At 13:00, immediately after the announcement of the Putin message, the president will meet with members of the State Duma Council and the Federation Council. This is Putin's first meeting with governors since the failure of their federal bills. According to Vladimir Yakovlev, most likely we will talk not only about the message, but also the reform of the Federation Council. It is wrong that the governors "have to get away from the Office," he believes.

In less than an hour, Putin begins to announce his message to the Federal Assembly.

Today is the eighth Congress of Yabloko.

The third test of the US National Missile Defense System, which many called the “decisive”, ended with the next failure. At 8.19 Moscow time, the Bandenberg in California was launched from the military base of the Minitman-2 ballistic missile, and 20 minutes. After the atoll, a re-saber rocket was launched in the Pacific Ocean. However, she could not hit the warhead of the warhead released from Minitman-2.

At the disposal of "Polit.ru" the full text of Putin's speech was received. These are actually theses. Almost every paragraph deserves a detailed comment, but, as we have already reported, the president did not want more than conveying the “logic and philosophy” of their actions to the masses. Full text of the President’s message to the Federal Assembly

While Putin talks about freedom of speech in Russia, an alarming message came from Belarus - the ORT operator Dmitry Zavadsky disappeared. According to the head of the department of special information projects ORT Pavel Sheremet, Zavadsky was supposed to meet him yesterday morning at the Minsk-2 Belarusian airport. However, this did not happen, the operator’s car was locked near the entrance. A criminal case has been opened.

In Putin’s speech about the federal reform there was nothing new. He repeated the thesis that the introduction of federal districts and envoy is aimed at approaching the federal government to the regions. “We created the islands of power, but did not build bridges,” the president said figuratively. According to the president, now the center and regions are competing. And their mutually intending fight is observed by those who benefit, they counteract the strengthening of the vertical of power.

In Iran, the "Revolution of Flowers", the Turks and Greeks dance Sirtaki in Cyprus, and China makes a move of a horse - an incredible foreigner!

The Ministers of Finance of the Seven countries today hold a meeting in Japan on the eve of the summit of the heads of state. According to the results of today's meeting, they decided in Russia. According to the head of the Ministry of Finance of Japan Kiiti Miyazava, Russia is expected to continue structural reforms and economic stability through the use of high economic potential.

The rebellious farmer Kharitonov again wants to restore the monument to Dzerzhinsky; In the Tretyakov Gallery, it was possible to watch the conceptual exhibition "Birth of Time" for a hundred days; Money as a document of a geopolitical unconscious - the image of Russia, reflected on its banknotes; About the desire of the Japanese photographers "take off that which is invisible to the eye and to make invisible to the visible", as well as about the Institute of Expert Consultations and about

In an interview with Kommersant, Boris Berezovsky commented on yesterday's message from RIA Novosti about his intention to create another batch of governors. According to the deputy, "Russia needs to create a constructive opposition. And" experience shows that today only governors are able to consolidate political elites. "Recall, soon after the parliamentary elections, Berezovsky hoped that the Communist Party would become a" constructive opposition.

The public component of the president’s speech was dedicated to parties, trade unions and the media. The weak power, according to the president, is interested in the weak parties, and the strong one in strong rivals. Without parties, neither the position of the majority, nor the protection of the rights of the minority. But parties that enjoy mass support are needed.

The President’s message to the Federal Assembly began with gratitude to the government, the Federal Assembly and all citizens for what has already been done. Noting that the authorities began to show a state approach, Putin urged everyone to feel responsibility to Russia.

Putin's performance caused a generally positive reaction of the heads of regions and deputies. So far, only the President of Chuvashia Nikolai Fedorov is dissatisfied. In the message, according to Fedorov, “correct slogans” are indicated, but so far these are only “banal and obvious words”.

Senators in full accordance with the Covenant of Yegor Stroyev “Hurry up slowly” began to work in the conciliation commission regarding the formation of the Federation Council. Today, according to the co -chair of the commission from the Duma Valery Grebennikov, "purely organizational issues were discussed." The next meeting of the commission will take place on Tuesday. The deputies wanted to continue working on Monday, but the senators said they needed to visit their districts.