Alexey Dzikovitsky , Warsaw: Over the past few months, the number of people who believe that after joining the EU their lives will improve sharply in Poland. What is the reason for the growing pessimism of the Poles in relation to the European Union?

Yuri Veksler , Berlin: In Berlin, an international conference on the provision of financial assistance to Afghanistan is being held. Opening a two -day conference in which politicians of the highest rank take part, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in his welcoming word said: Gerhard Schroeder: Afghanistan is today in the process of leaving the devastation, and on this long journey he needs our support and help, and we - in patience, and we have it.

In Ingushetia, one of the last two tent camps for Chechen refugees is closed today. According to the representative of the FMS of Russia, all the tents were removed in the satellite camp, and the immigrants that remained there returned to Chechnya. By the beginning of May, it is planned to eliminate the last refugee camp in the territory of Ingushetia - Sacita.

The heads of government of Russia and Ukraine - Mikhail Fradkov and Viktor Yanukovych - are negotiating today in Moscow. The main topics of the discussion are cooperation in the field of energy and implementation of an agreement on the unified economic space of four countries - Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Prime Ministers will also discuss measures to jointly operate the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait.

In Tashkent last night, a terrorist committed suicide, suspected of taking hostages. According to information agencies, the unknown was barricaded in a private house on the outskirts of the Uzbek capital and activated an explosive device, as a result of which he died. No one except the criminal himself was injured. According to some reports, earlier on Wednesday, the terrorist blew up another bomb, injuring several people.

The Russian football team tied - 2: 2 - in a friendly match with the team of Bulgaria. Dmitry Sychev scored both balls from the Russians, and Dimitar Berbatov distinguished himself twice from the hosts. Opponents of the Russian team in the group of the European Championship also held friendly meetings. Greece won 1-0 of Switzerland, Spain - Dania 2-0, and Portugal lost to Italy 1: 2.

The program is conducted by Kirill Kobrin. Radio Liberty correspondent Maxim Yaroshevsky, who is talking with a military observer, deputy chief editor of the weekly magazine Alexander Goltz, takes part. Kirill Kobrin: the famous Russian military observer, deputy chief editor of the weekly magazine, Alexander Golts, presented today the book “Russian Army. 11 Lost Years”.

US Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the United States expect from the UN Security Council until July 1 of the new Iraq resolution. In these terms, power in Iraq should be transferred to the Iraqi temporary government. Earlier, the United States has only stated that they were ready to consider the possibility of adopting a new resolution.

The writers of Alexander Marinin, Vasily Golovachev, Eduard Gevorkyan and Elena Katasonova filed claims for the protection of copyrights to free network libraries. The total amount of compensation that writers require for placing their works on the Internet is approximately $ 500,000. The defendants are owners of public network libraries www.lib.ru and www.litportal.ru. The exclusive right to place the works of these authors on the Web has a KM online company.

The United States has canceled sanctions imposed against six Russian companies that were suspected of selling missile technologies and missile components to Iran. The State Department stated that such a decision was made in the interests of US foreign policy and security. Sanctions against the Russian weapons expert Anatoly Kuntsevich, who were accused of "spreading chemical weapons" in 1995, are also stopped.

Mikhail Sokolov: Mikhail Khodorkovsky repented of true and imaginary sins for all Russian liberalism, entrusting him with the guilt of the enemies of reforms and crimes of the bureaucracy, giving praise to Vladimir Putin, curious of national demons. Now some commentators doubt the authorship of the oligarch, others write off everything about the lack of will of the prisoner oligarch, returning to the time described in the novel "Blinding Darkness".

In Spain, the court announced today the names of six suspects in the attacks in Madrid on March 11. All of them are put on the international wanted list. One of them is the Tunisian Sarhan Ben Abdelmadzhid Fachyet is the leader of the group of terrorists who laid bombs on trains. Five other suspects are Marrokans. During the investigation, the police have already detained 19 people. 14 of them are charged.

The European parliament announced on Thursday that Türkiye did not fully fulfill the political conditions for joining the European Union. The adopted resolution says that Turkey should improve the situation in the field of human rights, democratization and compliance with laws. The decision of the European Parliament has no legal force. In December, the EU must decide whether to start negotiations on the adoption of Turkey in its ranks.

Great Britain, Germany and France sharply condemned Iran’s decision to resume work within the framework of its largest nuclear program - at the facility in Isfahan. Yesterday, Iranian atomic energy Minister, GOLAM CRAZ AGAZade, reported the intention to continue the development. Three European countries, which contributed to the achievement of an agreement between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, said that Iran’s decision undermines the confidence of the world community.

In Bosnia in the city of Pala, several hundred people conducted a demonstration, protesting against the operation of NATO forces to search for the former leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzhich, accused of war crimes. The Bosnian Foreign Minister, Maln Ivaanich, said that he would demand to punish those who are responsible for the injuries of civilians.