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.

Against the backdrop of the resignation of the government, the appointment of a new prime minister and the tragedy in Transvaal Park, a new topic arose in the public space - the possible resignation of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. For the first time, rumors about the resignation of the mayor and the appointment of early elections arose at the beginning of this winter. Of course, it is impossible to dismiss a popularly elected mayor.

Moscow has compiled a list of complaints against Metro stores Moscow authorities seem to intend to remember the guilty company Metro Cash and Carry for all its previous sins. The company, which had one of its stores closed following a roof collapse in a car park on February 28, will now have to check the safety of all buildings and structures on its property.

Confessions to the “great leader” from the “bandit” and his “accomplice” Another “necessary and timely” book was published in Ashgabat. On its cover is the name of the “author”: Boris Shikhmuradov.

Tomorrow Rosneft will sign an agreement with BP on the basic terms of cooperation for the implementation of the Sakhalin-5 project. The Russian side will be represented by Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov, BP is one of the members of the executive board.

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.