One can sympathize with the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. This is the extent to which one must lose respect for one’s person—the head of state, after all—for a minister of his own, Ukrainian government to say such a thing. “I’m surprised - Yushchenko has turned from a democrat into a Turkmenbashi in a year. Even Kuchma didn’t do this!

The UEFA presidential elections have split football Europe into two camps - fans and opponents of the announced reforms of the new head of the European Football Union.

A religious dispute has arisen between Chechen leaders The relationship between Chechen President Alu Alkhanov and its Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov, which both politicians call “working” and “constructive,” affects ever wider areas of public life. On Saturday, the Mufti of Chechnya, Sultan-haji Mirzoev (close to Ramzan Kadyrov), made a televised address to believers, for the sake of which the broadcast of republican television programs was interrupted. Mr.

Igor Ivanov promised to deliver the station on time Moscow is convinced that “there is no military or forceful solution to the Iranian nuclear problem,” Secretary of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov said in Tehran yesterday. He also conveyed to the Iranian side messages from President Vladimir Putin to spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to Mr.

British investigators fear that the “Litvinenko case” has reached a dead end The murder case of Alexander Litvinenko may be closed. The London Sunday Times reported this yesterday. According to the publication, Scotland Yard officers investigating the circumstances of the death of a former FSB officer told his wife that the murder suspects would probably be able to avoid trial . True, all these are still rumors that have not been confirmed by any official authorities.

Dmitry Medvedev in Davos preferred a talk about the country's prospects to talking about his own future First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev last Saturday, a year and two months before the presidential elections, appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos before the global political and economic elite as a possible candidate for the post of President of Russia. In any case, this is how the world media attests to him. Mr.

Aeroflot and Ilyushin-Finance continue to argue about long-sold aircraft Today Aeroflot's appeal against the decision made by the Moscow Arbitration Court regarding the controversial contract for the airline's acquisition of six Il-96-300 airliners from the leasing company Ilyushin-Finance Co. (IFK) will be considered. The essence of the dispute is paradoxical at first glance.

BIATHLON. February 3-4. World Championship. Anterselva (Italy). The tournament will last until February 11. The first two days of the competition will feature sprint and pursit events for men and women. Let us remind you that, based on the results of the fastest races with two firing lines, the best 60 participants are allowed to pursue with four shooting ranges.

Employees of the Anti-Terrorist Center of Chechnya were accused of organizing a gang Last week, the Supreme Court of Chechnya began considering a criminal case against seven members of an armed gang that engaged in robbery attacks on civilians. Its “backbone,” according to the prosecution, were employees of the Anti-Terrorism Center (ATC) of Chechnya Khamzat Reshidov, Amirbek Tareshev, Beslan Umelatov and Abubakar Magomedov.

"Spartak" and "Dynamo" tied A match took place in Israel, for which, by and large, the entire Channel One Cup tournament was organized. Moscow "Spartak", leading during the match with Dynamo Kyiv with a difference of two goals, missed the victory - 2:2. The presence of the Spartak - Dynamo (Kyiv) match in the tournament bracket was one of the main conditions of Channel One put forward to the Cup organizers.

Having gained control over large assets within state-owned companies under Vladimir Putin, his entourage and pro-Kremlin groups will certainly try to privatize these assets - and regardless of whether any circumstances force the second president of Russia to run for a third term or take the number one post in the country Putin's successor.

Dagestan is trying to overcome ethnic quotas in parliament Elections to the People's Assembly of Dagestan, which are scheduled for March 11 this year and will be held for the first time under updated electoral legislation, risk becoming one of the most scandalous regional campaigns in Russia.

Michel Platini, with the help of Russia, headed UEFA A revolution is coming to European football. A change of power has already occurred - Michel Platini won the UEFA presidential election on Friday. This is not just a change of leadership. This is the end of Lennart Johansson's 17-year reign. And the new head of UEFA, with the support of FIFA President Sepp Blatter, intends to carry out tough reforms in European football. There was no favorite in this election.

Russian figure skaters are no longer trendsetters in the Old World Russian figure skating has not seen such disastrous results since 1964, when we were last left without gold medals at the continental championship. Currently, the Russian team has only two silver medals. Maria Petrova - Alexey Tikhonov took second in pair skating, and Oksana Domnina - Maxim Shabalin - in the dancing competition.

Rock singer Olga Arefieva quarreled with Our Radio. It went like this: Arefieva was invited to perform as a DJ in the program “Star Shift” (specially designed for musicians to comment on songs played on air); she, taking the idea to heart, offered her list of groups that she would like to enlighten listeners with - the Belarusians “Nagual” with their psychedelic folk, the Tuvans “Yat-Ha”, the Nordic reggae “Committee for the Protection of Heat” and other people who are not spoiled rotations.