Europe encouraged the leadership of Belarus The European Union has suspended sanctions against senior Belarusian government officials for nine months. This decision was made yesterday by the EU External Relations Council.

The Russian judicial system will receive $170 million for development The Russian government allocated $120 million from the treasury for a program to support judicial reform, and another $50 million was provided as a loan by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) for the same purposes. The recipients of these funds are the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Arbitration Court and the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court.

Vladimir Putin invited the public to discuss the government’s new anti-crisis plan Prime Minister Vladimir Putin immediately responded to criticism from President Dmitry Medvedev, who yesterday morning reproached the cabinet for some slowness in supporting the real sector (in terms of providing state guarantees to strategic enterprises). Yesterday evening at his residence in Novo-Ogarevo, Mr. Putin held a meeting on economic issues.

"The Little Humpbacked Horse" by Alexei Ratmansky at the Mariinsky Theater This, of course, became a kind of return of the prodigal son. Valery Gergiev never tires of repeating with pride that it was he who once, back in 1998, greeted the aspiring choreographer, inviting him to work at the Mariinsky Theater. The result was Ratmansky's entire three-act evening: "The Fairy's Kiss", "Middle Duet" and "Poem of Ecstasy".

CLUBS Oksana Mysina and Oxy-Rocks. "Bilingua", 21.00. Ash. The repertoire of song arrangements by A.-K. Jobima, Brazilian classics, as well as works by the group organizer Igor Nadezhdin in Portuguese. "Forte", 21.00. Haleo (Cuba). Latin American rhythms, youthful enthusiasm and tropical temperament at Cool Train Club, 21.00. CONCERTS Fandango Ensemble. T. Lundqvist, V. Rome, A. Zelensky, A. Shchetinsky. The ensemble consists of: M. Fedorov (accordion), K. Kaznacheev, A. Adamyan (violin), A.

Pakistani opposition stopped the march Yesterday, the Pakistani authorities wisely compromised with the opposition, which helped prevent the unpredictable growth of a wave of political protests in the nuclear state. A mass anti-government rally in the capital Islamabad scheduled for Monday was canceled after Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani announced the reinstatement of the former Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by its chairman Iftikhar Chaudhry (pictured) .

Hiddink gathered the Russian national team in London The coaching staff of the Russian national team announced the list of players who were called to the training camp before two matches of the 2010 World Cup qualifying round with the teams of Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein.

The European Parliament considers the word “politician” to be politically incorrect Members of the European Parliament made a significant contribution to the triumph of political correctness - the leadership of this respected body called on their colleagues to abandon traditional appeals to representatives of the fair sex. “Mrs.,” “Frau,” “Madame,” and other time-tested addresses emphasizing a woman’s married status were considered offensive by parliamentarians.

Surprisingly many musical alternatives Although the crisis is making itself felt (for example, the Moscow House of Music has canceled at least a dozen upcoming concerts en masse, and not only of foreign guest performers), March in Moscow turns out to be extraordinary in the field of new music.

SS men marched through Riga The procession through the central streets of Riga of Latvian SS legionnaires from the Second World War and their current neo-Nazi admirers still took place yesterday, despite the authorities’ ban. First there was a memorial service in the Dome Cathedral, and in a semi-closed mode: photojournalists and camera operators were not allowed inside. Then about a hundred people walked with flowers and songs through the historical part of the city to the Freedom Monument.

Ak Bars snatched victory in the series with Avangard It was not without difficulty that Kazan's Ak Bars reached the semi-finals of the Russian Championship, only finishing off Omsk's Avangard in overtime of the fifth match - 3:2. At the same time, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov’s team managed to escape from defeat in the match and series only a few seconds before the end of regular time.

Russia has no more natural ally than the United States Russia's influence on world events in the twentieth century was by no means limited to superpower rivalry. It was more multifaceted and wider. The influence took place in both directions: not only the United States influenced Russia, but also Russia influenced the United States.

AIG reported expenses Ahead of a US congressional hearing scheduled for Wednesday, where AIG CEO Edward Liddy will speak, the company has revealed how the bailout funds are being used. According to official data, in 2008 the insurer transferred $90 billion to fulfill obligations to its partners, we are talking about the payment of collateral for credit default swaps, as well as the repurchase of bonds and other securities.

A criminal case has been initiated into the illegal detention of Magomed Evloev The Directorate of the Investigative Committee for Ingushetia, as it became known yesterday, opened a criminal case for abuse of power against police officers who, on August 31, 2008, allegedly detained the famous Ingush oppositionist, owner of the Internet site “Ingushetia.ru” Magomed Evloev for interrogation.

New witnesses were found for Evgenia Chichvarkin The scandalous epic with the criminal investigation against the former owner of the Euroset company Evgeny Chichvarkin and his subordinates is acquiring more and more new details. The investigation considers all of them involved in the abduction five years ago of the freight forwarder of the Iled M company (a subsidiary of Euroset) Andrei Vlaskin. The latter, however, as Vremya Novostei learned, is by no means the only victim in this case.