The court will help Yanukovych in bargaining with Yushchenko Yesterday, the Constitutional Court (CC) of Ukraine changed its political color - the chairman of the court, Ivan Dombrovsky, close to President Viktor Yushchenko, resigned of his own free will. His place was taken by Valery Pshenichny, close to the ruling parliamentary coalition.

Alexander Pochinok finally returned to Moscow - as a senator Former deputy presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Southern Federal District, who previously headed two federal ministries, Alexander Pochinok was finally appointed representative of the Krasnodar Territory in the Federation Council from the regional administration. The Legislative Assembly of the Krasnodar Territory on Wednesday approved the resolution of the regional governor on the new appointment of Mr. Pochinok.

The Kaliningrad government has figured out how to evaluate the work of municipal leaders In the Kaliningrad region, the regional government will evaluate local heads. No, municipal officials will not be seated behind their desks. Once a year, the regional cabinet of ministers will decide who worked poorly and who did well. The first, accordingly, will be given the “carrot”, and the second will be given the “stick”.

The crisis with medicines for beneficiaries has been eliminated in most regions Tensions in the provision of medicines to privileged categories of citizens are gradually subsiding - this was confirmed yesterday by the heads of almost all territorial departments of Roszdravnadzor, who gathered in Moscow at the invitation of the head of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development Nikolai Yurgel.

The weather in European Russia will continue to be warm in the coming days, with hot weather in the center and south. Isolated thunderstorms will occur in some places in the zone of atmospheric fronts. In the center of Russia on May 18 and 19 there are short thunderstorms in places, on May 20 there is no precipitation, during the day, as if in July, +24...+29оС, and on May 19 it is a couple of degrees cooler.

The World Bank Board of Directors, according to unofficial data, continues to consider an “exit strategy” for World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz from his post . The point is that the bank will take part of the responsibility for the situation that Wolfowitz found himself in when resolving a conflict of interest, and the head of the bank will leave his post within a “reasonable” time frame. Yesterday, US President George W.

Monday, May 21 First Prevention on the channel until 11.50 11 . 45 Yeralash 12.00, 15.00, 18.00, 23.30 News 12 . 20 Lolita. Without complexes 13 . 20 Detectives 14 . 00 Other news 14 . 30 Test purchase 15 . 20 Criminal Russia 16 . 00 "LOVE IS LIKE LOVE." Series 17 . 00 Federal Judge 18 . 20 "STREET OF BROKEN LAMPS". Series 19 . 10 Wait for me 20 . 00 "TATYANA'S DAY". Series 21 . 00 Time 21 . 30 "ONE'S OWN - ANOTHER'S". Series 22 . 30 “Millions of Sergei Mavrodi.” Doc. movie 23 .

MMM depositors asked the court to punish officials The criminal case of the creator of the main Russian pyramid, Sergei Mavrodi, has received another reason for review. As Vremya Novostey learned, the Moscow City Court recently received a second cassation appeal demanding the cancellation of the verdict of the Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow , which on April 28 sentenced the creator of MMM JSC to four and a half years in prison and payment of more than 20 million rubles.

The Chairman of the Constitutional Court accused Mikhail Barshchevsky of being interested in politics and absenteeism The rather harsh criticism of the verdict of the Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday, essentially insisting on the revival of the practice of additional investigation in criminal proceedings, seems to have made the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Valery Zorkin, very nervous.

Rosnedra is going to study methane accumulations in frozen water Russia decided to follow in the footsteps of the United States and Japan and search for alternative sources of hydrocarbons - in particular, to explore the possibilities of industrial production of gas hydrates (methane accumulation in frozen water).

Today the leaders of Russia and the European Union will hold negotiations at the Volzhsky Utes The Nadezhda sanatorium, owned by OJSC Togliattiazot, took fourth place in the ranking of sanatoriums in Russia in 2006. This is proudly stated in the advertising booklet.

Chronicle of sporting events At the M-Tel Masters chess tournament in Sofia, with the participation of six grandmasters, all games in the sixth round ended successfully, and as a result the position in the table became very tight. Gata Kamsky (USA), who was in last place, took over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), who was in sole leadership, with white pieces.

The President of Latvia has a chance to visit Moscow Yesterday the Latvian Seimas in its final reading adopted the law on ratification of the border treaty with Russia . 70 deputies voted “for”, 25 “against”, and none abstained. Now the floor is up to Russia, which has not yet begun the ratification process. Russian Ambassador to Latvia Viktor Kalyuzhny said that Moscow will make a decision at the end of June.

Americans caught the killer of Russian diplomats The trial of an al-Qaeda terrorist who admitted complicity in the attack, kidnapping and murder of five Russian embassy employees in June 2006 has begun in Baghdad. This was announced by the representative of the US command in Iraq, Major General William Caldwell. According to the American, the militant's name is Umar Wahdallah Dad, also known as Abu Nur and Spider.

The US is not happy about nuclear Myanmar The club of the world's “nuclear outcasts,” to which the West has included Iran and North Korea, may be joined by Myanmar, also known under the old name Burma. The United States has sounded the alarm that the nuclear research center, which will be built in this country with the assistance of Russia, will become a source of uncontrolled proliferation of atomic weapons and environmental pollution.