Akhmat Kadyrov is looking for a replacement for Anatoly Popov Chechen President Akhmat Kadyrov decided to keep up with Vladimir Putin and announced that he intends to replace the head of the republican government one of these days: Anatoly Popov, according to him, will not return to Grozny as prime minister. The name of his successor has not yet been officially announced, but it is quite possible that in the Chechen case, the candidacy will surprise many. In this regard, Mr.

Georgia has its own “werewolves in uniform” Six employees of the department of the Ministry of State Security for Western Georgia, led by its now former head Georgiy Nachkebia, were taken into custody yesterday as a result of an operation by MGB and MIA special forces deployed from Tbilisi. All those arrested will be taken to the capital and prosecuted.

The Central Election Commission is concerned about the possibility of low turnout in the presidential elections, but does not show it Ensuring the electorate's turnout at the ballot boxes was discussed via teleconference with the chairmen of regional election commissions Viktor Limanov (Stavropol Territory) and Lyudmila Fadeeva (Ulyanovsk Region) at yesterday's meeting by the head of the Central Election Commission Alexander Veshnyakov.

On the Don they decided to pay the police by the piece Soon, for each crime solved, Don police officers will receive a bonus from the budget of the Rostov region in the amount of 1 to 2 thousand rubles. The provincial authorities believe that in this way law enforcement officers will have a financial interest not only in catching criminals, but also in registering all crimes.

Leonid Reiman will think about how to implement the law The VimpelCom company (operator of the Bee Line brand) intends to merge its subsidiary KB Impulse and has already begun preparations for the merger. Thus, VimpelCom hopes to “fundamentally” resolve recently arising disagreements with regulatory authorities. True, this process is very risky, so the operator will first wait for appropriate clarifications from the Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation.

The State Duma will free relatives of the victims from the army The children and brothers of fallen Russian policemen will have equal rights with the relatives of dead soldiers. Yesterday, the State Duma Defense Committee approved a bill restoring justice to the relatives of internal affairs officers, firefighters, personnel of penal institutions and some other law enforcement agencies who died in the line of duty.

Alfa Bank did not appreciate the growth of Sberbank shares Ahead of the publication of Sberbank's preliminary results for 2003, which are expected early this month, its main pursuer in the retail market, Alfa Bank, noted a deterioration in Sberbank's "fundamental position." This, according to Alpha analysts, is evidenced by “a decrease in Sberbank’s share in the retail loan market to 43% and an increase in costs by 35%.” Nevertheless, they expect that Sberbank's profit for the year will not be

The Ministry of Emergency Situations may become a victim of administrative reform The redistribution of the country's executive power system, which the Russian leadership has been working hard on in recent days, as the newspaper Vremya Novostei learned, is not excluded, but will not bypass the security bloc. As it turned out, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and its head Sergei Shoigu himself may fall under the plans to “optimize” the structure of the government.

NATO will help Georgia blockade Abkhaz waters By mid-April, Greece will transfer to Georgia as a grant a small missile ship, which in terms of combat capabilities has never been equal in the Georgian naval defense forces. As a representative of the Georgian military fleet, captain of the second rank Joni Rukhadze, told VN, the ship with a displacement of up to 400 tons is equipped with the most modern weapons with a target engagement range of up to 120 kilometers.

YUKOS continues to prepare for the meeting of Sibneft shareholders, scheduled on his initiative for March 28 with the goal of including representatives of YUKOS, which still owns 92% of Sibneft shares, on the company’s board of directors. Yesterday it became known that at the meeting of the board of directors of the Siberian company held on Tuesday, the list of candidates for the new board was approved.

The Macedonian Prime Minister almost followed the President Yesterday it became known that last Sunday Macedonia almost suffered a new loss. The country's Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski was returning from the Bosnian Mostar, where he was finding out the reasons for the death of President Boris Trajkovski. On the way, his plane was struck by lightning, after which the car deviated from its course by almost half a kilometer.

Protesting postmen disturbed the wife of the German Chancellor Recently, the wife of Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Doris, contacted the Hannover police with a complaint and a request to protect her privacy. In this city, in the Tsoo district, there is a house belonging to their family. A demonstration of 3 thousand postal workers passed just past this house at the beginning of the week.

The first results of the administrative reform will be announced on April 1 The first stage of administrative reform, or, as the government likes to call it, “reform of reforms,” will end on April 1. On this day, Deputy Prime Minister Boris Aleshin, responsible for its implementation, will present a report to the president. Mr. Aleshin reported to Vladimir Putin yesterday the general principles of what is to be learned in the spring.

January 2000. Vladimir Putin's first public appearance in church in front of television cameras at a festive Christmas service in Moscow at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior July 2000. The Ministry of Health became the first Russian government institution whose premises were consecrated by clergy. The ceremony was performed personally by Patriarch Alexy II. August 2000. There are reports in the media about the president's personal confessor.

The Israeli coach of Dynamo lost to his compatriots again The coach of the men's basketball team of the capital's Dynamo, Israeli Zvi Sherf, is leaving for his homeland in a bad mood. Before the return match of the FIBA ​​Euroleague quarterfinal series with Hapoel Tel Aviv, the blue and white have only a slim chance of overall victory. In the home match, the Muscovites hopelessly lost to their opponents - 82:92. And it’s not even a ten-point difference.