Russia wants to complete the construction of a nuclear power plant in Bushehr Yesterday, the UN Security Council informally resumed discussions on the Iranian nuclear issue . Last Friday, members of the European trio, Great Britain, France and Germany, presented an updated draft resolution calling for the imposition of sanctions against Tehran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.

Russia opens three checkpoints for imported rice The total ban on rice imports into Russia , introduced by Rosselkhoznadzor on December 4, is beginning to be softened a little. Since yesterday, rice has been allowed to be imported through three specially equipped customs points - in the ports of Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk.

The American Federal Reserve sets policy for the coming quarter US financial markets are preparing for today's Federal Reserve meeting, at which the heads of the US Central Bank are expected to announce the future course of the country's monetary policy and the key interest rate. Last night they reacted very sharply to the words of former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, who said at a video conference of Israeli businessmen that he expected “several years” of dollar weakness , Reuters reports.

Shell made Gazprom an offer that is hard to refuse The main participant and operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, Royal Dutch Shell, made a knight's move. The Russian environmental authorities' attack on operator Sakhalin Energy and its contracting partners brought swift and unexpected results.

Lazio beat Roma in the Rome derby The main event of the European football weekend took place in Rome, where for the first time this season two teams from the Italian capital - Lazio and Roma - came face to face. This match has been on the lips of every resident of the Eternal City for a whole month - two weeks before the “classico” the conversations begin, heating up every day, and two weeks after its completion they gradually fade away.

In Russia they don’t know how to write tax bills Most of the bills prepared for consideration in the State Duma do not meet legal requirements. The Ministry of Justice officially notified this in a press release late last week. Specialists from the Ministry of Justice noted the most violations in tax rulemaking: 90% of documents providing for amendments to the legislation on taxes and fees are rejected by them.

The number of members of the party in power is reflected in their quality United Russia is actively recruiting governors, mayors, and famous athletes to the party. However, then some converts have to be disposed of urgently. The newspaper Vremya Novostey decided to find out what criteria United Russia adheres to when admitting new members to the party. Yesterday, the mayor of Tomsk, Alexander Makarov, was removed from his post by the court.

Chronicle of sporting events Hockey. NHL. Regular season. "Columbus" - "Ottawa" - 6:2 - Fedorov "K" (0+1) , "Chicago" - "Edmonton" - 4:1 - Arkhipov "Ch" (1+0), Rangers - Florida - 2:1. Sergei Fedorov's teammates in Columbus scored five of the six goals against the Senators while realizing a numerical majority. Ottawa suffered its third defeat in a row, and the Blue Jackets extended their winning streak to four matches.

Exhibition “Russian Trophy” for the 20th anniversary of the creative activity of Olga and Alexander Florensky The Russian artist is still inspired by the garbage dump and the dacha. At the dacha there is a creative atmosphere, relaxation, flowers, grass, silence and birdsong. The trash heap is a treasure trove of everything that can be used for artistic overproduction.

The IT and communications industry maintains its growth rate Starting the next calendar year with an information technology event in Russian political life is a kind of tradition. In January 2005, President Putin conferred with representatives of the IT industry and members of the government in Novosibirsk, and in February 2006, he chaired a meeting of the State Council Presidium in Nizhny Novgorod.

ConocoPillips will sell a network of gas stations in Europe to LUKOIL LUKOIL yesterday announced its latest acquisition in the European retail market. This time the company is buying out a network of Jet gas stations from its American partner ConocoPhillips. LUKOIL does not disclose the amount of the transaction. According to LUKOIL Vice President Leonid Fedun, it is still “the subject of negotiations,” which are planned to be completed by the end of this week.

The Tsekh festival has closed The most representative national festival of contemporary dance this year did not involve any sensations, incredible discoveries or monstrous failures. The “Workshop” technology has been developed, the products are being produced, and now all that remains is to convince the general public that these products are vital (or at least somehow) necessary for them.

Oleg Maskaev defended his champion title Moscow, spoiled by entertainment, got acquainted with a new spectacle on Sunday evening. At the Olympic sports complex, World Boxing Council (WBC) world champion Oleg Maskaev defended his title in a duel with Peter Ohello from Uganda. Defended successfully. In any case, the eyewitnesses liked it. “We were warned that eighteen thousand people would be there today,” the female controller at the entrance shared official information.

Russia's policy towards unrecognized state entities on the territory of Georgia has undergone significant changes since 1999. Russia de facto abandoned unconditional support for the territorial integrity of Georgia, largely lifted the blockade on Abkhazia, ensured that residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia received Russian citizenship, and invested and continues to invest significant financial resources in the socio-economic rehabilitation of these regions.

Forecast for the coming days Two North Atlantic cyclones will have a warming effect on the northwestern, central regions and northern Volga region. Temperatures will also rise in the south of Russia, which is associated with the release of warm air in the front part of the southern cyclone, which circles over the territory of Turkey.