Britain proposed its plan to Russia and the USA The British Foreign Office, on the orders of its head David Miliband, prepared and published a document entitled “Come Out of the Nuclear Shadow.

Russia has created its own anti-crisis military-economic alliance It seems that all participants - the presidents of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, as well as Armenia and Uzbekistan - were pleased with the results of yesterday's Moscow extraordinary summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC).

CLUBS Inna Zhelannaya. One of a series of concerts called “20 years in trance” dedicated to the creative anniversary. "B2" , 20.00. Deborah Davis (vocals, USA) and the Oleg Butman Trio as part of the Jazz In Motion project - a series of weekly concerts by the best Russian and foreign jazz musicians. Art cafe “Durov” , 20.00. RMF. A fusion of Britpop, indie rock, trip-hop, reggae, R'n'B, grunge and pop alternative. FM Club , 21.00. 2H Company. Alternative hip-hop. Songs from the first two albums.

The court lost material evidence in the Politkovskaya case At the trial of the murder of Novaya Gazeta columnist Anna Politkovskaya, which is ongoing in the Moscow District Military Court (MOVS), an unexpected problem arose yesterday. It turned out that the MOVS employees lost important material evidence - a disk with a computer presentation of the murder of Ms. Politkovskaya, which was prepared by the investigation to more clearly present their version to the jury.

Army reform will change the face of military medicine A particularly sensitive point of the ongoing military reform is social guarantees for those who remain to serve and for those who will be dismissed, that is, will not join the new-look armed forces. One of the main guarantees is medical care.

Romania thinks about Putin's proposal Discussions in European countries regarding who bears the blame for the gas crisis have heated up in earnest. They have also drawn into their orbit those states that are not directly dependent on the Russian-Ukrainian dispute. The situation is such that many of them, especially those involved in the orbit of Soviet influence in the recent past, are in a hurry to blame Moscow, and not Kyiv, for the disruption of supplies.

The government can significantly reduce budget expenditures in 2009 The government is preparing to significantly cut federal budget spending, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov admitted yesterday. He spoke at a meeting of the Russia 2009 forum. The speech itself was closed to the press, but, as those who were allowed to hear it later told reporters, it was about how the budget approved just a few months ago turned out to be too ambitious for times of crisis.

The new leadership of the Union of Cinematographers is preparing for war with Nikita Mikhalkov Yesterday a press conference was held by the new chairman of the Union of Cinematographers, Marlen Khutsiev, and members of his board. Sitting at the presidium table were Eldar Ryazanov, Vadim Abdrashitov, Pavel Finn, Harry Bardin, Victor Matizen, Yuri Bogomolov. Two issues were discussed: the refusal of the Ministry of Justice to register Mr.

Israel doesn't know how to end Operation Cast Lead On the 18th day of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, Israeli leaders are still debating whether to continue the IDF's Operation Cast Lead or move to the negotiation stage. The Israeli army command believes that in its current form the operation has exhausted itself: in order to continue to inflict damage on the infrastructure of the ruling Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) in the sector, it is necessary to expand the combat zone.

The list of candidates for the board of directors of Gazprom was full of surprises Gazprom's Board of Directors yesterday officially scheduled the company's annual meeting of shareholders for June 26 and approved the list of candidates for directors. Work on the shortlist continued until the meeting, although according to the law on joint stock companies, the nomination of candidates was supposed to end on January 30.

George Bush spoke about past mistakes and future challenges Barack Obama, who takes office on January 20, received parting instructions from his predecessor George W. Bush. The outgoing 43rd President of the United States passed the symbolic baton to the 44th head of state at yesterday's farewell press conference at his Washington residence. "I really wish him the best," Mr. Bush said and listed Mr. Obama's top priorities.

Ksenia Sobchak's mother spoke out against the new procedure for forming the Federation Council Yesterday's meeting of the Federation Council was marked by an unusually heated discussion, at which senators had to approve a law previously adopted by the State Duma with the unremarkable title “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with Changes in the Procedure for Forming the Federation Council.” De facto, the discussion was about the fate of those

Ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs may become a member of the directors of LUKOIL LUKOIL announced the list of candidates to the board of directors for election at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. Among them are former Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and the head of Sberbank German Gref.

Russia and the United States do not have the very basis for a full-fledged, let alone strategic, partnership. They assess the world and modern threats too differently. This is what Stephen BLANK, professor of national security issues at the US Armed Forces War College, said in a conversation with Svetlana BABAYEVA. -- Now the topics of NATO's relationship with Russia, European security, and missile defense have again come to the fore. Could there be new clashes?

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