Counterintelligence officers reported the disruption of a new series of terrorist attacks Representatives of the FSB announced yesterday that on the eve of the March 14 presidential elections they managed to prevent at least nine major terrorist attacks being prepared by Chechen separatists. As it turned out, the militants were going to “celebrate” this event with a series of explosions in the Stavropol Territory, Rostov Region, Karachay-Cherkessia, Chechnya itself and even Moscow.

The Navy is becoming dangerous to operate Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Vladimir Kuroyedov yesterday, on the sidelines of the Ministry of Defense, during a meeting with the participation of President Putin, had the imprudence to be frank about the condition of the heavy nuclear cruiser "Peter the Great" and some types of naval weapons. The naval commander’s statements were heard by several people, among whom was a columnist for the Vremya Novostei newspaper.

May 1960 - Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann, who lived in Argentina under the name Ricardo Clement, was kidnapped in Buenos Aires by Israeli intelligence agents Mossad. He was flown to Israel on board an El Al airline, sentenced to death and executed in May 1962. April 1973 - Three leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) were killed in Beirut (Lebanon): Youssef Najjar, Kamal Adouane and Kamal Nasser.

In the first half of 2005, Russian Railways OJSC (RZD) intends to enter the Eurobond market and borrow $1 billion. As the company's vice-president Fedor Andreev said yesterday at a board meeting, the railway workers are hoping for a very low interest rate. In the best case, if Russian Railways receives a BB rating (negotiations are currently underway with S&P, Moody`s and Fitch), the borrowing rate will be 2%, in the worst case, with a BB- ​​rating, it will be 7.5% per annum. According to Mr.

Alexander Veshnyakov is ready to sue the communists for libel The Central Election Commission yesterday officially approved the results of the presidential elections on March 14. This procedure was a pure formality, since after a manual recount of votes, practically no difference was found with the data received on March 15 through the electronic system of the State Automated System “Elections”. The discrepancies did not exceed hundredths of a percent.

Saakashvili took Primakov to a restaurant The significance of Yevgeny Primakov’s “private” visit to Tbilisi should not be exaggerated. But it shouldn’t be downplayed. Yevgeny Maksimovich Primakov is a heavyweight in Russian politics, and any meeting of his with a foreign leader will be viewed as a political action carried out on behalf of Moscow. Therefore, two meetings between Mr.

In the issue of the newspaper “Vremya Novostei” dated March 17 this year. in the article “The Mayor is a Peacemaker,” with reference to the Georgian press, there was mention of “a dacha that allegedly belongs to Luzhkov on the coast” of Adjara. This statement turned out to be unverified and did not find documentary evidence. The editors regret the publication of unverified information and apologize to Yu.M. Luzhkov.

Forecast for the coming days In the center and south of European territory, spring-like warm weather has settled in, with an average daily air temperature 4-6 degrees above the climate norm. This afternoon in the center +2...+9оС. But tomorrow the weather will deteriorate thoroughly. The reason for this is the approach of a southern cyclone, which will cover the sky with dense clouds. The rains will come.

Alexey Miller fails to find consensus with the presidents of Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz Almost two months after the formation of the consortium of Gazprom, Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz, company leaders decided to meet and discuss the prospects for joint work in Eastern Siberia.

Russia promised to help refugees from Kosovo Russia returned to the aid of its Serb brothers. On behalf of President Vladimir Putin, a Russian delegation led by the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Serbia and Montenegro (S&M). It consists of businessmen, parliamentarians and experts from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

CLUBS Tarwater, To rococo rot, Sensor . Concert of three German electronic groups as part of the “Days of Berlin in Moscow” program. "B2" , 22.00. Alexey Aigi and the ensemble “4`33``”. In “House,” where the ensemble will play, their music is called “avant-pop.” A few years ago, Aigi and his ensemble played minimalist compositions of classics of the genre and their own compositions, but now their concerts are increasingly reminiscent of simply “pop”.

The struggle of the leading clubs went far beyond the court A sad situation has developed in Russian women's basketball. On the eve of the playoffs of the national championship starting today, few people are interested in its sports component. Endless scandals and conflicts between the leaders of two leading clubs - UMMC (Ekaterinburg) and VBM-SSAU (Samara) - have long overshadowed the very essence of what is happening on the basketball courts of Russia during the Olympic season.

Russia against extrajudicial killings of Israelis Yesterday, Moscow toughened its position regarding the murder of Sheikh Ahmad Yassin. Even the day before, it manifested itself mainly in the form of an “expression of concern.” “We support proposals to adopt a statement by the Chairman of the UN Security Council, which expresses a sharply negative attitude towards the extrajudicial killing of the spiritual leader of Hamas,” said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov.

Yesterday, for the first time in many years, Russian weather forecasters celebrated International Meteorologist Day in a completely non-celebratory atmosphere. After all, having tentatively predicted how events in the atmosphere will develop in the coming spring and summer, meteorologists cannot accurately answer the most important question for themselves: what will happen to their own department after a global shake-up of the government.

Poland promised Germany concessions under the European Constitution Yesterday in Warsaw, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder sought a compromise with Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller on the future constitution of the European Union. The negotiations between the heads of government took place during lunch at Miller's private house, where the German Chancellor had already visited at the end of 2002.