Explosions in the mountains escalated the conflict between Tbilisi and Moscow The energy crisis between Russia and Georgia has already led to the most serious political consequences. Yesterday, answering a question from a Vremya Novostey correspondent, Russian Ambassador to Georgia Vladimir Chkhikvishvili said that work on a framework interstate treaty on friendship, cooperation and mutual security should be temporarily postponed.

Foreigners will enter the Russian aviation industry through the hands of the president Yesterday, the State Duma, in the second reading, adopted amendments to the law limiting the participation of foreigners in Russian aircraft manufacturing enterprises. The amendments give the President of Russia the authority to authorize (or not to authorize) in each case specifically significant foreign investments in the domestic aviation industry.

The government discussed spending on air navigation and nuclear energy The Russian air navigation system requires immediate modernization. According to the head of the relevant federal service, Alexander Neradko, this does not require any extra costs: the concept for the development of air navigation until 2025, which was discussed by the Russian government yesterday, provides for total expenses of 156 billion rubles.

Rosneft's profit fell sharply Rosneft's first report after the IPO according to US GAAP standards for the six months of this year unexpectedly showed a sharp decline in net profit compared to the same period last year - by more than 21%, to $1.88 billion.

Eni postpones deal with Gazprom again Italy's largest oil and gas company took advantage of the scandal that erupted around the Sakhalin-2 project. Eni Chief Executive Officer Paolo Scaroni, speaking before Italian senators yesterday, noted that he was in no hurry to conclude a deal with Gazprom. “Obviously, when we see the problems of our colleagues who have worked in Russia so far, we want to study our cooperation more carefully,” he said. Mr.

Leading American experts interviewed by the international information and analytical agency Washington ProFile reflect on how the Russian-Georgian conflict will develop, what role the United States plays in it, and how Georgia’s accession to NATO may change the situation in the future. Charles KING, professor at Georgetown University: -- This crisis has real potential to get worse.

Cavaco Silva became president Cavaco Silva has become the new president of Portugal. In Sunday's elections, the former prime minister, who was supported by the right-wing Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the far-right People's Party (PP), received 50.6% of the vote. Five left-wing candidates together received 49.4% of the votes. They only needed 60 thousand votes to continue fighting in the second round.

The Kaliningrad region risked competing for the status of a special tourist zone The government of the westernmost Russian region collected its thoughts for a long time, but finally took the plunge and sent an application to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation to obtain the status of a special tourist and recreational zone. The discussion about whether the Kaliningrad region needs this zone or not has been going on for several months.

Lukashenko needs Russia's support The main topic of today's negotiations between Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko in St. Petersburg will be the draft constitutional act of the union state. This issue has been discussed for many years, but it has not been possible to achieve a common vision of the integration model. Nevertheless, in the last six months the negotiation process on the union constitution has intensified.

The Moscow judicial community has elected new leaders The Moscow Council of Judges is increasingly receiving complaints “about the behavior” of its colleagues, and the capital’s Qualification Board of Judges annually has to consider about 2 thousand submissions for disciplinary action against servants of Themis. These words were spoken yesterday at the 4th conference of Moscow judges. Both of these bodies summed up their work yesterday and elected new leaders.

The director of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg was fired Less than a week had passed since the reburial of the remains of Empress Maria Feodorovna in the Cathedral of the Peter and Paul Fortress, when the authorities of St. Petersburg fired Boris Arakcheev from the post of director of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg - one of the symbols of the northern capital, of which the fortress is the main and integral part.

Harvard professors look for ways to grow our economy Foreign experts should help Russia make a qualitative leap in economic development. The Center for Strategic Research, at the suggestion of the chairman of the board of the foundation, German Gref, ordered the famous Harvard professor Michael Porter to prepare a strategy for increasing Russia's competitiveness. “I want to show you the gap between the Russian and global economies,” the professor promised.

Europeans praised Russia for its ability to build a common future Yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who chaired the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CMCE) on behalf of Russia from May to November 2006, spoke at the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

German authorities may buy out DaimlerChrysler's stake in the European aerospace concern EADS The deep crisis in which the European aerospace concern EADS found itself due to its subsidiary aircraft manufacturing company Airbus SAS, caused quite harsh statements from the management of the corporation, as well as discontent among airlines in connection with the postponement of serial production of the giant Airbus A380 by two years.

Russian sanctions against Georgia are starting to work for Saakashvili Russian authorities said yesterday that the sanctions imposed against Georgia will not only not be lifted, despite the extradition of the arrested military personnel to Moscow, but may also be strengthened. “Not all sanctions have been introduced yet,” said State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov. These promises immediately caused alarm in the United States.