In five years, if no measures are taken, the Moscow metro will have the same traffic jams as on the city streets. This statement was made by the head of the Moscow metro, Dmitry Gaev, speaking at a meeting in the Federation Council dedicated to the development of the Moscow metro. According to him, underfunding of the metro is a serious problem.

Tamara Rokhlina, accused of murdering her husband, State Duma deputy General Lev Rokhlin, will receive 8 thousand euros from the Russian government in the coming days as compensation for moral damage caused to her. The widow's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, told reporters about this. Tamara Rokhlina, accused of murdering her husband, State Duma deputy General Lev Rokhlin, will receive 8 thousand euros from the Russian government in the coming days as compensation for moral damage caused to her.

The head of the Federal Forestry Agency, Valery Roshchupkin, within the framework of the Ministerial Conference “Negotiation process on problems of law enforcement and management in the forest sector of Europe and North Asia (ESA-FLEG)” in St. Petersburg, said that the system of access to forest resources and the legislation of the Russian Federation in this area is very strict bureaucratic.

A 150-kilogram aerial bomb was discovered during construction work in Moscow. As RBC was informed by the Moscow City Internal Affairs Directorate, the dangerous find was discovered the day before by workers on the territory of the Aviatechsnab enterprise, located at Viktorenko St., No. 11. While digging a channel to lay a pipeline, builders came across a suspicious object.

Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov postponed his visit to Kyiv, which was supposed to take place on November 23, indefinitely. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko, the Rossiya TV channel reports. Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov postponed his visit to Kyiv, which was supposed to take place on November 23, indefinitely. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko, the Rossiya TV channel reports.

The investigation into the case of the collision of the son of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Ivanov, Alexander Ivanov, with 68-year-old Muscovite Svetlana Beridze, who died on the spot from her injuries, ended the day before. According to the newspaper "Novye Izvestia", the case was closed due to the absence of violations, as well as corpus delicti in the actions of the driver.

Residents of the Romanian city of Barlad are threatening to burn their mayor for dishonest performance of duties. Due to popular unrest, the ruler who has fallen out of favor is accompanied everywhere by an assistant armed with a fire extinguisher. Mayor Adrian Solomon caused such acute discontent among the population after he refused to accept a new plan for the construction of low-cost housing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the proposal to reduce the value added tax (VAT) on the acquisition and sale of gold in bullion by Russian citizens. Speaking at a meeting in Magadan, the head of state called “worthy of attention” the idea of ​​the president of the gold mining company Polyus, Evgeniy Ivanov, that the population “should have an alternative to the dollar and the euro,” in particular, through the purchase of gold measuring bars, Ekho Moskvy reports. ".

Recent research conducted in the UK has shown that almost a quarter of motorists constantly look at billboards depicting half-naked girls. Moreover, the sight of a beauty in a bikini is so confusing that drivers often turn onto the wrong road. Few people can help but notice a poster with a cheerful wink, for example, of model Eva Herzigova in Wonderbra lingerie.

Swiss football fans announced a national boycott of the traditional Turkish dish - kebab - as a kind of “answer to Chamberlain” for the hooligan behavior of Turkish athletes at the Turkey-Switzerland match. The whole world is discussing the scandalous fight that occurred after the qualifying tournament for the World Cup between football players from Turkey and Switzerland. Turkish athletes started a huge brawl after an unfortunate loss.

In the Altai Territory, the trial began today in the case of the death of the regional governor Mikhail Evdokimov, his driver and security guard. Let us remind you that the tragedy occurred on August 7, 2005. As experts established, the Mercedes, in which the governor of the Altai Territory was, collided with a Toyota car at high speed while overtaking, and then crashed into a tree. In this disaster, of the four people in the Mercedes, only the governor’s wife, Galina Evdokimova, survived.

A serious accident occurred on Tuesday at about 18:00 on the 163rd kilometer of the Moscow-Crimea federal highway. A passenger Gazelle crashed into a stationary KamAZ. As a result, one person was killed and eight were injured, Rossiya TV channel reported. The minibus was heading from Tula to Moscow. The accident occurred on a dry road. According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident was excessive speed by the driver of the Gazelle.

At the initiative of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and its president personally, the process of withdrawal of Russian military bases from Georgia will be monitored by experts from the North Atlantic Alliance. As RBC was told in the Georgian parliament, a special monitoring group will be created for this purpose.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Latin American countries to participate in his proposed gas pipeline project. The Venezuelan President made a statement about this during negotiations with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner. At the same time, W.

Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation on economic issues Andrei Illarionov considers the Investment Fund of the Russian Federation one of the most striking examples of lobbying activities. He expressed this opinion today in a conversation with reporters. He noted that thanks to this project, the money earned by some will be distributed among others.