The survey recorded a significant scatter of opinions regarding the insanity of the colonel. 30 percent of the respondents, it is believed that the examination intentionally imposes the guilty one in order to take away a well -deserved punishment from him, but almost the same number of people - 29 percent - are ready to recognize the conclusions of the experts of the Institute of Serbsky.

The price of the July futures for oil on the New York commodity exchange fell by 2.1% this morning and amounted to $ 24.80 per barrel, which is $ 0.53 lower than the final value of the previous trading, the Bloomberg agency reports. Prices are reduced against the background of an increase in oil reserves in the United States.

Alina Gontmamer On Wednesday, an expanded meeting of the Duma committee on energy, transport and communications with the participation of government members took place. The meeting was dedicated to the government package of bills on the reform of the electric power industry. According to Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko, laws should not only become the legal basis of the reform, but also, upon its completion, regulate the industry.

The text of the report of Svetlana Gannushkina was distributed to journalists “On the situation in Russia of the residents of Chechnya who has forced to leave its territory”, drawn up based on the materials of the lawyers of the Migration and Right network, but most of the press conference was devoted to the declared plans of the Chechnya and Ingusheti authorities to return refugees.

In a rather boring match against the Tunisian national team, the Russian team, scoring two unrequited goals (one from a penalty), won, becoming a leader in her group. Now the national team is waiting for two real matches - with Japan and Belgium. There will be no reporting on the results of matches without the participation of the Russian national team.

The President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev says that by the fall a package of bills on the delimitation of powers between the center and the regions will be ready for the fall. Shaimiev is a member of the Presidential Commission engaged in the preparation of the relevant projects. "So far, the first stage of long and very painstaking work has been done.

In the first decade of June, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Council of Heads of State and Governments of the Baltic Sea countries will be held in St. Petersburg. Both summites, according to the official representative of the Foreign Ministry, Alexander Yakovenko, will be devoted mainly to the struggle against terrorism.

Today, another major terrorist attack was committed in Israel early in the morning. The suicide bomber blew himself up on the bus of Hadera-Afula, passing through the Megido intersection in the north of Israel. According to Israeli radio, the bus literally torn to pieces. At least ten people were killed, many wounded. Investigations are being conducted, Israeli troops now, apparently, will take the next city in the Palestinian territories.

According to the results of yesterday's meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Union State, the premiere of Russia and Belarus signed a "plan of joint actions to introduce a single monetary unit in 2000-2005" (in the yard, we remind, 2002).

The speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Litvin confirmed that the submission of the Prosecutor General’s Office with a request for consent to bring Yulia Tymoshenko to criminal liability will be returned to the prosecutors. The speaker told reporters that in the legal department of the parliament the document analyzed and gave an conclusion on the inconsistency of its requirements of the legislation.

The Duma rejected the populist idea of ​​the left opposition on a popular discussion of the draft law on the turnover of agricultural land. Only 144 deputies voted for. Alexander Kotenkov noticed on this subject that those who wanted to speak on the question had enough time: the draft law was published in the Rossiyskaya Gazeta twice (on March 21 and after adopting it in the first reading on May 30). As a result, the discussion of the document is scheduled for June 19.

In Primorye, a scandal is flared up associated with the illegal entrepreneurial activity of local officials. The prosecutor of the region Valery Vasilenko sent a submission to the governor Darkin with a demand to eliminate the violation of the Federal Law "On the Basics of Public Service". According to the prosecutor's office, several dozen officials are simultaneously leaders or founders of commercial structures.

According to the results of today's ETS, a 2.5 kopecks increased the growth rate of the dollar, up to 31 rubles 35.21 kopecks. During the auction, the exchange rate of the American currency stably grew, as a result of which, by the end of the session of the quotation of the American currency, 31 rubles 40 kopecks reached. The turnover of the morning session was again low, 75.3 million dollars were implemented. I must say that the growth rate of the dollar was slightly higher than the expected.

In the north of Chile, a Russian helicopter broke out, exhibited at the aerospace salon in Santiago. According to Echo of Moscow, the helicopter fell during a flight from Chile to the Bolivian La -Pass - after planning demonstration flights in other countries of South America were planned. The machine was controlled by the Russian crew. The number of victims has not yet been reported. Chilean rescuers went to the scene.

The team of the governor of Primorye was convicted of illegal entrepreneurship In Primorye, a scandal is flared up associated with illegal entrepreneurial activities of high -ranking officials of the regional administration. The prosecutor of the region Valery Vasilenko sent a submission to the governor Darkin with a demand to eliminate the violation of the Federal Law "On the Basics of Public Service".