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.

For official medicine, there are no blank spots left in the territories affected by the Chernobyl disaster They are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant with a powerful information “release.” From this week until April 26, Moscow will host scientific symposiums and conferences dedicated to the consequences of the biggest man-made disaster of the last century, problems of nuclear energy safety and public perception of everything related to

A heated discussion of the results of the parliamentary elections held on March 26 in Ukraine took place yesterday in the Verkhovna Rada. The losing parties were outraged about the “irregularities” and “falsifications” due to which they allegedly lost their seats in the new parliament. However, outsiders did not achieve a decision on a full recount of votes throughout the country.

On Saturday, the inauguration of President Alexander Lukashenko, who won the elections on March 19, will take place in Minsk. According to Vremya Novostey, the Russian presidential administration is not preparing for Vladimir Putin’s trip to participate in the celebrations. Perhaps this is due to the difficult situation in Belarus, where the opposition, which does not agree with the election results, protested the election results and is seeking a change of government.

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.

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.

Precious metals rise in price due to the establishment of a specialized silver trading fund Prices for precious metals have been breaking records in recent days. Since the beginning of the year, the price of gold has increased by more than 7% and now almost reaches $590 per troy ounce, platinum has also risen in price by 7%, and at the end of last week its price rose to a historical high of $1,095 per troy ounce.

The third round of negotiations in Vienna on the status of Kosovo, held under the auspices of the UN between the Serbian delegation and representatives of the Kosovo Albanians, ended without results. Discussion of the status of Kosovo itself will begin in a couple of months at best, while the parties are discussing aspects of regional decentralization. The Russian Foreign Ministry considers it “counterproductive” to establish a strict time frame for determining the status of the region.

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.

The Premier League will deprive Fedcom-media of its exclusive status The Russian Football Premier League and Fedcom-media are close to a compromise agreement regarding ownership of television rights. The company was asked to continue cooperation with the Russian Premier League, but at the same time give up exclusive rights to conclude sponsorship contracts for the Premier League, which is expected to result in Fedcom-media losing several million dollars.

The Russian army may become an ideological battlefield between confessions The bill on introducing the institution of military priests in the Russian army, prepared by the Main Military Prosecutor's Office (GVP), has clearly been received ambiguously in society. It is curious that the text of this document, although sent to the Ministry of Defense and both chambers of the Federal Assembly of Russia, is still known to very few people.