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EU leaders will consider gas issues today On the eve of the summit of the heads of state of the European Union, which begins today , the Europeans sent another diplomatic mission in order to further understand the political situation in Ukraine and the prospects for its impact on EU security, including gas security.

The crisis distracted Latvia from settling scores with the USSR A sharp reduction in Latvia's budget led yesterday to the closure of the scandalous commission to calculate damage from the “Soviet occupation”. A couple of months ago, the head of the commission, Edmund Stankevich, stated that Latvia has the right to demand at least $715 million from Russia as the successor of the USSR.

Concert of Juan Diego Flores in Moscow People fall in love with him at first sound, at first sight. We cannot forget Tonio, charming with his timidity in the television broadcast of Donizetti’s “Daughter of the Regiment,” where even next to the great opera actress Natalie Dessay, Flores shone like a diamond with a rare play of facets.

Boris Gryzlov could not determine who is more important - Medvedev or Putin Yesterday, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov spoke with young people as part of the so-called youth inter-party discussion. The event was attended by twenty young representatives of all four parties that have factions in parliament - United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Liberal Democratic Party and A Just Russia. The youth, represented by the LDPR representative, first of all recalled Mr.

US authorities are allocating billions for the construction of new nuclear power plants Yesterday, American authorities approved applications from four American companies to build new nuclear reactors in the United States. The US government is ready to provide government guarantees totaling more than $18 billion. The development of energy and its alternative forms was one of Barack Obama's election slogans.

Russia will play the hosts of the tournament in the EuroBasket quarterfinals The second group stage of the European Women's Basketball Championship in Latvia has concluded and the first two quarter-final matches were played late yesterday evening. The Russian national team, already an early holder of a ticket to the playoffs, suffered its first defeat of the tournament in the last round, failing to cope with France (66:72), which significantly complicated its future life.

Tensions remain at the Royal Races The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) recently, ahead of the British Grand Prix starting next weekend, published the long-awaited list of participants who should take part in the Formula 1 World Championship in 2010. From the closing date for applications from applicants to enter the “Bolshoi Circus” (May 31) until the very last moment, no one could accurately predict which option the FIA ​​would choose.

The failure of the first attempt to dismiss the mayor with the help of the local parliament will not help the heads of municipalities The mayor of Ozersk, Sergei Chernyshev, the first mayor in Russia, dismissed by local legislators under a new procedure adopted on the initiative of President Dmitry Medvedev, was reinstated by a court decision. However, according to experts, this will not stop other local assemblies - they will actively dismiss objectionable heads of municipalities.

The head of the European Commission wants to stay for a second term At the two-day summit of the European Union opening today in Brussels, a fundamental decision may be made to hold a second referendum in Ireland on the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty on EU reforms. The first plebiscite in June 2008 was a failure - more than 53% of the population was against it.

The main comedy of the year is already known for sure Thunder roared - isolation is coming...

The 31st Moscow International Film Festival opens on June 19 The festival is again an anniversary - fifty years have passed since its birth in 1959: then the Moscow forum alternated with the Karlovy Vary forum and delighted film lovers once every two years. The current MIFF will open with the film “The Tsar,” directed by the current chairman of the jury, Pavel Lungin.

North Korea is preparing missile launches North Korea yesterday threatened “a thousandfold” military retaliation against the United States and “its satellites.” A surge of indignation in Pyongyang was caused by the resolution adopted by the UN Security Council on June 12, which condemns the North Korean nuclear test carried out on May 25 and imposes new sanctions against the DPRK.

Russia did not have time to get new weapons from warehouses for the war with Georgia In the last six months, the Russian army and navy have received new weapons: eight Su-27SM aircraft, 12 MiG-29, 12 anti-radar missiles, one Soyuz launch vehicle, two spacecraft, three strategic missiles, 21 anti-aircraft guided missiles, 20 tanks, more than a hundred armored combat vehicles and about 2 thousand vehicles (mainly KamAZ and Urals).

US President Barack Obama yesterday presented a plan to reform the financial sector control system. First of all, according to the White House, the Federal Reserve System (FRS) should be given new powers to control banks and large companies, the bankruptcy of which could threaten economic stability.