The program is conducted by Vladimir Baburin. Radio Liberty correspondents Vladimir Abarinov take part, Natalya Golitsyna is talking with the diplomatic editor of the Times Michael Bignon. Vladimir Baburin: The British Prime Minister Tony Blair had serious problems with parliament, because of which the English contingent may not be able to take part in a possible operation in the Middle East.

At the end of last week, in Sochi, President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze and the head of the executive branch met in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, for simplicity - Prime Minister of Abkhazia, Gennady Gaguli. Having already returned to Tbilisi, Shevardnadze said that Georgia may well be transformed into a federal state, Abkhazia in this state will receive the widest rights as a subject of the Federation, and Russia will be the main guarantor of this.

Vladimir Baburin: The man of the day of Radio Liberty on March 13 is a philosopher, culturalist and publicist Grigory Pomerantz, who turned 85 years old. Born in the 18th year in Vilnius. He graduated from the department of Russian literature of the capital's Institute of History, Philosophy and Literature. He taught at the Tula Pedagogical Institute. A participant in the Great Patriotic War, was wounded twice, has combat awards.

The district court in Tbilisi confirmed the legality of extradition from Georgia to Russia two of the three Chechens, the issuance of which Moscow has been seeking from August last year. The third is recognized as a refugee by the court and will remain in Georgia. Protection intends to protest this decision in the Supreme Court of the Republic. In November, the Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office decided to extradition, which was then protested in one of the Tbilisi courts.

At least 14 people were killed and more than 80 were delivered to hospitals as a result of a car accident in northern Italy. In the thick fog on the high -speed highway, Venice - Trieste collided about 250 vehicles. Despite the poor visibility, many drivers continued to go at high speed and came across cars that had already been into the disaster.

The United States intends to submit to the UN Security Council a new resolution that authorizes the use of force against Baghdad, even if Washington cannot be enlisted by most votes necessary for its adoption. The representative of the White House Ari Flysher said that President George Bush agreed to postpone the vote on the resolution if this step helps to attract new allies.

In the Stavropol Territory they are preparing for the spring flood. The shores of four rivers - Kuban, Kuma, Podkumka and Terek - strengthen. More than 28 million rubles were allocated for channel work, the construction and reconstruction of dams and bridges of the Russian State Construction In the Republic of Komi, the Workutangol company has created a commission on labor remuneration and bonuses of workers.

Yuri Zhigalkin , New York: Will the American-Russian relations become a victim of the Iraqi conflict? On Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Georgy Mammadov stated that Moscow would not support what he called a dangerous precedent for changing the regime in Iraq, and the US Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbou warned that the Russian opposition would cause damage to two -way relations. On Wednesday, George Bush called Vladimir Putin.

The German automobile company BMW announced that 2002 was the most successful in its entire history. Net profit increased by 8 percent compared to the previous year and amounted to more than 2 billion euros. The BMW statement says that such impressive results were achieved due to the significant cost of developing their product and an aggressive market strategy.

The UN Security Council discussed the UK initiative, which proposed specific measures to disarm Iraq that could prevent the war. London demanded, in particular, so that President Iraq Saddam Khussein speak on television with recognition - he tried to conceal weapons of mass defeat, but now decided to destroy it. British diplomats do not exclude that the term of the ultimatum of Baghdad - to disarm or be disarmed by force - can be extended.

Oleg Kusov , Moscow: The conference of Chechen non -governmental and human rights organizations was held in the city of Nazran on March 2. Today, some of its participants met in Moscow with journalists. Chechen public figures called on President Putin to cancel a referendum. Says the head of the social movement "Chechen Committee of National Salvation" Ruslan Badalov: Ruslan Badalov: The Russian authorities step on the same rakes, on which they advanced in the previous campaign of the 1994-96.

In Moscow, the funeral of the famous film actress Marina Ladynina, who died on March 10 at 95 years of life, hosts today. The cinema house will take place of a civilian memorial service; Ladynin will be buried in the Novodevichy cemetery. The actress began her career with silent cinema. Ladynin was glorified by the role in the Tractorists (1939), Svinarka and Shepherd (1941), Kuban Cossacks (1949), as well as in a number of other films.

In Serbia - in connection with yesterday's murder of Prime Minister Zoran Dvinzhich - several people have been arrested, but the main suspects remain at large, - Vice Prime Minister Koruch said today. According to Koruch, the murder of Dzhinjich was organized by the Belgrade criminal group - the most powerful and branched in the Balkans. The Deputy Prime Minister called the names of 20 alleged leaders of the group. Among them - the former commander of the "Red Beres" Milorad Lukovich.

In Chechnya, over 128 million rubles from money aimed at restoring the republic were plundered over the past year. These data are given today by the “Independent Gazeta”, which at the disposal of which was the text of the report of the prosecutor of Chechnya Vladimir Kravchenko at a closed meeting of the republican security forces in early March.

In Serbia - in connection with yesterday's murder of Prime Minister Zoran Dvinzhich - an emergency was introduced and three -day mourning was announced. According to the Serbian government, the murder of Dzhinjich was organized by the Belgrade criminal group led by Milorad Lukovich, a former commander of a police special forces, a participant in the Balkans in the 90s. According to the Serbian media, two persons involved in the assassination attempt were arrested.