The most ambitious project of the new political season, the A Just Russia party, which claims to be the second most influential political force in the country, plans to adopt a political platform at its first congress, scheduled for February 26 in St. Petersburg. This platform will become the basis of the future election program.

A new residence for the President of Russia will be built on the territory of the Kaliningrad resort town A new residence for the President of Russia will be built in the resort town of Pionersky in the Kaliningrad region. The possible construction of an object so important for the region from a political point of view was discussed in detail in the middle of last October.

Intelligence agencies ask senators to improve their spelling A gap has been discovered in Russia's national security system - a round, small, but very serious one. It turns out that it causes such serious concern among the leadership of the FSB that a special appeal to the Federation Council was required.

Visitors from Ukraine are waiting for a political decision Ukrainian guest workers, it seems, may again become hostages of the difficult political relations between Moscow and Kyiv. Today, conflicting information is coming from official Russian structures about whether, after the January update of our migration legislation, the existing preferences for visitors from Ukraine will continue.

The German coalition is in danger of splitting A political scandal is breaking out around German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, threatening to split the coalition of the CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats. He is accused that, while serving as head of the Federal Chancellor's office under the government of Gerhard Schröder, he missed the opportunity to release the Turk Murad Kurnaz from imprisonment in the American Guantanamo camp, and also did not facilitate his return to Germany.

Russian enterprises will be able to receive foreign government loans on more favorable terms Russia will not participate in the upcoming meeting of finance ministers of the most developed countries in a week and a half as a full-fledged “player”. This is evidenced by a message from Germany, which chairs the G8 this year.

The main contender for the presidency of Israel, 83-year-old Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres, arrived yesterday on a visit to the Arab monarchy of Qatar, where he held talks with Emir Hamad bin Jasem al-Thani. Peres was invited to Qatar to participate in the annual Doha Debate forum. Peres' press service said the visit "is intended to improve public ties between Israel and Qatar," while "formal negotiations on establishing diplomatic ties with the Arab state" are not planned. Mr.

The US Federal Reserve interest rate will remain at the same level The US Federal Reserve will today announce the further course of the country's monetary policy and the key interest rate. Given the predictability of the results, financial markets are not showing their usual excitement. Most analysts agree that, against the backdrop of good financial statistics, the American central bank will once again leave the rate unchanged.

Arab monarchs are waiting for help from Putin Yesterday it was officially announced that on February 11, Vladimir Putin will go on a three-day visit to the Arab monarchies. This news coincided with the arrival in Moscow of the Secretary of the Saudi National Security Council, Prince Bandar bin Sultan. It is clear that his main goal is to prepare the first visit of a Russian leader to the kingdom in the history of our relations.

Russian regions are trying to master the science of international agricultural lobbying On January 28, the largest agricultural exhibition in Europe, “Green Week,” ended in Berlin. However, the event, which has been taking place annually in the German capital for more than 80 years, has long outgrown the framework of the seven-day event. And now it has also chosen the format of a traditional fair.

In Moscow, Traktor failed to get close to the playoff zone Yesterday's 48th round of the Super League championship was fraught with two intrigues. First, will the recently appointed coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, American Paul Gardner, be able to extend his winning streak to five matches? Second, how will the situation change in the fight for 16th place, which allows you to count on participation in the playoffs?

Russia opens two new embassies Yesterday the Russian government decided to establish embassies in Paraguay and Guatemala this year. The order to open diplomatic missions in these countries was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. Diplomatic relations between the USSR and Guatemala were established back in April 1945, but during the Cold War they were frozen until 1991. Russia established diplomatic relations with Paraguay only in May 1992.

Polymetal valued itself at $2-3 billion Polymetal has announced the price range for its shares, which will be offered during the IPO in early February, at $7.25-$9.5 per share. Thus, the company, whose authorized capital is 319 million shares, valued itself at 2.3-3 billion dollars. This is close to the values ​​put forward by experts - from 2.5 to 3.5 billion dollars.

Viktor Khristenko promised independent producers the domestic gas market Minister of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko again told reporters that in 10-12 years independent producers will become the main suppliers of gas to the domestic market. As Interfax reports, according to the official, gas companies that are not part of the Gazprom group will take dominant positions in Russia by 2015-2020.

Today, Russian Ambassador to Georgia Vyacheslav Kovalenko will present his credentials to President Mikheil Saakashvili. The diplomat was sent to work in Tbilisi in July 2006, but at the end of September, due to a sharp deterioration in bilateral relations, he was recalled to Moscow. Mr. Kovalenko returned to Tbilisi on January 23, yesterday he met with Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili. “We need to solve the problems that cloud our relations,” the ambassador said.