The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The correspondent of Radio Freedom Lily Palveliev takes part. Marina Dubovik : And now the traditional section “Key Word”, which is led by Lily Palvelieva. Lilya Palveveva : Today we will renew about the use of the word "personnel". On Monday, the following phrase sounded in the NTV news issue: Announcer : Russia from today begins to reduce gas supply through the territory of Ukraine in volumes stolen by Kiev.

The elected US President Barack Obama said that he would pursue a new policy against Iran. In an interview with ABC, Obama noted that Iran will become one of the foreign policy priorities of his administration. According to the elected president, in relations with this country, Washington intends to simultaneously show respect for its people and make certain demands to the Iranian authorities.

In 32 countries of Europe, for 2006-2007, 12.1 thousand laboratory-confirmed cases of measles were recorded, including 7 with death. 85% of the diseases occur in only five countries: Romania, Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland and Italy. Most of the sick were either not vaccinated against measles or did not go through a full course of vaccination, while 20% of them were people over the age of 20 years.

Israel is close to achieving the goals of the operation in the gas sector, ”said Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. According to him, these goals include the safety of the population of the south of Israel, who is fired from the gas sector by militants of the Hamas group. There are reports of battles on the outskirts of the city of Gaza. According to Palestinian doctors, 29 people were killed for today, including 17 in the city of Gaza.

In Moscow, court hearings are resumed in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya Israel is preparing for the third stage of the anti -terrorist operation in the gas sector of this week - “Personnel”

According to the German reinsurance company Munich RE in 2008, 220 thousand people around the world became victims of cyclones, earthquakes and floods. This is the maximum since 2004, when the Tsunami has collapsed to the Indian Ocean countries. Burma and China were most affected in 2008. In Burma, 130 thousand people died from a cyclone. In China, the number of deaths from a series of earthquakes exceeded 70 thousand.

In the Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia, a major special operation was held in the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Radio Liberty correspondent Ahmed Sultanov. In the village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya where a special operation was carried out at dawn, investigative measures are being held. Demchenko Street was completely blocked by law enforcement officers of Ingushetia. The prosecutor’s office of Radio Liberty reported that four alleged militants were killed as a result of the operation.

In Altai this morning, the search for the missing helicopter of Gazpromavia resumed. Rescuers examine the territory of the pass unexpected in the Kosh-Agach district, where, according to some reports, signal lights were noticed. The helicopter disappeared on Friday. On board - 11 people, including members of the government of the Altai Republic and representative of the President of Russia in the State Duma, Alexander Koskopkin.

Czech prime minister spent a fruitful night with Yulia Tymoshenko Ukraine signed a protocol on gas transit control through its territory. According to the Czech Prime Minister Mirk Topolak, "now nothing prevents the resumption of gas transit through Ukraine to the EU countries." However, a number of points of the document signed by the Ukrainian authorities contradict the positions declared by the Russian side.

Victor Shenderovich: My guest is on the air today - an economic observer, journalist Mikhail Berger. Good evening, Misha. Mikhail Berger: Good evening. Just we talked about what to call it right, I now thought that I probably looked like a cashier - I always consider other people's money. Viktor Shenderovich: You said I really liked it, I even recorded the wording, about which we will talk about, about which we will not: everything that is connected with the receipt or expenditure of money.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent Vladimir Ivakhnenko takes part. Marina Dubovik : At the trace of Russia last night, Ukraine signed a protocol on multilateral monitoring of Russian gas transit to Europe. Tomorrow, the transportation of fuel through Ukrainian territory can be resumed tomorrow. Our correspondent Vladimir Ivakhnenko reports from Kyiv.

The Russian ruble fell sharply in relation to the US dollar. Today, at the MICEX index session, the dollar reached the maximum level since the fall of 2003 - 30 rubles 53 kopecks. This is one ruble of 14 kopecks above the current official course. Index session - part of the MICEX session on the dollar with the calculations "Tomorrow". The weighted average of the dollar according to its results, as a rule, is used by the Central Bank to establish an official ruble exchange rate the next day.

The Moscow District Military Court postponed the hearing in the case of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya. As the Radio Liberty correspondent reports, today the lawyer of one of the defendants, Ibrahim Makhmudov, could not be present at the meeting. At the previous meeting, the arguments of the defense were represented by the lawyer of another accused - former employee of the UBOP Sergey Khadzhikurbanov.

In Moscow and St. Petersburg, three foreigners were killed over the past two days. On Sunday night in a hospital in Moscow, a citizen of Cameroon died from stab wounds received during the attack. Two more foreigners were victims of similar attacks: in St. Petersburg - a citizen of Uzbekistan, in Moscow - a citizen of Vietnam.

In the fall of the Gazpromavia helicopter, the representative of the Russian President in the State Duma, Alexander Koskopkin, and 6 more people, including high -ranking officials, died in Altai. 4 people were saved: the second pilot Maxim Kolbin, the plenipotentiary of the Altai Republic in Moscow Anatoly Banny, photo artists Nikolai Kopranov and Boris Belinsky. The last two - in serious condition in the hospital, bath and Kolbin - in satisfactory.