The press conference of Dmitry Medvedev, in the dandective of Skolkovo, causes understandable agitation in political and journalistic circles. asking and will ask about a lot, but they want to know one thing: who will become the next president of Russia? We will talk about this in the program.

Chairman of the Federation Council Sergey Mironov Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg will today consider the question of the recall of their representative in the Federation Council - the head of the upper house of the Russian parliament Sergey Mironov. According to ITAR -TASS, to deprive Mironov’s authority, most deputies of the St. Petersburg parliament should speak for his review - at least 26 out of 50.

The course of Ukraine to create a free trade zone within European integration will complicate its relations with the CIS countries. This was stated by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a press conference in Skolkovo, Moscow Region. According to the head of state, in the near future Kyiv will need to make a choice in which direction to develop. “Sit on two chairs” will not be possible, ”the Russian president said.

The wife and daughter of the Libyan leader of Muamar Gaddafi arrived in Tunisia, the Arab television channels Al-Jazira and Al-Arabia said on Wednesday. They refer to unnamed representatives of the Tunisian authorities. At the same time, Tunisia’s security service stated that Safia Gaddafi and her daughter Aisha are on the list of persons against whom the UN sanctions were imposed, so if they tried to come to Tunisia, they would be denied the entrance.

Cycling. Multi -day race "Jiro d'Italia" 11th stage. Tortoreto - Castelfidardo 1. John Gadre (France) 2. Khoakin Rodriguez (Spain) 3. Giovanni Visconti (Italy) In the overall standings, Alberto Contador (Spain) is the leader

The most interesting thing is that he still remains nameless. That is, it is possible, of course, that while I am writing these lines, the state secret will be revealed, and the person in the Mercedes will gain name and surname. However, a lot of time has passed, and he still performs under the pseudonym “Shoigu driver”. The life of the driver Shoigu is full of events .

Sergey Mironov On May 18, the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg will decide the fate of the speaker of the Federation Council Sergey Mironov, whose recall is insisted by local United Russia . The reason for this was the Pervomaisian performance of the speaker of the SF, in which he fell criticized by the power of St. Petersburg and demanded the resignation of Governor Valentina Matvienko.

Football. Championship of England. 37th round "Manchester City" - "Stoke City" 3: 0

Merchants in Luzhniki are left without jobs The Moscow authorities decided to close the oldest metropolitan shopping and fair complex "Luzhniki". This was announced at a meeting of the city government by the head of the Department of Trade and Services Mikhail Orlov. A recent prosecutor’s check was just one reason for such a step. The city hall considered that the closure of the shopping rows would facilitate the transport situation in the area of the sports complex.

Irina Lagunina: The envoy of the US government Robert King is expected to visit North Korea in the near future in order to evaluate the need for this country for food assistance. The problem is that food in North Korea is always not enough. The only question is how seriously there is not enough - so much as to resume help? Or not. The Reuters news agency has collected all meager data on food supplies near Pyongyan.

What impression did Dmitry Medvedev make a press conference on you ? On May 18, at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev answered questions from journalists. The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Thursday, May 19 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).

As a result of the terrorist attack in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, in the east of the country, at least 13 people died, about 20 were injured. According to the leadership of the province of Nangarhar, on Wednesday, the suicide bomber sent a car filled with explosives to a truck with newfold police. Among the victims and victims, both police officers and random passers -by. Responsibility for the attack is assigned to the Taliban.

Dominic Stross-Kank Most of the inhabitants of France believe that the head of the International Monetary Fund Dominic Struss-Kan, arrested in New York on charges of rape attempt, became a victim of a conspiracy. According to a survey conducted by CSA for a number of French media, 57 percent of the French believe in the version of the conspiracy. Strauss-Kan was considered one of the main candidates to win the election of the President of France, which will be held in 2012.