The events of recent weeks in Ukraine are commented on by the head of the Ukrainian Institute of Global Strategies, Vadim KARASEV, for Vremya Novostey. - I would call what is happening a revolution of new social expectations. People are flocking to Yushchenko’s flag not because he appeals to voters as a person, but because they support the creation of a new civil society modeled on developed countries with broad economic freedoms and competition.

Yevgeny Primakov testifies at the Hague Tribunal Yesterday, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) heard an informed Russian witness - the Prime Minister of Russia during the Kosovo events, the former head of the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yevgeny Primakov.

Deputies may cancel cash registers for small businesses Cash registers may soon disappear from the shelves of small shops, hairdressers, car service centers and markets. The State Duma is ready to consider amendments to the Tax Code that exempt entrepreneurs working on imputed taxes from the obligation to use cash register equipment during the current session.

Departments The Commission for Coordinating the Activities of Federal Executive Bodies in the Southern Federal District determined the functions, rights and responsibilities of the Regional Operational Headquarters for managing the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus.

Forecast for the coming days A cyclone with warm air comes from the Atlantic to the western regions of European Russia, and already on Wednesday in the northwestern regions there is snow and sleet, with rain during the day, accumulation of sleet and slight ice at a daytime temperature of +2...-3oC. This air will arrive in the center of Russia about a day later; on Wednesday afternoon the frost will begin to weaken to -4...-9°C, and snowfall will begin.

The Stand-up Comedy festival has ended The entertainment that Moscow nightclubs offer today is quite diverse, although it is mainly focused on music of various styles and trends. However, modern dance programs and performances are appearing on club venues; the only thing missing is the conversational genre of Stand-up Comedy, popular in England and America. Last week, Afisha magazine held a Stand-up Comedy festival at the Club on Brestskaya.

Reservists are the main component of the Abkhaz army. Some of them prefer Sergei Bagapsh, others prefer Raul Khadzhimba. How might this affect the defense capability of an unrecognized republic? The Minister of Defense of Abkhazia, Vyacheslav ESHBA, answered questions from Vremya Novostey’s correspondent in Tbilisi, Mikhail VIGNANSKY. — There is a deep internal political crisis in Abkhazia.

The political crisis is drowning the Ukrainian economy On the tenth day of Ukraine's political standoff over the presidential election, reconciliation appears increasingly unlikely. Yesterday, the opposition announced its withdrawal from negotiations, the resumption of the blockade of authorities and the “full mobilization” of its supporters.

Moscow is ready to pay for other people's risks at the expense of the budget The amazing unity of thoughts of the bureaucracy and private capital was demonstrated yesterday at a meeting of the capital's government.

The President left both finances and personnel behind Themis The Russian Themis will not lose control over its finances and personnel at the will of the authorities. These are the main results of the first day of the VI All-Russian Congress of Judges, which opened yesterday in the Kremlin. It was these two questions that interested the servants of the robe in the first place, and this is what they wanted to hear from President Vladimir Putin, who visited the congress.

CLUBS "Green Wave". A festive concert in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the jazz ensemble led by the wonderful saxophonist and famous teacher Alexander Oseichuk. Le Club , 20.00. Marinka Nikolay (Amsterdam). Concert of a Russian singer who has lived in Holland for many years and performs jazz and folk compositions with piano. "Apshu" , 22.00. "Blues Station" Vladimir Kozhekin (harmonica) and Yuri Kaverkin (guitar) will play traditional, archaic blues. Bilingua , 21.00.

Anglo Gold Ashanti increases gold reserves in Russia The world's second largest gold mining company, South African company Anglo Gold Ashanti, continues to expand in Russia. The British Trans-Siberian Gold (TSG), owned by Anglo Gold (owned 30% of the shares), acquired the Angarsk Production Company, which holds a license to develop the Bogunayevskoye gold deposit in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.

Sovcomflot convinces Gazprom to liquefy gas rather than build the North European Gas Pipeline The abundance of projects and new areas of business development at Gazprom gave rise to their competition. Former top manager of Gazprom, and now deputy general director of the state-owned company Sovcomflot, which carries out maritime cargo transportation, Alexander Krasnenkov made a report on the benefits of developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports in Russia.

Regions report to senators on monetization of benefits On Tuesday, the heads of the legislative assemblies of Primorsky Krai and Sakhalin Island reported to senators about their readiness to monetize benefits at the beginning of next year. For this, the Far Eastern regions only lack money, which they reported to representatives of the Ministry of Finance. In response, the Ministry of Finance convinced the local deputy leaders that they were mistaken.

Security services have closed another smuggling “window to Europe” The prosecutor's office of the Kursk region recently arrested the head of the Rylsky customs post, Alexander Polyakov, and his deputy, Vasily Smorodsky. Almost immediately they were charged with smuggling committed by an organized group.