Questions about the visa -free regime between Russia and the European Union will be settled in the near future, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov based on the results of negotiations with the EU Secretary for International Affairs Katherine Ashton in Moscow. According to Lavrov, after consulting experts of the parties on this issue, it will be possible to talk about the specific timing of the introduction of a visa -free regime.

The court of the city near Moscow arrested three employees of the Moscow criminal investigation department on suspicion of abduction of two people and extortion. According to the investigation, the police demanded from relatives two girls detained on suspicion of drugs of drugs, 2 million rubles. In exchange, police suggested not initiating a criminal case. Before receiving the money, police kept the girls in the car.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown brought in the parliament an apology for the role of the government in organizing the resettlement in the colony of 130 thousand British children in the 20-60s of the last century. There, many of the immigrants experienced serious hardships.

Victor Shenderovich We are conducting our report with skiing in the distant Kunderwald, with a biathlon race for twenty kilometers. Today our guys should finally win! The German biathlete Grun has just passed the first mark, and our hope, Alexei Galimi, will appear here. Alexey is an excellent racer, champion of Russia, multiple winner. Now he should appear due to a turn. Something he is not ... Where are you, Lesha? Here he is, rides! Galim, multiple winner is going!

The UN may again demand from Israel and the Palestinian autonomy to conduct its own investigations of the conflict circumstances in the gas sector in 2008. This issue will be discussed at a meeting of the UN General Assembly on Friday 26th. At the beginning of the month, the deadline expired, to which the parties to the conflict had to submit their conclusions to the UN experts, who entrusted the guilt for war crimes in the Gas sector both in Israel and the Hamas Palestinian group.

The Governor of the Tomsk Region Viktor Korus in an exclusive interview with Radio Liberty tells about the results of the meeting of the modernization commission in Tomsk, innovative projects of the region and its political position. You can read and listen to the full version of the program of the program of Mikhail Sokolov with the participation of Viktor Kress.

Another series from the Cartoulus cycle "Opening of Russia" . The heroes of the series Khryun Morzhov, Stepan Cabbage and the dog Philip study the milestones of Russian history and expose propaganda myths. This time, researchers get acquainted with the "Narodniks" and their methods. Part 1 Embed Share Embed Share The text of the copy Width PX Height PX The url has been copied to your clipboard No Media Source Currently Available 0:00 0:08:34 0:00 Part 2 Previous series: 1. Ruriki 2.

At the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power station, the sixth hydraulic unit was enforced after the accident. The launch ceremony was attended by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who arrived today on a two-day visit to Khakassia. The accident that occurred at the largest hydroelectric power station in Russia on August 17 last year led to the death of 75 people. 3 out of 10 hydraulic units were destroyed and 6 damaged. Recovery work continues.

About Russia and not only, within the framework of the cycle "Russia between the past and future ...", we are talking in the program "Time of Guests" on Wednesday February 24 at 19 hours with writers Andrei Astitzaturov and German Saduleev. Presenter: Victor Rezunkov.

What work would you offer Yulia Tymoshenko? The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Thursday, February 25, from 8 to 10 hours (Moscow time). You can take part in the conversation by calling 8-800-200-22-12 (a call from Russia is free). Attention: Skype users can express their opinion by leaving a message for the subscriber Radio.svoboda .

Steel. Who were they? The first dissidents, loafers, dezorters of the Cold War?

At least 8 people died as a result of a missile strike inflicted on the alleged refuge of militants in the north-west of Pakistan, near the border with Afghanistan. Representatives of the Pakistani special services say that the blow was inflicted by an American unmanned aircraft, and its goal was to cover the Islamist group associated with al-Qaeda. Last week, as a result of such a blow, the brother of her leader Sirajuddin Hakkani was killed.

Orlando Sapata Tamayo Vladimir Kara-Murza: The famous Kubinsky dissident of Orlando Sapata Tamayo died on 85 days of a hunger strike in a hospital in Havana, where he was hospitalized the day before from a prison hospital. A few days before the death of Orlando Sapata, the Kubinsky Committee on Human Rights turned to the authorities with a statement that the condition of the prisoner was very serious and demanded to take measures to provide him with emergency medical care.