The court was suspected of sympathy for the Bashkir policemen Yesterday, another press conference was held in Moscow dedicated to the scandalous “preventive” operation, which was organized by Bashkir policemen in the small town of Blagoveshchensk in early December 2004.

The President of Adygea checked the reaction of deputies of the republican parliament to his future resignation Yesterday, little Adygea made a lot of noise in the Russian media. In the first half of the day, news agencies spread reports that the president of this republic, Khazret Sovmen, had decided to resign. The news was unexpected: Khazret Sovmen's presidential powers will expire in January 2007.

The ECB does not intend to change financial policy until May The European Central Bank (ECB) at tomorrow's Governing Council meeting will apparently leave the refinancing rate at the same level - 2.5%. All forty economists surveyed by Bloomberg believe that there will be no rate change at the next meeting. However, many council members believe that Europe is ready for a rate increase.

Gazprom recognized Belarus as a country with a market economy Gazprom has announced the approximate price of Russian gas for Belarus in 2007. As Alexander Ryazanov, deputy chairman of the board of Gazprom, said yesterday, it “should be at least three times higher than now.” That is, approximately $140 per thousand cubic meters.

Viktor Yushchenko called on the Ukrainian people to cancel the constitutional reform in the referendum Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko will not take radical steps to resolve the conflict with the Verkhovna Rada, which dismissed the government on January 10. In particular, he does not intend to introduce direct presidential rule in the country and dissolve the Rada.

Angela Merkel's government will invite the G8 summit to discuss energy in 2007 The intra-German energy summit, which ended in Berlin late Tuesday, kicked off the writing of the country's energy strategy until 2020. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel expects to generally complete the development of this document by the second half of 2007.

Watch from April 6 on Moscow screens “Wall of Fire” (USA, 2006, Richard Loncraine). A cunning and ruthless crook (Paul Bettany - Dogville, Master of the Seas, Wimbledon) takes the family of a prominent computer security specialist (Harrison Ford) hostage and forces him to take part in a carefully planned heist. A solid, but somehow completely predictable thriller, whose secondary nature cannot be passed off as adherence to tradition, even if one wants to.

Tehran and Damascus unite Today in London representatives of all five countries - permanent members of the UN Security Council, as well as Germany, will gather to discuss the Iranian nuclear program. Due to the severity of the problem, diplomats may have to stay in the British capital until Tuesday. Rumors that the meeting will be held at the level of heads of foreign affairs agencies have not been confirmed.

Che Guevara fan enjoyed leading Finland Today the preliminary results of yesterday's presidential elections in Finland will be announced. It is possible that victory will go to 62-year-old Tarja Halonen (pictured) , whose presidential powers will expire this March. She is the first woman to lead Finland. Yesterday she increased her energy by diving into an ice hole in the Baltic. For the first time in the country's history, an incumbent president is participating in elections.

Lithuanians are looking for an energy cure from Russia Lithuania draws its own conclusions from the gas scandal in relations between Russia and Ukraine. Voices are increasingly heard in the country about the need to delay the shutdown of the remaining second unit of the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, planned for 2009, until another source of energy security is found.

Anatoly Vasiliev's new performance gives vent to despair In the theater world, Karl Jaspers is often quoted as saying: “There is no Christian tragedy, because the idea of ​​Redemption is incompatible with tragic hopelessness.” The play “The Stone Guest,” or Don Juan is Dead” (premiere of the “School of Dramatic Art”), if not refutes, then seriously challenges the philosopher’s postulate.

Yesterday, Kuwaiti women took part in elections for the first time in the country's history. A law granting them equal voting rights with men was adopted in this Persian Gulf state back in May 2005. However, only yesterday residents of the emirate put it into practice - during the by-election of a deputy from the Salmiya district in the Kuwait Municipal Council. Universal suffrage in Kuwait will begin in full force in 2007, when parliamentary elections are held in the country.

The other day, the Spanish government transferred the commander of the ground forces, Lieutenant General José Mena Aguado, to the reserve ahead of schedule. He violated the ban on army interference in politics. On January 6, the general announced the possibility of armed defense of the territorial integrity of Spain if parliament grants the autonomous region of Catalonia broader rights. The next day, the general was removed from office and placed under house arrest.

Sharon declared 'permanently incapacitated' The leaders of Israel's two largest parties, Ehud Olmert of the centrist Kadima and Amir Peretz of the leftist Labor, announced an agreement to form a government coalition. Both appealed to Israeli President Moshe Katsav with a request to urgently assign responsibilities for forming the cabinet to the acting. head of government, Kadima leader 60-year-old Olmert.

April Fool's Day with the Vivaldi Orchestra The head of the Vivaldi Orchestra, Svetlana Bezrodnaya (pictured) , is a master at coming up with fun concerts, and an experienced master at that. Her current April Fool's program from the "Musicians Are Joking" series is the tenth in a row. Judging by the number of people who went to the concert at the Tchaikovsky Hall that day, the public is inspired by this genre. Just like Bezrodnaya herself.