Two-thirds of Russians do not consider relations with Ukraine good neighbors The majority of Russians (65%) believe that relations between Russia and Ukraine are not friendly and good neighborly, but 44% of citizens believe that they will be normalized in the future, according to a survey by the All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM), the results of which were published on February 8, reports RIA NEWS .

Watch from January 14 on Moscow screens “The Book of Eli” (USA, 2009, Albert and Allen Hughes). Almost half a century after the global catastrophe, Eli (Denzel Washington - “Training Day”, “Wrath”, “Gangster”), an imperturbable lone hero, wanders through the scorched expanses of post-apocalyptic America, whose goal in life is to preserve the sacred book in which the secret to saving civilization.

The flight to the Moon of American astronauts has been postponed indefinitely. The Barack Obama administration's decision to freeze NASA's $81 billion Constellation space program, which would have returned American astronauts to Earth's moon by 2020, is significantly intensifying the race to the moon. After the White House's decision, the Chinese space agency became the main contender for leadership in lunar exploration.

Chevron and Kazmunaigas will help Transneft decide on pipelines New participants will appear in the holding created by Transneft for the competitive projects of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis and Samsun-Ceyhan pipelines. Chevron and Kazmunaigas will join the project, said Transneft President Nikolai Tokarev. Both companies are the largest suppliers of oil to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), on which both alternative projects directly depend. The final choice, according to Mr.

Major Evsyukov answered the prosecutor's questions The former head of the Moscow Tsaritsyno police department, Major Denis Evsyukov, whose trial is taking place in the Moscow City Court, continued to testify yesterday, answering questions for the first time. He gave explanations at the request of the prosecutor and the judge about the events of April 26-27 last year, when the major opened fire on people in a supermarket for no reason.

Belarus is increasing the sale of its goods on the Russian market Belarus, as a result of joining the customs union with the participation of Russia and Kazakhstan, hopes to increase its exports to these countries. Let us recall that the documents on the creation of a trilateral customs union were signed by the presidents of the three states in Minsk on November 27, 2009 , and on January 1 of this year the unified customs tariff of the union came into effect.

Arctic warming could cost the global economy $2.4 trillion It is, of course, very difficult to calculate how much the disappearance of ice beyond the Arctic Circle will cost humanity. However, experts from the public organization Pew Environment Group (PEG) believe that rising temperatures and melting Arctic ice caused by greenhouse gas emissions will cost the global economy $2.4 trillion over the next four decades.

United Russia was offended by criticism from the Minister of Finance Having failed to make peace after a public conflict with the Speaker of the Federation Council Sergei Mironov and his A Just Russia party, United Russia entered into a new personal confrontation - this time with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.

New project by artist Chaim Sokol The respectable Moscow gallery "Triumph" is hosting an exhibition by Chaim Sokol "Dead Letters".

Georgy Garanyan died On January 11, Georgy Garanyan, one of the most famous Soviet and Russian jazzmen, died suddenly. He was 75 years old. For many, many of our compatriots, jazz began with the records of the Melodiya ensemble. But “Melody” appeared only in 1973. And before that there was the famous “Golden Eight” (the first Russian ensemble of improvisers), which joined the youth orchestra of the Central House of Arts under the direction of Yuri Saulsky (mid-1950s).

They danced “Esmeralda” at the Bolshoi The premiere, released by the main theater of the country right before the New Year (the next series of performances in early February), exactly corresponded in spirit to this holiday. Innocence and honesty, a lot of decorations and a childish belief in magic - that space of escape from reality appeared on stage, which, as a rule, is what adults are looking for in ballet; People are allowed outside the theater only on New Year's days.

European authorities, it seems, will have to take measures to save Greece from the budget deficit. This prospect pleased investors yesterday - stock markets stopped falling. The European Central Bank (ECB), in turn, intends to change its strategy for exiting the crisis so as not to harm weak economies. This, however, could put additional pressure on the euro and worsen the financial situation in the eurozone in the long term.

Capital officials admitted mistakes during the restoration of the museum-reserve The story of the reconstruction of the Tsaritsyno estate, the updated version of which was not recognized by the expert community, received a scandalous continuation.

Madeleine Albright, who was US Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001, arrived in Russia on February 9 as chair of the NATO expert group. This “group of wise men” is called upon to develop recommendations for the NATO Secretary General on a new strategy for the alliance. Before flying to Moscow, 72-year-old Mrs. Albright answered questions from INTERFAX correspondent in Washington Pyotr Cheremushkin, who asked them specifically for Vremya Novostei.

On Tuesday, the Russian part of the Russian Olympic hockey team began training in Novogorsk, which is leaving for the Games in Vancouver in two days. Before leaving for the tournament, the head coach of the Russian national team, Vyacheslav BYKOV, in an interview with Vremya Novostei correspondent Oleg EREMIN, admitted that he had not studied the unsuccessful experiences of his predecessors, did not talk about the composition of the units and did not name the “first number” of the team.