Ukraine plans to replace Russian oil with Iraqi and Libyan oil The May gasoline crisis in Ukraine, which caused a jump in prices and high-profile political scandals, forced the Ukrainian authorities to think about their oil policy. It was decided to squeeze out the Russians, who control gasoline prices and 90% of the Ukrainian oil refining market.

Liverpool won an amazing Champions League final The 2005 Champions League final will go down in history. Now, when a team loses 0:3 during a match, we will always remember how Liverpool, in the decisive match of the main European club tournament against the formidable Milan, managed to equalize the score, and later, in a penalty shootout, and win the Champions Cup. Fifth in the history of the Liverpool club. Now everyone knows: the Champions League can be won and lost in six minutes.

President I sent greetings to the participants and guests of the economic forum “Dagestan: New Regional Opportunities” taking place in Makhachkala. The greeting, in particular, says: “Your forum, which brought together representatives of government bodies, public organizations, and the business community, is designed to analyze the current state of the economy of Dagestan and propose constructive measures to solve the accumulated problems.

Lord Browne builds ties with officials The head of BP, Lord Brown, often visits Moscow. Just a month ago he came to meet with Vladimir Putin, and yesterday, as Vremya Novostei learned, he flew to Russia again. Although in April the Russian president said that he does not regret that he agreed to the creation of TNK-BP two years ago, and is pleased with its work in Russia, the company’s problems have not diminished.

Forecast for the coming days May was generous with the unprecedented heat. On May 25, a third consecutive temperature record was set in Moscow - the air warmed up to +31.5°C, and in the south-east of the Moscow region it was almost +33°C. Following the atmospheric front, cool air arrived from the northwest, the weather returned to normal, which will remain until the end of the week.

State Duma deputies have prepared a response to anti-Russian attacks from foreign countries Today the State Duma will consider a draft statement from the chamber in response to the anti-Russian moves of a number of parliaments of foreign countries. According to deputies, demands for Russia to apologize to this or that country for its occupation by the Soviet Union, and even with the payment of colossal compensation for the damage caused, are becoming too intrusive.

The Pentagon is ending its search in North Korea for the remains of American soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War. This was announced by senior US military spokesman Lawrence Di Rita, citing orders from US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The Americans explained the suspension of search work by the severity of the restrictions imposed by Pyongyang: the North Koreans completely control the movements of search groups, prohibiting them from communicating with each other.

The premiere of the film “Zhmurki” took place in Moscow During the initial accumulation of new Russian capital, which has not yet faded from memory, but has already become a subject of study for high school students, several unpleasant and bloody misunderstandings happened in Nizhny Novgorod. Two young lawbreakers (Dmitry Dyuzhev and Alexey Panin) urgently need to return a suitcase of heroin to local authority Mikhalych (Nikita Mikhalkov).

After losing to Liverpool in the Champions League final, Milan players hastily left the Istanbul Olympic Stadium with their heads down, refusing interviews to all the numerous journalists. And only the Ukrainian striker of the “red-blacks” Andrei SHEVCHENKO, having heard the Russian speech, overcame the resistance of the guards, approached Vremya Novostey correspondent Arthur PETROSIAN and answered several questions. - Andrey, your Milan led with a score of 3:0 and missed the victory.

The Russian side considers the visit to Lithuania of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Transport Minister Igor Levitin very productive. Yesterday, in particular, it was possible to put an end to the protracted disputes surrounding the implementation of the 2K project concerning the regulation of cargo flows at the Klaipeda and Kaliningrad ports. The idea, proposed back in 2000 by Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus and Vladimir Putin, stalled due to unfriendly actions of the parties.

An attempt was made on the life of the top manager of Yuganskneftegaz in Nefteyugansk. One of the few top managers of Yuganskneftegaz who remained in his post after the sale of the company to Rosneft, Deputy General Director for Personnel Policy Sergei Burov yesterday almost lost his position and his very life. On Thursday morning, an attempt was made on Mr. Burov's life. At about 8 am, in the fifth microdistrict of Nefteyugansk, unknown persons opened fire on the manager of Yuganskneftegaz.

On May 25, the first section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline was opened in Baku. The highway is designed to transport 50 million tons of oil annually. With the start of operation of the oil pipeline, the geopolitical situation in the vast region covering Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea is once again significantly changing. Russia could take over the transportation of these volumes of oil and, accordingly, influence in the region. Why didn't this happen?

Having defeated Milan in the final match of the Champions League, Liverpool not only won an honorary trophy, but also received the right to play for the Super Cup with the capital CSKA. The Army Club has been in the spotlight lately due to its historic victories. We are talking not only about winning the UEFA Cup, but also about the last match of the Russian championship with Spartak.

The Moscow government demands full control over Mosenergo Moscow authorities seem intent on taking advantage of the energy crisis in the capital to gain full control over the region's energy system. One of the options for Moscow to acquire controlling stakes in companies that will appear on the basis of the currently reformed Mosenergo was unwittingly voiced yesterday by Moscow Vice-Mayor Valery Shantsev, saying that the federal government should compensate for the damage caused to Moscow.

The qualifying format has been changed again in the Royal Races “Changing of the guard” is how Eddie Irvine, who drove for Ferrari for four seasons, described the situation in Formula 1. The Irishman, who closely monitors what is happening in the World Championship, believes that the time has finally come for young drivers - Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen will fight for the title not only this year, but for many years to come.