Yesterday, the Georgian authorities proposed holding the next meeting of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) on the Georgian-Ossetian settlement on July 25-26 at the Tbilisi office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The previous meeting of the JCC co-chairs was held in Tskhinvali on July 13-14 without the participation of the Georgian side.

Results of the first six months of Windows Vista's life The new operating system, called by Microsoft “one of the most important software products in the history of the corporation,” unlike its legendary predecessor Windows 95, is not in great demand. Which, however, does not mean Vista's defeat. On the contrary, we are all threatened by its inevitable, although not lightning-fast, success.

Putin and Chavez in the interior of their countries Russia and Venezuela turned out to be, at least in part, political allies , including in the fight against the “unipolar” world. Perhaps the similarity between the leaders of the two countries - Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez, who use personal charisma and great popularity among the population to pursue a “statist” course in foreign and domestic policy, also played a role.

The Russian judicial system is creating a new mechanism for protecting the rights of citizens The Supreme Court of Russia has begun to create a new mechanism to protect citizens from judicial red tape and combat non-execution of court decisions . Yesterday it became known that the Supreme Court (SC) has already begun developing a corresponding draft federal constitutional law.

The head of the Federal Financial Markets Service Vladimir Milovidov increased the number of his deputies The Federal Service for Financial Markets (FSFM) has revealed details of changes in its structure and redistribution of powers among deputy heads of the department. Three new departments are being created in the service, the emergence of which should allow the FFMS to more effectively cope with market problems.

The Polish president received a blow from the rear and US support Yesterday, a new political force called the League and Self-Defense (LiS) emerged in Poland. It arose as a result of the merger of the populist left-wing party Self-Defense and the national Catholic League of Polish Families (LPS). The beginning of the political intrigue was the unexpected resignation a week ago of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture Andrzej Lepper , who heads Self-Defense.

Brewers from Ochakovo do not trust Oleg Mitvol’s analysis Official environmentalists have decided on versions of the culprit for the pollution of the capital's Neverka and Setun rivers. Yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources issued a press release with the results of analyzes of samples taken in early July in the area of ​​contamination.

It is hardly reasonable to admire Russia’s decisiveness in suspending its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) . Yes, the agreement is outdated. Yes, it practically does not work. Yes, it has not been ratified by everyone. Yes, Moscow has complaints about its implementation by some new NATO countries. But any action must be considered in the context of the country’s behavior in the international arena, its objective political and economic interests.

Oil rises in price due to speculation around Iran and gasoline shortages Oil prices yesterday came close to last year's record levels. Yesterday, however, it was not possible to beat the historical maximum of $78.64 per barrel: the cost of August futures for North Sea Brent oil on the London ICE commodity exchange reached $77.4 per barrel. However, during the day, oil futures came close to the historical mark more than once.

The President of Ingushetia took United Russia away from a political rival The President of Ingushetia, Murat Zyazikov, made a rapid party career in United Russia. Having joined the party just a month ago, on June 15, last Sunday he already headed its republican branch. The speed with which Mr. Zyazikov climbed the party ladder does not mean, however, that the ascent was easy.

Heavy Metal veterans will perform at Luzhniki on Wednesday This will be the second concert of the cult band in Moscow - sixteen years ago the musicians performed at the rock festival in Tushino along with other metal stars: AC/DC, Pantera and The Black Crowes. Metallica was created in 1981 in California by Dane Lars Ulrich (drums) and American James Hetfield (guitar, vocals). In 1982 they were joined by Cliff Burton (bass guitar), and in 1983 by Kirk Hammett, who became lead guitarist.

Our girls made it to the final of the Federation Cup The Russian women's team reached the final of the Federation Cup for the third time in the last four years. In the semi-finals, which took place in the American town of Stowe, captain Shamil Tarpishchev’s team defeated the Americans with a score of 3:2. Now in the final match, which will take place on September 15-16 in Russia, our athletes will meet with the Italians, who defeated the French with the same score.

The UN Security Council began the first closed consultations on a new draft resolution on the status of Kosovo developed by the United States, France and Great Britain. According to Vremya Novostei information received from New York, yesterday at the start of consultations the draft resolution had not even been officially submitted to the Security Council, and its members were familiarizing themselves with the unofficial version. Russia received this ten-page document a week ago.

The list of suspected officials continues to grow in the Ryazan region In the Ryazan region, the campaign launched by the prosecutor's office back in May to expose local officials of all levels and stripes continues to gain momentum. Yesterday it became known that the Chairman of the Duma of the city of Kasimov, Anatoly Tatarintsev, had incurred suspicions of abuse of power.

Fitch identified three weak links in the Russian banking system The international agency Fitch Ratings yesterday released a report “The Banking System and Prudential Regulation in Russia.” Agency analysts note that the rapid pace of lending growth, the large number of banks and the “still ongoing development of the regulatory system” are factors weakening the Russian banking sector.