The host of the St. Petersburg hour of the Liberty Live program Victor Rezunkov: Guest of the St. Petersburg Studio Radio Liberty - Professor, Head of the Department of North American Studies of the Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University Boris Shiryaev. Boris Anatolyevich, how is the mood, how is it to be well -being?

In connection with recent attacks in the United States, the UN General Assembly made a decision on Wednesday to postpone a special session on the problems of children. The three-day forum was supposed to be held in New York next week. It was expected that more than 70 chapters of states and governments would take part in it. The new date of this event has not yet been determined.

In the countries of the European Union, Friday will be the day of mourning for the victims of recent terrorist attacks in the United States. EU foreign ministers, who gathered yesterday in Brussels at an emergency meeting, announced, on Friday - at noon in the Middle European time - a minute of silence in memory of the victims of recent terats in the United States.

Andrei Shari talks with the military observer Alexander Goltz. Andrey Sharry: Russia announced its unconditional support for the struggle of the United States with international terrorism. At the same time, the Russian military doctrine is the doctrine of NATO restraining, that is, to contain the alleged ally in the fight against international terrorism. I began a conversation with Alexander Goltz with a question about whether there was a contradiction in these two trends.

In Chechnya, two local residents were killed in the cities of Grozny and Urus-Martan. In the Chechen capital, criminals shot a young girl on the street and took the documents. In Urus-Martan, an elderly woman was shot at home. The motives of the murder are unknown. In Grozny, a Russian armored personnel carrier was blown up on a mine. As a result, one soldier died and another was injured. In total, over the past day, Russian units and military facilities in Chechnya were fired at least 11 times.

Bulgaria and Romania are ready to support the United States and its allies in delivering a response after terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Bulgarian Minister of Defense Nikolai Svinarov said that NATO forces will be allowed to use the territory and air space of his country. In addition, Bulgaria is ready to participate in response.

Thousands of US law enforcement officers are searching for persons involved in terrorist attacks committed in New York and Washington on September 11. US Minister of Justice, John Ashcroft, said at least 50 people participated in the organization and commission of the crime. On board four stolen airliners were 18 terrorists. As Ashcroft said, without help from the Earth, they could not with such accuracy to strike at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

In New York, on Wednesday, several of the lower floors of one of the towers of the World Commercial Center, which were established immediately after the attack, hit. According to information agencies, this may even more complicate the efforts of firefighters and rescuers who try to find the survivors after the tragedy and evaluate the approximate number of dead.

Mikhail Sokolov: On September 11, 2001, the world entered the twenty -first century. Calendar dates do not coincide with the milestones of the change of eras. It was on August 1, 1914 to the world war that the twentieth historical century that changed everything on the planet began.

The US Federal Reserve Bank allocates $ 50 billion to European banks to stabilize the foreign exchange market. In turn, the European Central Bank will place a deposit in the euro for the appropriate amount in the Central Bank of the United States. The countries of the "big seven" take joint actions to prevent the negative consequences of terrorist attacks in the United States for the global economy. Today, American stock exchanges resumed work.

In Grozny, one Russian soldier died and another was injured as a result of the explosion of the landmine. According to the military commandant’s office of the Chechen capital, the armored personnel carrier was blown up by a mine in the Leninsky district of Grozny. Over the past day, Russian units and military facilities in Chechnya were attacked at least 11 times. Most often, attacks took place in Grozny, Achha-Martan and Argun.

Vladimir Baburin: Grigory Alekseevich, the first result of sociological surveys appeared - the trend is: “Of course, it’s a pity, but America is not very good,” - how do you evaluate it? Grigory Yavlinsky: I have no special considerations about this. All people whom I personally know are very sympathetic and worried about it as a greater tragedy. I have not met other people. Therefore, who makes these polls, what is the point in these polls - I cannot tell you.

Ahmad Shah-Masud, the leader opposed by the Afghan coalition Taliban, is in critical condition after the attempt on him at the end of last week. According to the agency, France Press with reference to the assistant Masoud Unis Kanuni, Masud is unconscious and his condition continues to deteriorate. Ahmad Shah-Masud was seriously wounded last Sunday in north of Afghanistan as a result of an explosion of bombing terrorists-suicide journalists.

US President George Bush visited the Pentagon on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the Ministry of Defense as a result of the attack. He thanked the rescuers working there for their efforts. According to Bush, he is overwhelmed by feelings of grief and anger - after what he saw at the place of the tragedy.

Dmitry Volchek talked with a Radio correspondent in Washington Vladimir Abarinov. Dmitry Volchek: What exist - in the morning of Thursday in Moscow time - data on the dead and wounded in the Pentagon, what is known about the progress of rescue work? Now nothing burns in the Pentagon. The fire managed to put out on the second day after the attack. As for the exact number of victims, this figure is still unknown.