of 28.7290 rubles. For the dollar.

Commenting at the press conference the current crisis in the relationship between Gazprom and RAO UES, Khristenko called it the “local conflict”, which has a “natural component,” the Polit.ru correspondent reports. This is a "spring exacerbation" associated with a planned decline in winter peak loads.

The stubborn rumors that the administrator Voloshin will leave his post after Putin’s inauguration and strengthen the people closer to him in the power of, are accompanied by hints that Voloshin is “looking for” the appropriate monopoly - RAO UES (where he already consists in the position of chairman of the board of directors) or Gazprom.

Kachkanarsky GOK - bankrupt; The Governor of Stavropol at the PACE session convinced the euro deputies in the correctness of Russia's policy regarding Chechnya; Mordovia is preparing to introduce the sale of agricultural land; Kaliningrad statesmen - for the appointment of governors (at least in their region). Read about this in the news review of the agency "Russia. Regions".

The RTS index today has grown by 0.86% to the mark of 228.17 points. The volume of trading amounted to $ 19.7 million.

Vladimir Putin met with the Chairman of the Constitutional Court Marat Bogali. According to RIA Novosti, the meeting discussed the need to accelerate the work on the adoption of a new criminal procedure and land code, the direction of the Constitutional Court, in particular, in the field of protecting the rights of citizens. Putin also plans to meet with the Minister of Justice Yuri Chaika today.

Konstantin Titov resigned from the post of the Samara governor, RIA Novosti reports. Titov did not name the reasons that prompted him to make such a decision. According to the governor, on Thursday his resignation statement will be considered by the regional legislative assembly. If Samara legislators satisfy Titov’s petition, then early governor elections should be assigned in the region.

Sberbank made an important decision - to reduce rates on loans to the real sector of the economy by 25%. According to the chairman of the board of Sberbank Andrei Kazmin, 2000 for the bank will be held under the slogan "Low rates - for economic growth." Reducing bets is extremely important, since the lion's share of loans to enterprises is now issued by a Sberbank, and commercial banks are oriented when issuing loans at its rates.

Zyuganov again about the sore: he presents evidence of mass violations during the presidential election. On this occasion, he sent a letter to the CEC, Prosecutor General and both chambers of the parliament.

Grigory Yavlinsky, speaking in the Hero of the Day, recalled that Yabloko seriously discussed the plan of cooperation between his candidate for the post of St. Petersburg governor with Valentina Matvienko. A possible refusal of Deputy Prime Minister from the struggle for the governor's chair, the leader of the "Yabloko" considers "strange and unpleasant." In his opinion, "a policy in relation to St. Petersburg is completely turning into a puppet performance."

Valentina Matvienko graduated from her pre-election campaign in St. Petersburg: according to the ITAR-TASS agency, Matvienko returned today from St. Petersburg to Moscow and after a meeting with Putin announced her decision to refuse to participate in the elections of the governor of St. Petersburg.

The press center of the Ministry of Heads of the Ministry of Heads said that Russia is ready to provide additional opportunities for transporting oil to manufacturers from neighboring countries of the Caspian region. Transneft, in accordance with the previously approved schedule, completely completed the laying of the bypass section of the Baku-Novorossiysk oil pipeline around Chechnya. To date, its tests have been completely completed.

Today, Vladimir Rushailo arrived in the North Caucasus, who has a number of reasons to be there today, and not in Moscow. Together with him, the first deputy chief of the General Staff Yuri Baluevsky flew. High -ranking ranks intend to understand the gaps of the management of the United Forces leading to tragedies such as the execution of the Moscow Region and Perm riot police, the death of the Pskov paratroopers.

Putin took part in the funeral of former colleagues; The government allocated 2 billion rubles to Dagestan; In Moscow, everyone discusses the resignation of the Samara governor; The motorized rifle regiment formed on the basis of the Taman division goes to Chechnya; MK accuses Berezovsky and Abramovich of the destruction of Omsk; And other media commented on an aluminum transaction - the second monitor .