The Chairman of the Russian Government Vladimir Putin, by his order, freed Konstantin Pulikovsky from the post of head of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Atomic Supervision (Rostekhnadzor). As stated in a message published by the Russian Newspaper, this happened on the initiative of Pulikovsky himself. A few days ago, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev included Pulikovsky in the Organizing Committee for the preparation of the Russian APC chairmanship in 2012.

The famous Russian psycholinguist, philologist, and our constant author Rebekka Frumkin in his new essay tells about his meetings with Yuri Lotman and Boris Uspensky . The reason for the memories was a book with letters Yu.M. Lotman and B.A. Uspensky for 1964-1993, published in the UFO Publishing House. If Lotman’s letters were published earlier, in 1997, then B.A. Uspensky was published for him for the first time. “I admit, few books aroused such a sharp sense of sadness in me,” R.M.

The ruling party “The Unified National Movement” was supposed to sign on September 5 “The Charter of Politicians of Georgia”. According to Novosti-Georgia news agency , the Charter was developed during joint consultations, it contains four points: support for territorial integrity, the withdrawal of Russian troops from the territory of Georgia, the entry of Georgia to NATO, integration in the Euro structure.

Democrats candidate for the post of vice president Senator Joseph Biden said that, in the event of Barack Obama’s victory, the new government will conduct a thorough verification of George Bush and his administration and, possibly, will conduct a criminal case according to its results, RBC-Daily reports.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine officially asked President Viktor Yushchenko to dismiss the head of his secretariat Victor Balog. 323 deputies voted for sending a request to the president, Ukrainian Pravda reports. The corresponding request was signed by deputies from the Party of Regions Vladimir Sivkovich, from the NO-SS Vladimir Stretovich and three more deputies.

The chairman of the Georgian Parliament, David Bakradze, will visit the US working visit on September 6-12, reports News-Georgia. During the visit, meetings are planned with ambassadors - participants in the UN Security Council and US congressmen. The main topic of discussion will be the situation around Georgia, the South Osset and Abkhazia. Yesterday, the American vice president assured that the Georgian leadership can always count on support and assistance from the United States.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made it clear to the US Vice President Dick Cheney, that Azerbaijan would not support the idea of ​​redirecting energy flows into Russia. The situation is commented by the expert of the Panorama information and research center Anvar Amirov: “Azerbaijan did not support Cheney’s proposal to develop the overpass. This is due to the fact that Azerbaijan does not have direct benefits from Nabukko in this situation.

US Vice President Dick Cheney, during a visit to Kiev, told Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko that Ukraine was going through difficult times and this is due to the actions of Russia, AFP reports. Cheney promised Ukraine to support the United States. As expected, he will officially announce this evening on September 5 after a meeting with President Viktor Yushchenko. It is also reported that at the meeting of Yushchenko and Cheney the main topic will be Ukraine’s entry into NATO.

The term of the investigation in the criminal case of bringing to suicide a 17-year-old cadet of the Novosibirsk Higher Military Command School Radmir Sagitov will be extended for the third time. This was the representative of the Sagitov family, a lawyer who collaborates with the agora interregional human rights association, Marina Bunkkova today was announced by the investigator of the military investigative department of the Novosibirsk garrison Alexei Semenov.

The Georgian air defense system was connected to the NATO early warning system, Vesti TV channel reports. The Times wrote that such a decision is evidence that the alliance strengthens the defeated armed forces of Georgia. “Now NATO can use the Georgian radars, which will allow the Alliance to effectively monitor the airspace over Georgia without sending its own military equipment there,” said NATO official.

In the case of General of the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia, Alexander Bulbov, accused of illegally listening to telephone conversations, a new classified person involved appeared, Vesti reports. As one of Bulbov’s lawyers stated, when rewarding the accusation of the wording, they remained the same. Only Yanykin was excluded from the prosecution and a new classified intermediary appeared.

A source in the Israeli special services said that Israel allowed the import of a thousand Kalashnikov assault rifles into the Palestinian autonomy and ammunition for them, the Associated Press agency reports. There, Israel itself is aimed at strengthening the position of the legitimate representative of the Palestinians, President of Mahmoud Abbas. Thus, ammunition arrived on the western bank of the Jordan River.

Irina Dezhin "Polit.ru" publishes an article by a doctor of economic sciences, leading researcher at the Institute of Economics of the Transition period, head. The sector of the Institute of World Economics and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences Irina Dezhina, published in the newspaper of scientists and scientific journalists "Trinity Option" (No. 11, September 2, 2008).

The basing of military units of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation in Ukraine may pose a threat to the country's national security. President Viktor Yushchenko stated this during a joint press conference with the US Vice President Richard Cheini, after a meeting with him in the Tet-A-Tet ​​format, Ukrainian Pravda reports.

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