"Russia needs to be prepared for the fact that terrorist acts on its territory will continue," said Sergey Markedonov, head of the department of interethnic relations of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis. In his opinion, the very definition of “world terrorism” and “international terrorism” is the absolute stupidity.

The leader of the Party of Regions, ex-prime minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych considers it necessary to protect political reform in order to avoid excessive concentration of power in one hand. This is stated in the statement of the politician received by the agency "News - Ukraine" .

One of the pilots of the Su-27 crashed aircraft, to which the court pronounced today, does not plead guilty. They believe that the cause of the accident that entailed numerous human sacrifices was the engine refusal or some external factor. After the sentence was announced, Vladimir Toponar, who commanded the Su-27, said that "this is not a court, but a trial" and that he would file a cassation appeal to the Supreme Court.

The battle of half past nine in the evening was arranged by employees of two commercial firms, finding out the rights to own the office in Grenade Lane, the TVC TV channel reports. 200 people threshed each other for ten minutes with sticks, baseball bats and reinforcement. The massacre managed to stop only the riot police. The massacre in the center of Moscow is investigated by the Presnensky police department. 70 people were detained, five are hospitalized.

The United States find new ways to return North Korea to the negotiations on nuclear problems. According to Robert Joseph, Deputy Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Beijing could play an important role in this process. "We believe that China can do more to make Pyongyang abandon the program to create nuclear weapons," the diplomat said.

The Presnensky police department conducts a test of a fight in the center of Moscow, in which five people were injured, RIA Novosti said on Friday a source in Moscow law enforcement agencies. The circumstances of the incident are specified. A mass fight, in which about 100 people participated, using reinforcement and baseball bats occurred at about 21.30 Moscow time in the area of ​​the house number one according to Grenade Lane.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will today accept the Secretary General of NATO Japa de Jop Scheffer, who arrived in Moscow on the eve of a working visit. During the meeting with de Joop Scheffer, an exchange of views will be held on the state and prospects for the development of the relations of Russia-NATO, the results of the work of the Russian-NATO (SRN) council for three years from the moment it was created in priority areas of political and practical cooperation.

In the center of Moscow, around 18.30, gas cylinders exploded in an empty bus of the Ministry of Defense. According to information agencies, there are no victims. According to Echo of Moscow , the bus stood on Myasnitskaya Street on the territory of one of the complexes belonging to the Ministry of Defense. First, the bus caught fire, and then gas cylinders exploded due to high temperature. To date, the fire managed to extinguish, the reasons for the incident are being clarified.

US Secretary of State Condolas Rice called on the authorities of Israel and Palestine to ensure the peaceful evacuation of Israeli troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip and the western coast of Jordan. The head of the American Foreign Ministry made such a statement in London, where a meeting of the heads of the Foreign Ministry of the Big Eight countries was held, RBC writes with reference to the Ar.

The plane flying to Yakutsk made a forced landing at the airport of the city of Ukhta, Komi-Permyatsky Autonomous Okrug. According to RIA Novosti in the press center of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Sakha, the Tu-154 aircraft with on-board number 85812 performed a flight number 373 of Vnukovo-Yakutsk. On board were 89 passengers and five crew members.

Money calculations between Rosneftegaz OJSC and subsidiaries of Gazprom OJSC (RTS: GAZP) (AB Gazprombank CJSC, Gazprominvestholding LLC, NPF GAZFONDA and GAZPROMFINESS B.V.), will be carried out by three tranches. The first - within a month, the third - until December 25, 2005.

In Greece, a general 24-hour strike will be held, organized by trade unions, dissatisfied with the reform policy pursued by the government, RIA Novosti reports. State and private enterprises and institutions, schools, transport will suspend work. The leading Greek airline "Olympic Airweiz" canceled 116 flights. Banks will not work throughout the country for the 19th day in a row. The trade union of banking employees protests against the government plans to reform the pension system.

The shareholders of Gazprom OJSC at the annual meeting elected a new composition of the board of directors of 11 people - RIA Novosti reports.

The state acquisition by the state of 10.74% of Gazprom’s shares was completed, said Dmitry Medvedev, chairman of the Board of Directors of Gazprom at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Russian gas concern, Interfax reports. Thus, the state received a control package of shares in Gazprom. Promotions are transferred by subsidiaries of the gas concern of the state company Rosneftegaz.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President V. Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin with NATO Secretary General Japa de Hoop Scheffer , during which it was a question of Russia's relationship with the Alliance, in particular, the speedy connection of Russia to the Anti-Terrorism Operation of Active Efforts, as well as the implementation of the action plan for the combat of terrorism, developed by the Russian Council. At the same time, V.