The speech of President Vladimir Putin in Munich is a classic game in a good and evil investigator, says Alexander Khramchikhin, head of the analytical department of the Institute of Political and Military Analysis. In his interview with Polit.ru, he expressed the opinion that the speech, which was designed for the internal audience, Putin decided to play the “evil investigator” so that even Sergey Ivanov would look worthy of his background.

The most dysfunctional regions from the point of view of preparing for the regional elections on March 11 were St. Petersburg and the Stavropol Territory, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the head of the Central Election Commission Alexander Veshnyakov. According to him, "most of the comments in St.

The United States and South Korea refused to fulfill the requirements of the DPRK and make guarantees of security to the plan of the first stage on the country's nuclear disarmament, RIA Novosti reports.

The Tver court of Moscow today refused to satisfy the claim to Viktor Baturin, who demanded restoration at work at Inteko, which is headed by his sister Elena Baturina. He also asked him to compensate him for a number of financial claims. This was reported by the information service of the Echo of Moscow radio station with reference to ITAR-TASS. Viktor Baturin, without waiting for the court decision, left the meeting room, accusing the prosecutors of bias and referring to poor health.

The wife of the Prince of Wales Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall Camille, has a gynecological operation in early March, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of Clarence-House (the official residence of Prince of Wales). The representative of the press service emphasized that the upcoming operation is ordinary for middle -aged women, and the Duchess does not suffer with cancer.

The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at its first meeting at the headquarters in Lausanne in Lausanne on February 8 adopted the “Regulation on sexual harassment in sports”. This was reported by the Sports Information Agency " All Sports ". “This unique document nams the problems and risk factors, as well as possible solutions,” the words of the IOC press service are given.

Upon trying to steal the cable of the Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) on Yablochkova Street, a group of attackers of six people was detained, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the management of the MGTS Public Information and Relations. An attempt to theft occurred on the territory of the Ostankino telephone node at Yablochkova Street, 25, building 3. In total, the attackers managed to cut 157 meters of the cable, while 208 ATS 610 subscribers were left without communication.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** President of the Russian Federation V. Putin , having completed a visit to Saudi Arabia, arrived in Qatar. As Emir Katar Sheikh Hamad Ben Khalif said in negotiations with Russian President, "we strive to ensure that there are special relations between Qatar and Russia." "We are interested in signing agreements that will strengthen relations between our countries," said Emir Katara.

In the Kyzylorda region in the south of Kazakhstan, about 900 people were evacuated from the flooding zone on the Syrdarya River, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic. As a result of the begging phenomena and the clusters of the ice masses in the area of ​​the Kyzylorda hydroelectric complex on the night of Sunday, the water level in the junadaria was raised above the cheese dary.

According to the CEC of Turkmenistan, the appearance in the first alternative presidential elections was 99%. There were six candidates in these elections, but from the very beginning it was clear that the 49-year-old Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, who at the end of last year, after the death of Saparmurat Niyazov, was appointed the acting. president. Actually, this already meant that Berdimuhammedov would become the successor of the Turkmenbashi.

The World Court of Chita today sentenced a fine of a thousand rubles of the organizer of the picket, which was on February 8, in support of the ex-head of the company Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky, RIA Novosti reports. The court recognized the local resident Marina Savateeva, who represents the Khodorkovsky public support committee, guilty of violating the established picket procedure under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, operating in Chita.

Yana Galukhina , Yakov Pappe The beginning of the history of the Russian large business was laid in the fall of 1992 - in the spring of 1993 by the presidential decrees and decrees of the government, in accordance with which Gazprom, RAO UES of Russia and the first first oil companies - Lukoil, Surgutneftegaz were formed. The key concepts for determining the nature of large business then were the “oligarch” and “oligarchy”.

In Saratov, as a result of the explosion of domestic gas, a woman died in the apartment, her husband was hospitalized with burns and signs of gas poisoning, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the law enforcement agencies of the city. The incident occurred this afternoon in the apartment of a two -story building in the factory district of the city on Vasilkovova Street. According to preliminary data, the explosion occurred as a result of domestic gas leakage.

Moscow viewers will be able to see the home match of the Moscow Spartak against the Spanish "Celta". It was previously announced that this and response fight would show the TVC channel, which received exclusive broadcasting rights. True, as Sports Today conveys, only viewers of TV Center-Siberia, Ural and Europe will see a live broadcast, but in Moscow the match will be shown in a record with an hour delay.

The Russian chamber ensemble "Soloists of Moscow" and his artistic director and conductor Yuri Bashmet failed to receive the Award of the American Academy of Building Grammy, RIA Novosti reports. In the category "Best performance as part of a small ensemble", on which Russian performers were put forward, the prize was received by the Los Angeles Chapel of Chamber Music and conductor Peter Rutenberg.