The armed Nigerian pirates robbed a cargo ship standing in the port of Port Harcort, abducting two team members, Interfax reports with reference to the International Marine Bureau. According to reports, on board the Dutch ship, there was a mixed crew consisting of Russian citizens, Ukraine and the Philippines. Later, the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Alexander Polyakov, confirmed the fact of the capture of two Russian sailors. “Unfortunately, this is so.

The DPRK agreed to curtail its nuclear and missile programs, in particular, refusing to test nuclear weapons, in exchange for food assistance from the United States, Reuters reports. On Wednesday, the US State Department said that the DPRK agreed to introduce a moratorium on launches of long -range missiles, stop testing nuclear weapons and curtailing the enrichment of uranium at the atomic facility in Yonben. Pyongyang also agreed to check his nuclear facilities by the IAEA inspectors.

According to Rosbalt , the president, chairman of the board of NK Rosneft, Eduard Khudainatov received the Grand Process of the annual Person of the Year 2011. The holders of the Grand Prix are presented for awarding the Order of the Glory of the Fatherland. Every year, the laureates of the Person of the Year are people who have made a significant contribution to the development of the economy, politics and culture, who have earned public recognition.

Georgia unilaterally canceled the visa regime with Russia. The corresponding document was signed by President Mikhail Saakashvili, the Georgia Online agency reports. The presidential decree was directed from the moment of publication on the website of the "Legislative Herald of Georgia". This happened today, February 29, in the evening. Now the Russians will not need a visa in order to be continuously for up to 90 days in Georgia.

In Europe and Latin America, 25 alleged members of the Anonymous hacker group were detained. The authorities of Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain made arrests, and also seized 250 units of IT equipment and mobile phones. This is affected by the BBC with a leaf on Interpol. The age of the detainees is from 17 to 40 years.

The state apparatus on the eve of the elections has already reached a fairly significant scale. In the suburbs, officials, for example, were obliged to agitate for Putin on the Internet. The logic of officials is understandable, only Putin does such “support” does not give anything. United Russia already fought for dominance on the network - so what? Officials are actively connected to campaign for Vladimir Putin. At least in the suburbs.

The presidential campaign is close to completion. More than others in the last week, the activity of the main applicant for the post is noticeable. Putin is again trying to explain why he returns, how he respects the protesters in the capital and how Russia is democracy. However, it seems that he says that he will rule forever. The final chords of the election campaign of Vladimir Putin are distinguished by some particularly brutal style.

The city authorities intend to almost completely complete the work on urban development of industrial territories in 2013, said Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on February 28 at a meeting with representatives of the Moscow Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Construction World reports. “Last year we conducted an inventory of industrial zones in order to decide on the investment potential of these territories.

France President Nicolas Sarkozy called on the French government to develop a new text of the law on the criminalization of the denial of the Armenian genocide, which was rejected by the Constitutional Council of France as restricting freedom of expression, BBC reports.

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, speaking to the parliament, suggested unilaterally cancel the visa regime with Russia. It is reported by Georgia Online . According to the president, Georgia is interested in restoring relations with Russia. The President of Georgia also said that his country is ready to restore economic relations with Russia. “I want Russian businessmen to know that the gates of Georgia are open to them.

The authorities of the Russian Federation will make maximum efforts so that the Baikal cellulose-paper plant does not cause even potential damage to nature, but it is important to take care of the people who work at the enterprise, said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Lanta-Tour Voyazh intends to continue to work, management is now negotiating with a potential investor. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the Russian Union of Travel industry. “We were forced to dissolve employees, as we cannot keep them at workplaces without wages. As soon as the investor is determined, the company will continue to work, and we will re-recover the staff, ”said Lyudmila Puchkova, president of Lanta-Tour, President.

Representatives of the EU member countries decided in response to the actions of the Belarusian authorities regarding Poland to withdraw their ambassadors in Minsk for consultations, Interfax reports.

On February 28, in Moscow, in the building of a free economic society, a round table was held dedicated to the presentation of the new book of Yuri Luzhkov “You can’t live like that! ..”. (Publishing house "Veche", 2012). The co -authors of the former mayor of Moscow, and now the dean of the faculty of large cities of the International University in Moscow, were political scientist and publicist Vladimir Popov, economist, professor Soltan Dzarasov and economic observer, publicist Valery Badov.

Relatives of Anna Politkovskaya and representatives of the New Gazeta editorial office expressed doubt that the former emissar of Chechen militants Ahmed Zakaev and businessman Boris Berezovsky, who were living in London, were the customers of the murder of the journalist, Interfax reports. The former policeman Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov gave the corresponding testimony on the eve of the day before.