Brussels promises to 'show flexibility' At the Russia-European Union summit tomorrow the fate of the Kaliningrad region will be discussed. The fate of this small Russian exclave after Poland and Lithuania join the European Union, it seems, will not be very happy. In two years, the region expects many problems, and the main one will be almost complete isolation from the homeland, where it will be impossible to get to without a Schengen visa.

Mars landing areas identified American scientists are preparing to publish evidence of the existence of water on Mars. This coming Thursday, NASA specialists will make an official statement on this matter, and one of the most authoritative scientific journals, Science, will contain materials that will finally confirm the old predictions of astronomers.

New York Jew is not afraid of the wrath of his fellow tribesmen Adam Shapiro, a 30-year-old Jew from New York, and Huwayda Arraf, a 26-year-old Palestinian from the Detroit suburb of Roseville, became famous as advocates for Palestinian rights even before their wedding last Sunday. Particularly famous is the head of the family, who spent more than 24 hours in the besieged headquarters of Yasser Arafat in Ramallah and even shared a meal with him.

Tomorrow we will know the exact diagnosis given to Zinedine Zidane, who was injured in a friendly match with the South Korean national team. But according to preliminary data, the injury may be so serious that the French team will have to compete at the World Cup without their best player. “We won't be able to play the same way without Zidane,” said French coach Roger Lemaire.

Yesterday, the state prosecutor of the former head of KrAZ, Anatoly Bykov, demanded to be sentenced to nine years in a maximum security colony at the trial in his case in the Meshchansky Court of Moscow. In her speech, the prosecutor asked to find the businessman guilty of organizing an attempt on the life of his partner Vilor Struganov, as well as illegal possession of weapons. Today, as expected, the debate will continue at the trial, and Mr.

The Don-Lan-1500U combine - a joint development of the Rostselmash and Kherson Combines plants - was presented at the Agro-2002 exhibition in Ukraine. As the press service of the Rostov plant told the Vremya Novostei newspaper, the new product is designed to help Rostselmash return to the Ukrainian market, where Don combines have been unsuccessfully trying to break into over the past five years.

Another anti-money laundering service has been created in Russia The story of the creation of financial intelligence in Russia is taking on increasingly bizarre forms. Yesterday, the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation announced that in its department, on the initiative of Minister Gryzlov, it was creating a new special unit to identify facts of money laundering.

Democrats are talking about unification The leader of the Union of Right Forces, Boris Nemtsov, has another idea. Mr. Nemtsov believes that in the future presidential elections, all democratic forces should not support Vladimir Putin en masse, but should “nominate a single candidate,” whose name will be determined based on the results of the parliamentary elections.

Rosneft received shares of its subsidiaries Sibneft and the state-owned Rosneft came to a compromise on the issue of managing the Rosneft-Stavropolneftegaz company. Structures close to Sibneft shareholders decided to sell 26% of the shares of this company to Rosneft itself. According to a source in oil circles of the Vremya Novostei newspaper, the deal has not yet been completed, but the first tranches have passed. The source did not disclose the price of the transaction.

Vitaly Savelyev, deputy chairman of the board of Gazprom, responsible for the finances of the concern, was relieved of his post due to a transfer to another job. Mr. Savelyev is the first manager from Alexey Miller's team to leave Gazprom. The reasons for his resignation are not reported. The head of Gazprom, Alexey Miller, announced yesterday the appointment of Boris Yurlov to this post.

Yesterday the French Open tennis championship started on the courts of Roland Garros. The most pleasant news for Russian fans so far is that the leader in the ATP Championship Race, Marat Safin, will play at this Grand Slam tournament. The consequences of a pinched nerve in his back during Saturday's match in Dusseldorf must be eliminated, and today Marat will probably take to the court against the Frenchman Michel Llodra.

China announced the cessation of supplies of South Korean-made Mercedes-Benz-100 minibuses and the possibility of revoking their safety and quality certificate for imported goods. The reason for this decision was a car accident that occurred on February 29 - an MB100 minibus belonging to a Chinese oil company overturned due to problems in the brake system. As a result of the accident, one person was killed and two passengers were seriously injured.

Neo-academicism: from strategy to fashion Mirrors are certainly present in the decor of any fashion boutique. These mirrors come in two types. Some decorate the interior, giving a special tempting inaccessibility to things emerging from the depths of an elegant looking glass. But we almost never look into these mirrors. Moreover, public mirrors that see you before you see them are suspicious. True narcissism requires intimacy.

Tokyo no longer tries to buy weapons from Moscow On Monday, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force Vladimir Mikhailov arrived in Tokyo for an official four-day visit.

Yesterday the Prosecutor General's Office extended the investigation period in the criminal case of businessman Boris Berezovsky for another two months. Initially, he was accused of financial fraud with money from the Aeroflot airline, whose leaders are due to appear in court in the coming days. However, the materials regarding Mr.