President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko held a meeting with US President George Bush, reports Online League . The meeting took place in Brussels before a meeting of the Ukraine-NATO commission. During the meeting, the American side expressed support for democratic processes in Ukraine. George Bush figuratively compared Yushchenko in terms of the scale of tasks and the role that he should play in the history of Ukraine, with George Washington.

The commander of the 42nd motorized rifle division, Major General Sergei Surovikin, promised to destroy three militants for each soldier who died on Monday as a result of a shootout in the Oktyabrsky district of Grozny, reports Lenta.ru . According to Surovikin, an attack on the division of the division subordinate to him committed a "gang forming, allegedly from five to six people." He said that two militants from this group were destroyed, another seriously wounded.

Not far from the Akademicheskaya metro station in Moscow, a drunk attacked a policeman, RIA Novosti reports. The police officer made a remark and tried to calm the motioned and rowing man, in response to which the drunk hit the policeman with a knife in the stomach. The attacker was twisted almost immediately near the scene. The injured policeman with a wound in the stomach was hospitalized in the 1st Grad Hospital of Moscow. His condition is evaluated as stable.

The profession of a physicist becomes the profession of a kamikaze. And employees of the Russian FSB are increasingly becoming infected with “Academician Sakharov syndrome.” This is a “syndrome” not yet known to world medical science, when in one or another city of our vast Motherland criminal cases are initiated against scientists, and of world renown. Those who have been working in their field for many years, collaborating with international organizations and partners.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** Speaking at a meeting of the Presidium of the State Council dedicated to the development of the domestic aircraft industry, President V. Putin said that ... Aircraft Building in Russia should become commercially profitable and attractive. "Private investments can and should be opened to aircraft industry." ...

It is possible that in the State Duma of the next convocation, another loyal power party may appear, the Monitor reports. The fact is that yesterday the leader of the People’s Party and a member of the Duma faction of United Russia G. Gudkov and the chairman of the Social-Democratic Party V. Kishenin announced plans to create the United Party of Social Democrats.

The Russian referee Valentin Ivanov and his two assistants, whose names are not reported, will be judged by the match of the Iran of the Championship between the clubs "Perospolis" and "Esthelal". According to Gazeta.ru , this decision of the Iranian Football Federation (IFF) made, after the Italian’s refusal, Pierliji Kolina and the Swede Andres Frisk, to judge the derby, which in the country belongs to the category of "increased risk".

In Indonesia, a police plane fell into the sea, RBC reports with reference to the Associated Press. At the same time, 15 people died and three were injured. Among the dead are four police officers and a pilot of the aircraft. The incident occurred in the Papua province in the east of the country. The CASA 212 Aviocar aircraft collapsed at the sea at the time of landing. In total, there were 14 passengers and 4 crew members on board the aircraft.

Ukraine is ready to join the plan of actions to prepare for membership in NATO. This was stated by President of the country Viktor Yushchenko at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Yap de Hop Jeffer in Brussels. At the same time, Yushchenko noted that the policy of Ukraine regarding NATO is in no way directed against the interests of other countries, including Russia. "I want to clearly emphasize: Russia is our strategic partner," he said.

Lelya Smolina Today, the Eldar film club, created by the famous film director Eldar Ryazanov, is opened for the audience with the support of the Moscow government. On the site of the former cinema "Kazakhstan" at 105 Leninsky Prospekt, there is now an original cultural center, in three halls of which (527, 160 and 90 seats), film screenings, retrospects of world cinema classics, entra -propeller performances, concerts and creative meetings will be held.

In connection with the NATO summit, enhanced security measures have been introduced around the headquarters of the Alliance in Brussels, RIA Novosti reports. On the approaches to the NATO head building, barbed wire barriers were built. Armored police vehicles are parked along the barrier line. On the roof of NATO headquarters, snipers are located. In the sky, helicopters are barracks. The inspection of the world media correspondents accredited at the NATO summit.

Cooperation with NATO is a question where you can expect a real breakthrough of the new Ukrainian government. Such an opinion in an interview with Polit.ru was expressed by the Ukrainian political scientist, the head of the “Humanitarian Technology Agency” Vladimir Granovsky. "A person (Anatoly Gritsenko - approx." Polit.ru "), who really has good training, understands what is NATO, is appointed to this direction, that is, what is NATO.

In addition to poor health, Viktor Khristenko had other reasons to avoid meeting with his Indian colleague - the future of Yuganskneftegaz does not depend much on the minister - most likely Rosneft is not going to give his trophy in the war with Yukos. Indian Minister Mankar Ayara wanted to find out the attitude of the Russian government to the possible participation of Indian capital in Yuganskneftegaz.

"According to our sources close to the leadership of Rusal, controlled by Oleg Deripaska, in January of this year, the company's management submitted strategic plans to turn into a transnational corporation, the list of regions where production could be deployed, included Guinea, Congo, Nigeria, Venezuela, Gayan, Tajikistan and Indian. Rusal is interested in participating in any world projects regarding clay and aluminum, said Polit.ru analyst STM -Invest Mikhail Pak.

The European Union intends to resume the supply of weapons to China, said French President Jacques Shirak after negotiations with US President George Bush, the newspaper reports. ru , citing Reuters. “Regarding China, Europe intends to remove the latest obstacles in relations with this country,” Shirak emphasized at a press conference immediately before the meeting at the top level of 25 EU leaders with Bush.