Russia and Belarus will discuss the constitution of the union state after the presidential elections in Russia on March 2. The head of the Russian diplomatic mission in Belarus, Alexander Surikov, announced this yesterday: “The main task is to create further opportunities for the adoption of a constitutional act. The elections in Russia will end, and we will return to these conversations and actions.” Russia and Belarus have been discussing a draft constitutional act for several years.

Chronicle of sporting events Rugby. Six Nations Cup. 2nd round. Wales - Scotland - 30:15, France - Ireland - 26:21, Italy - England - 19:23. After the second round of the main continental tournament for national teams, France and Wales are in the lead, with two victories each. Traditionally, Six Nations Cup matches cause frenzied spectator excitement.

The President and Prime Minister were almost killed in East Timor East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta (pictured) is currently in Australia, where he was taken with three bullet wounds after an assassination attempt by rebel ex-national army personnel.

St. Petersburg human rights activists are trying to persuade authorities to open information St. Petersburg human rights activists continue to fight for the most open access to information from federal and regional government bodies.

Russian army: revival or degradation Against the backdrop of talk about a new round of the arms race and army reform, the report prepared by a group of experts from the Institute of National Strategy looks interesting. The study, entitled “The Crisis of the Russian Army,” critically assesses the state of the Russian army and military-industrial complex.

Yuri Luzhkov threatened to abolish tow trucks On the eve of snowfalls expected in Moscow, Mayor Yuri Luzhkov suddenly realized that the struggle to clear the streets of cars in the capital was being waged using far from civilized methods. And he promised to put an end to tow trucks if they do not change their working methods. Yesterday, the mayor, through his press secretary Sergei Tsoi, admitted that not everything is going smoothly in the city vehicle movement service.

A year ago, Berdymukhamedov was elected president Yesterday Turkmenistan celebrated the first anniversary of the election of its second president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The event was celebrated modestly according to Turkmen canons. Just the day before, on Sunday, February 10, in honor of the significant date, a mass walk of young Ashgabat residents along the 36-kilometer “health path” was organized.

US authorities announced yesterday that they would seek the death penalty against six defendants in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed 2,974 people. Among them are members of al-Qaeda, who, according to investigators, participated in the preparation of terrorist attacks, but did not personally take part in them. In particular, Saudi Arabian Muhammad al-Qahtani was detained by American immigration at Orlando airport in August 2001.

Pharmacies have found a new source of low-quality drugs There are gradually fewer counterfeit drugs on the shelves of Russian pharmacies . Counterfeits, by and large, have ceased to be a problem for the end consumer, especially if we compare the current situation with what happened on the pharmaceutical market in the mid-90s. On the contrary, there is an influx of substandard, spoiled drugs produced by completely legal manufacturers.

The Egyptian team won the African Cup It’s not for nothing that a cow specially prepared for the Egyptian national team died on the football fields of Ghana. The animal sacrificed by the players right on the field during training before the start of the African Cup playoffs appeased the gods - the Egyptian national team again became the best on the continent, having already won the sixth such title.

The alleged accomplice of Semyon Mogilevich was offered to exchange business for freedom The Moscow City Court yesterday left in custody the head of the Arbat Prestige perfume company, Vladimir Nekrasov , accused of tax evasion. Thus, the court rejected the complaint of his lawyers, who asked to release the businessman on bail equal to the amount of tax claims - about 49 million rubles.

The new President of Cyprus is expected to solve a long-standing problem Cyprus, also known as the island of Aphrodite, is currently in the midst of an election campaign. Presidential elections will be held on February 17, and for residents of the divided island they will also be a choice of how to resolve the long-standing Cyprus problem. The fact is that in the north of Cyprus there is the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is not recognized by the international community.

The Central Election Commission is ready to replace international observers with domestic ones As if on cue, belated indignation gripped Russian officials yesterday over the refusal of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to monitor the March 2 presidential elections. This decision became known last week, but the flared political passions in Russia have not yet subsided.

Pilot Zubkov is the best again with the help of arm wrestler Voevoda Until the end of the week, the central place among winter sports events will definitely be occupied by the Biathlon World Championships in Ostersund, Sweden. But in other disciplines there is now a fairly busy schedule of competitions. Last weekend, the world championship took place among speed skaters, who competed for medals in the classic all-around, and the final stage of the World Cup was held by bobsledders.

"Montana" on Russian screens One noble Russian bandit (artist Oleg Taktarov), in the nineties, like many noble people, was engaged in robbery, during the next raid on a bank he covered a woman with himself, for which he paid: he did not have time to escape from the scene of the crime and went to prison for eight years.