Students who want to serve their homeland will spend three years in the army The President decided to support the Ministry of Defense in its desire to improve the quality of officer training. As a result, the good wishes of the authorities gave rise to rumors that seriously worried students and their parents. On Monday, Vladimir Putin signed a decree amending the Regulations on the Procedure for Military Service, adopted nine years ago.

Proponents of a rapid VAT reduction came into conflict with their own forecast Today the Ministry of Finance must submit to the government its proposals to improve the tax system . But the main discussion revolved around something that these proposals definitely will not include - the value added tax rate.

Exactly twenty years ago, in March 1988, Major General of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff Dmitry Polyakov was shot. For a quarter of a century he worked for American intelligence agencies - first for the FBI, and then for the CIA. “Tophat”, “Bourbon”, “Donald” are just some of the operational aliases of this dexterous, intelligent, cold-blooded and cynical professional.

Contemporary art is shown behind the Ring Road The recently opened Artmarin gallery in Zhulebinsk is hosting the exhibition “Sleeping Area”. There are sleeping areas in many cities. Here, far from the city center, there are almost only residential buildings; people arrive here in the evening to immediately go to bed. It's difficult to get out of here.

The Prosecutor General's Office wants to legitimize the actions of the Central Bank in relation to banks The Prosecutor General's Office intends to amend banking legislation so that the Central Bank can take measures against credit organizations only on the basis of clearly defined rules. In addition, the requirements for banks wishing to join the deposit insurance system should be more specifically regulated.

Minsk is interested in the Persian Gulf Minsk intends to intensify cooperation with the Persian Gulf region to compensate for the damage from US economic sanctions . Alexander Lukashenko stated this yesterday at a meeting on foreign policy issues. The President said that Belarus will be able to sell potash fertilizers to other countries, which are the basis of Belarusian exports to the United States.

But the queen wouldn't hurt With his latest book “Tea Party with the Queen”* Zurab Nalbandyan got involved in a fight that has long been beloved in our Fatherland. In these brawls, many ribs were broken, a lot of noses were bloodied, but the outcome is as unclear today as it was three centuries ago. So should we learn from the West? The parties are irreconcilable. The fleeting victory of the Europeanists in the early 90s was followed by a crushing defeat.

Ukraine is in no hurry to reach an agreement with Gazprom The Naftogaz delegation , which should officially inform Gazprom that the Ukrainian government has significant comments on the text of the agreement on gas supplies in 2008, did not fly to Moscow yesterday. The “peace” agreement was signed by the heads of Gazprom and Naftogaz two weeks ago, but never came into force due to the position of the Cabinet of Ministers of Yulia Tymoshenko.

The former head of the Belarusian state concern Belneftekhim, 56-year-old Alexander Borovsky, was sentenced to five years in prison. Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Belarus found him guilty of abuse of power that caused damage to the state. He is also deprived of the right to hold leadership positions for three years. The accusation was based on the fact that Mr. Borovsky facilitated the conclusion of a deliberately unprofitable deal by the Naftan enterprise.

Cinematographers received awards The White Square Prize was awarded for the fifth time. The ceremony, which the operators themselves declared an anniversary, took place at the branch of the Maly Theater on Ordynka and was distinguished by increased solemnity compared to previous ones, but did not lose its grace, for which it is primarily valued, rightly distinguishing it from other cinematic celebrations.

EADS has signed a multi-billion dollar deal with the UK Ministry of Defense The business activity of the European holding company for the production of aerospace technology EADS is steadily moving upward. Yesterday it was officially announced that the concern had received a production order from the British Ministry of Defense for almost $26 billion. This happened a month after a similar agreement with a preliminary value of $35-40 billion was concluded with the American Air Force .

Magnum territory at Winzavod Since Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and George Roger founded the Magnum Fotos agency after the war, its name has become synonymous with the photographic elite. An invitation to Magnum for a photographer is the same as an Oscar nomination for a cinematographer.

Independent trade unions persuaded miners to raise wages underground Miners at the Krasnaya Shapochka mine in the Sverdlovsk region refuse to go to the surface. 107 people have remained underground for more than 24 hours. The mine specializes in the extraction of bauxite ore. Ural representatives of Russian Aluminum, which owns the enterprise, say the protest action was unexpected.

Chronicle of sporting events Russian figure skater, 2008 European champion Maxim Shabalin was discharged from CITO on Wednesday, where on March 18 he underwent another operation on the meniscus. According to the athlete's coach Alexei Gorshkov, the most unpleasant diagnosis - damage to the cruciate ligament - was not confirmed. Doctor Anatoly Orletsky, who performed the operation, believes that the athlete can start training no earlier than in a month and a half.

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