The Government of Ukraine canceled the decision of the previous cabinet on the privatization of the largest metallurgical enterprise of the country of Krivorozhstal. According to Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in the coming weeks a decision will be made to return the enterprise to state property. One of the owners of Krivorozhstali is the son -in -law of the ex -president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov denies that any components of Russian nuclear weapons could be illegally delivered to Iran or DPRK. Speaking on Saturday at the International Security Conference in Munich, Ivanov said that Russia controls its nuclear arsenal. Ivanov also noted that Moscow is concerned about the continuing penetration of extremists into Chechnya through the territory of Georgia.

The United States and Europe are dependent on each other and must bring their relations to a qualitatively new level, ”said German Foreign Minister Yoshka Fisher. The Minister made this statement at the International Conference on the Problems of Global Security, ending today in Munich. Fisher emphasized that the NATO Union is intended for an important role in a new relationship between the United States and Europe.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov intends to sue human rights activists who accuse him of abduction of people. In an interview with journalists in Grozny, Kadyrov said that the charges were groundless. At the same time, he denied reports of the arrest of former vice president of Ichkeria Vahi Arsanov.

The Central Election Commission of Iraq will announce today the results of the general elections held on January 30. According to the representative of the election commission, all complaints will be adopted and considered within three days, after which the voting results will become official. In Iraq, the situation was aggravated again. Over the past two days, more than 40 people have become victims of terrorist attacks and attacks.

Serbia President Boris Tadich is visiting Kosovo today. This is the first visit of the head of the Serbian state to the region after 1999, when Kosovo, formally in Serbia, has passed under the administration of the international administration. The meetings of the Tadich with the leaders of the Serbian minority of the region and the head of the Provisional Administration of the UN Seen Yessen-Petersen will take place.

The UN peacekeepers are unlikely to be able to change the coalition troops in Iraq, headed by the United States, ”said COLIA Secretary General of the UN Annan. Speaking today in Munich at the international conference on global security issues, Annan noted that the UN cannot ensure order and safety in Iraq and that the employees of the organization themselves need reliable security.

In several Russian cities today, protests were held against the monetization of benefits. About a thousand people gathered in the center of Rostov-on-Don, mostly elderly people. They demanded the resignation of the government and the dissolution of the State Duma. In Kazan, the rally was less massive - about 250 people. The protesters demanded the return of benefits, raising salaries and pensions and reducing utility bills.

A powerful explosion thundered near the Empire theater in the center of Paris, two passers -by were easily injured. The police are investigating the cause of the explosion. The building of the theater, located near the Champs Elysees, caused damage.

The Israeli government has approved today a list of five hundred Palestinian prisoners who will be released in the coming days. This decision was made in accordance with the recently achieved by Israeli-Palestinian agreements. Israel will also allow several dozens of Palestinian extremists to the west coast of Jordan. The transfer to the control of Palestinians of five cities on the western coast of Jordan will begin.

Moscow opposes the continuation of monitoring by observers of the OSCE of the situation on the Russian-Georgian border, ”Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov said at a press conference in Munich. He was one of the participants in the annual International Security Conference, which is ending today. According to Ivanov, the monitoring ongoing is ineffective - there are examples when caravans of militants with weapons were held literally under the nose of observers.

Extremist groups "Hamas" and "Islamic jihad" said they would follow the conditions of a truce with Israel - however, this decision is temporary.

The largest armament exhibition "Idex -2005" is opening today in Abu Dabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It has more than nine hundred firms from 50 countries. The organizers of the exhibition reported that designers, defense ministers, military headquarters and arms manufacturers from around the world arrive in Abu Dabi. At the same time, the Council of Defense of the Gulf countries gathered in Abu Dabi, which discusses the situation in Iraq and the region as a whole.