The struggle between the parties in power in the Stavropol Territory helped the ex-prime minister hold meetings with voters Former Russian Prime Minister and leader of the People's Democratic Union Mikhail Kasyanov made a two-day trip to Stavropol. Such visits to the regions have become traditional for him since the ex-head of government announced his intention to run for the presidency of Russia in 2008.

A “Turkmen” trace appeared in the murder case of Andrei Kozlov An unexpected development has emerged in the story of the investigation into the murder of First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Andrei Kozlov - it is possible that new defendants may soon appear in the case.

The festival “Animation in the Oscar nomination” was held in Moscow I don’t know how many people have heard about the Oscar Nominated Animation festival. Judging by the fact that the hall of the 35 MM cinema remained half empty at almost all screenings, few heard. Meanwhile, the program, consisting of almost a hundred high-quality short films made over the past 50 years, most of which have never been shown in Russia, was worth the noisy advertising and rush of demand.

Georgia fell under the smuggling blade Military-technical cooperation between Russia and Georgia, interrupted several years ago for political reasons , can be carried out covertly and in private. This is evidenced by the fact that Rostov law enforcement agencies detained military cargo intended for Georgia. According to Russian operatives, a company registered in Dagestan exported spare parts for civilian Mi-8 helicopters to Georgia. In fact, these spare parts were intended for combat Mi-24 .

The sale of Yukos assets has begun Yesterday, a series of the largest and most high-profile transactions of this year actually started - the terms of the sale of YUKOS assets were approved.

Merkel and Chirac will be closely involved in aircraft manufacturing Problems associated with the restructuring of the joint European aircraft manufacturing company Airbus are moving into the rank of interstate political relations between Germany and France. As it became known, this coming Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel intends to discuss possible ways out of the crisis during a planned bilateral German-French meeting at Meseberg Palace near Berlin with French President Jacques Chirac.

TV bosses are lamenting the decline in interest in television. The fashion for TV series is being replaced by the fashion for talk shows; the wave of interest in reality shows is followed by a wave of new attractions: now celebrities are retraining as dancers, figure skaters or circus performers. The entertainment race continues. NTV is actively promoting the attractiveness and horror of yellow scandals. But everything becomes boring, boring and ceases to captivate.

A Moscow company has already had to pay 500 thousand rubles for hiring illegal migrants The capital's migration service is already actively taking advantage of amendments to legislation that have significantly increased the responsibility of Russian companies for hiring illegal migrant workers . Recently, a record fine was paid in Moscow for violating migration laws - 500 thousand rubles.

It took the government two years to protect the Russian market from cheap nickel-containing rolled steel from the EU After more than two years of proceedings and investigations, the Russian government, “in order to protect the economic interests of Russian producers of nickel-containing rolled products,” issued a resolution to impose protective duties on this product from the European Union. The domestic producer that the authorities protected in this way is the Mechel group .

Bishkek will not participate in the HIPC program The Kyrgyz government yesterday made the final decision to refuse to join the HIPC program (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries - an initiative of the IMF and the World Bank to assist the poorest countries with high levels of debt). The history of Kyrgyzstan's attitude to this program was turbulent and represented a real political drama. Joining the HIPC promised Kyrgyzstan the write-off of about $1 billion of its more than $2.1 billion external debt.

In the north of the European territory of Russia, the Arctic anticyclone keeps the weather frosty. In the northwestern region there will be light snow in some places at a temperature of -12...-17°C, in some places frost down to -20°C. In the central regions there is light snow and a slight blizzard at a temperature of -12...-17°C. On Thursday, the northern anticyclone will spread its cold influence over almost the entire European territory of Russia.

The President of Russia met with the evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee Yesterday, perhaps the most influential advertising agent of the Games, Russian President Vladimir Putin, joined in lobbying for the idea of ​​holding the 2014 White Olympics in Sochi . Moreover, before meeting with the evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee in the evening, the president visited the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort .

The US is ready to strike Iran at any moment The protracted conflict between the United States and Iran could enter a military phase at any moment. As British media reported yesterday, the American aircraft carrier group located in the Persian Gulf region is fully prepared to launch attacks on Iranian targets. Yesterday, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John Stennis, capable of carrying up to 80 aircraft and helicopters, entered the Gulf of Oman.

Legionnaires from the Old World helped Samara take a step towards the Final Four The current national champions, the basketball players of Samara CSKA (formerly VBM-SSAU), took a serious step forward on their home court on Tuesday towards the Euroleague Final Four. Igor Grudin's team on the banks of the Volga in the first match of the quarterfinal series up to two wins defeated the Hungarian club Euroleasing - 75:62.

Watch from February 22 on Moscow screens “Paragraph 78” (Russia, 2007, Mikhail Khleborodov). In the near future, a newly assembled team of special forces, who at one time separated due to irreconcilable differences, is sent to a secret base where they are working on the creation of a new combat virus.