Lawyers Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev met with their client students of the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio will appear on the stage of advertising on buildings without the consent of the residents in America

At Amsterdam airport, a Turkish airliner crashed during the landing today. The plane fell into three parts. Conflicting data on the victims are received. The representative of Turkish Airlines said that there were no dead, but dozens of passengers were injured. Later, however, the Skiphol airport administration reported 9 dead and 50 wounded. Rescue work continues. On board the aircraft were 135 people.

Viktor Rezunkov: In our St. Petersburg studio today, a member of the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for the promotion of the development of civil society institutions and human rights, chairman of the St. Petersburg public human rights organization "Civil Control" Boris Pustintsev. On February 18, the first meeting of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation to promote the development of civil society and human rights in a new composition was held in Moscow.

In Donetsk, they do not agree with the proposal to assign the name of the famous Ukrainian dissident poet Vasil Stus to the Donetsk National University. Why did the figure of the poet and political prisoner become a hostage to modern political passions? Is it really possible to talk about the "two cultures" in Ukraine?

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The head of the Department of North American Studies of St. Petersburg University Boris Shiryaev takes part. Mark Krutov : And now with us on the direct connection, an expert, head of the Department of North American Studies of St. Petersburg University Boris Shiryaev. Good morning, Boris! Boris Shiryaev : Good morning! Mark Krutov : I would like to ask you about what.

Barack Obama spoke with the first message to Congress Boris Shiryaev: "In the message of Barack Obama there are no ritual spells" Public hearings about the fate of the Central House

In Israel, the leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu, who was entrusted with the formation of the government, began on Wednesday negotiations on the coalition with the extreme right parties. Representatives of Likud met with politicians from the party "Our House - Israel" by Avigdor Lieberman and figures of several religious parties. Netanyahu previously stated that he would read out a “wide coalition”.

Under Rostov-on-Don, a warrant officer of the Miller garrison died at the tank training ground. According to Interfax, the tragic incident occurred on Tuesday. A driving instructor, whose name is not called, turned out to be between two tanks when one of the cars hit him. The instructor died of injuries.

From March 1, the export of oil from Russia will be 115.3 dollars per ton from Russia, the published decree of the country's government said. This is approximately 14% higher than the current rate established from February 1, but almost 4.5 times lower than the historically maximum rate operating in August-September last year. The export fee for oil is reviewed by the government monthly on the basis of monitoring its value in the world market.

The combat units of the American troops can be withdrawn from Iraq over the next 19 months. According to Associated Press, citing White House employees, it is expected that US President Barack Obama will be announced in the near future. Now in Iraq there are about 142 thousand US troops. After the withdrawal of combat units, it is expected to remain in the country up to 50 thousand American military, who will take part in the training of Iraqi soldiers.

The Meshchansky court of Moscow today rejected the lawsuit of the former cellmate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who accused the ex-head of the Yukos of sexual harassment, Interfax reports. Alexander Kuchma insisted on compensation for non -pecuniary damage in the amount of 500 thousand rubles. At the previous meeting, the court confirmed the need to verify the circumstances of the incident on April 17, 2006, when Kuchma cut the Khodorkovsky person sharpening in the Krasnokamenskaya colony.

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent Marina Timasheva takes part. Mark Krutov : Today, students of the school-studio of the Moscow Art Theater, students of Konstantin Raikin will appear on the stage of the Mikhail Baryshnikov Center in New York. They are lucky to America, the Russian Age Foundation. Says Marina Timasheva. Marina Timasheva : President of the Russian Age Foundation Andrei Goncharenko is friends with Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Will Russian human rights activists be able to find a common language with the authorities? Do I have to do this? We are discussing with a member of the Presidential Council for the promotion of the development of civil society institutions and human rights Boris Tustintsev.