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.

Gazprom and TNK-BP will divide Kovykta after Rosprirodnadzor completes its inspection The leaders of TNK-BP - President Robert Dudley and Executive Director for Gas Business Development Viktor Vekselberg - last Friday commented on the fate of their most scandalous project - the development of the Kovykta gas condensate field. Mr. Dudley, in an interview with the Moscow Times, indicated that the monopoly could enter this project before the end of this six months. And Mr.

"Deep Blue Sea" at the Theater. Vakhtangov On the backdrop is a huge porthole; in it are either the open jaws of sharks or schools of small fish (everything, however, is blurry, out of focus). At the back, slightly elevated, is a bathtub. Meanwhile, this is not happening at all in a comfortable submersible - it is assumed that this is a London apartment.

Russia is ready to send peacekeepers to Sudan Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that he does not rule out the possibility of Russian peacekeepers participating in a UN-led settlement in Sudan's western Darfur province. “I think that this is quite realistic, because today there is not a single peacekeeping operation in Africa where we do not participate in one form or another,” said the head of Russian diplomacy.

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.

Alexander Lukashenko is threatened by an oil pipeline bypassing Belarus Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is not giving up attempts to continue the discussion around the supply of Russian oil to Belarusian processing plants . On Friday, he said that an agreement on February deliveries has not yet been concluded, since the Russian side allegedly demands that the price be higher than the world price. “This is no good, and there is nothing like it anywhere in the world,” Interfax quotes Mr.

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.

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.