US President Barack Obama believes that it is too early to send additional American troops to Afghanistan. In an interview with the American magazine, Newsweek, the US President emphasized that the strengthening of the American military presence in Afghanistan cannot stabilize the situation in the region - it depends more on the course of restoring the country and the development of democratic institutions.

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent Olga Vakhonicheva takes part. Marina Dubovik : the Eurovision Service competition, held in Moscow, became one of the most expensive and spectacular in the history of such song events. And the financial crisis was nothing to him. How is the competition itself and performances of artists in Russia, how was it unusual, what succeeded and what leaves much to be desired?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu begins a visit to the United States today. It is expected that at the negotiations of Netanyahu with the American President Barack Obama, the problems of peaceful settlement in the Middle East will be affected. On the eve of the Israeli Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak expressed the hope that a peace treaty with the Palestinians would be concluded over the next three years.

Alexander Rybak, winner of the Eurovision-2009 23 -year -old Alexander Rybak, a singer with Belarusian roots from Norway, became the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest -2009 contest in Moscow. He scored a record 387 points. In Norway, weekends were a success. The fact is that the victory of Alexander Rybak in the Eurovision contest fell on the eve of the Norwegian national holiday - the Constitution Day.

President Sri Lanka Makhinda Rajapax announced the victory of government troops over the separatists from the Tamil Tigers group. Speaking during a visit to Jordan, Rajapax said: “I am proud to inform the August Assembly that my government has finally inflicted a military defeat of Tamil’s tigers.

Presidential elections are held in Lithuania today. 7 candidates apply for the post of head of state. According to surveys, the head of the budget department of the European Commission Dalya Grybauskaite is considered the favorite. Lithuania is one of the European countries that have suffered from the economic crisis.

In the south of Afghanistan, 12 Afghan policemen and military personnel died on Sunday attacks on Sunday. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Afghanistan, 6 police officers were killed in the Gilmen Province Taliban, who attacked a checkpoint. A few hours later, under similar circumstances, 5 police officers in the province of Nimrosis were killed.

Near the administrative border of Chechnya and Ingushetia, a policeman was blown up on an explosive device. He died from the wounds in the hospital, reports Interfax. The circumstances of the incident are clarified.

In Myanmar, the leader of the opposition Aun San Su Suzhi - according to her lawyer, is ready to appear before the court to refute new accusations against her. The other day, Su Ji was put into custody on charges of violating the house arrest, under which she has been most of the time over the past 19 years. In case of guilty, the 63 -year -old Aun San Su Su Ji, the Nobel Prize Laureate threatens 5 years in prison.

In Ingushetia, police officers conduct a special operation to search for a group of militants of up to 50 people. According to preliminary data, there are foreign mercenaries among the militants. According to the military, on the eve of the militants captured a group of residents of the village of Verkhny Alkun, who were then liberated by police. During the shootout, three militants died. One policeman and three local residents were injured.

In Turkey, the third case of the disease is confirmed by influenza H1N1. As our correspondent Elena Solntseva said, a dangerous virus was detected by an elderly woman who flew with her family from the United States to Iraq through Istanbul. Previously, the virus was found in her 26-year-old son and daughter-in-law. Their disease was found at the airport using thermal sensors that record an increase in body temperature.

In the Karabudykent district of Dagestan, a regime of a counter -terrorist operation was introduced. According to the FSB, a special operation is carried out against participants in the terrorist group that took fit in the forest. Earlier in the Dagestan city of Khasavyurt, a police officer and a local resident were killed. Unknown people shot the policeman when he got out of the car. A random passerby was mortally wounded.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in the Russian capital, became one of the most expensive and spectacular for the whole history of such events. Musical journalist Alexander Belyaev shares his impressions. - Alexander Rybak won with the maximum number of points –387. This is a record number of votes that was given to the contractor for the first time in the history of such a competition. What is the reason for this success? - For the fisherman, of course, certain countries voted.

Man in a closed society. What is a "closed society"? From what and from whom does it close? Does "openness" always benefit society? Japan and Yugoslavia as examples of closed societies. Russia: Open Society of the nineties and a closed society of the two thousandths. Historians Alexander Meshcheryakov, Sergey Romanenko, Kirill Kobrin, cultural historian Mikhail Yampolsky, editor -in -chief of the UFO Publishing House Irina Prokhorova,

The program is conducted by Marina Dubovik. The Radio Liberty correspondent Olga Vakhonicheva takes part. Marina Dubovik : the Eurovision Supply Competition, held in the Russian capital, became one of the most expensive and spectacular for the whole history of such song events. Musical journalist Alexander Belyaev shared his impressions of Eurovision in Moscow with my colleague Olga Vakhonicheva. Olga Vakhonicheva : Alexander Rybak won with the maximum number of points - this is 387.