Vladimir Putin said today that during his visit to Germany, a working group on strategic problems of economic and credit and financial cooperation will be created, the activities of which, according to the president, will be aimed at restoring the "lost potential of relations with the eastern lands of Europe."

Yesterday in Sochi the Kinotavr festival ended. The main prize went to the Tajiko-German film "Lunar Dad", shot by the NTV-Profit film company. The Grand Prix of Aleksey Teacher "Diary of his wife" received. Alexander Proshkin was awarded a special prize for the best directing for the “Russian riot” (critics previously noted that the film was quite boring precisely due to directing). The best male role is Sergey Makovetsky (the same "Russian riot").

In the camp of supporters of increasing excise taxes on gasoline, among which until now only government officials were noticed - replenishment. The chairman of the board of Yukos Vasily Shakhnovsky considers this a reasonable measure if it is accepted in the complex of all tax proposals considered by the State Duma. The tax package submitted for discussion at the State Duma, said Shakhnovsky Prime-Tass, balanced and reduces the tax burden in general.

In Chechnya, battles continue. Federal aviation made 50 combat aircraft. According to preliminary data, the enemy destroyed 4 strongholds, a bunker, a mobile communication unit and 2 mortar calculations. In the Argun area, clashes of the federals with a group of militants are continuing about 100 people.

In Khabarovsk, General Pulikovsky shares real estate with the military - the military is not surrendered; Kiriyenko’s plenipotentiary will also face a difficult situation - Dmitry Ayatskov does not want to reduce his powers; Victor Tolokonsky believes that although Putin is right, the structure of the Federation Council should not be changed; The regional authorities are unhappy with Chubais's intentions to redistribute financial flows; Ecologists and fishermen are alarming - sturgeons did not

The investigator of Gusinsky Valery Nikolaev announced the lawyers of the Telemagnat that the charge would be charged tomorrow. As Pavel Astakhov, a Media-Most Lawyer, told reporters, this will happen in a Butyr prison at 14:00. Gusinsky is accused under article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - fraud.

The famous playwright and screenwriter Grigory Gorin died, ITAR-TASS reports. He was 60 years old. According to a preliminary diagnosis, death occurred as a result of a heart attack. Panicida will be held on Monday, June 19, at 11:00 in the Lenkom Theater.

Vladimir Putin, speaking today in Berlin about international security, said that it will become impossible if "such a country as Russia will not feel safe." Putin rhetorically asked: "If Russia's entry into NATO is impossible, then why does NATO move to our borders?" - After which he again proposed to develop a "joint project with NATO with NATO Creating a non -strategic missile defense system covering the entire territory of Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals." In addition, as NTV just

Experts of the Russian Academy of Sciences believe that the Gref program cannot be adopted as the basis for the government program "Development Strategy for the Russian Federation until 2010"; Luzhkov met with the deputy head of the Kremlin administration, touching in a conversation, in particular, the topic of the arrest of Gusinsky; As well as the continuation of the story with the Gusinsky - in the third monitor .

Putin reported on a trip to Spain: he and Asnar were satisfied with each other, but Russia does not satisfy the level of trade and economic cooperation with Spain and both countries are seriously concerned about the activation of international terrorism. Seleznev continues to talk about the readiness to lead the Coalition "Russia" and the transfer of the capital to St. Petersburg. And also everything that was said over the past day about Gusinsky - in the first monitor .

The evening tape - Gazprom states that it is incomprehensible to the arrest of Gusinsky, and Lesin assures that the Prosecutor General’s Office does not plan to shares against the Media Most; The Ministry of Railways asks for an increase in tariffs, and the minority shareholders of the RAO UES accepted a memorandum - there should not be a monopoly restructuring without their approval.

Gusinsky’s lawyers, as they promised yesterday, filed a complaint against the “unreasonable arrest” of their client in the Tver inter -municipal court of Moscow. The petition to change the preventive measure, which they initially intended to sue, will not be sent to the court. According to Astakhov’s lawyer, this is “absolutely useless, since investigators see a crime in the financial and economic activities of Gusinsky.

Through his lawyer, Henry Reznik, Gusinsky from Butyok, handed the letter to the will, which is addressed to the press and, in general, is not much different from the official position of his holding.

The price of Russian Urals oil with delivery to the ports of the Mediterranean on Wednesday decreased to $ 28.19 per barrel, which is $ 0.26 below the price of one -time Tuesday transactions.

The proposals of the CSR in terms of the banking system caused strict criticism from senior representatives of the Central Bank. In particular, a proposal to reduce the number of banks with a currency license was criticized.