Shift of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs’ (RSPP) Head is explained with the need to get some fresh blood to the organization. However, doubts appear regarding the freshness of the new blood. Even more apprehension is aroused by the fact that the RSPP’ approach to the social and political work will not change at all, while the need in this is obvious.

As usual, we comment on the President’s performance during the live call-in show. We have here in Mayak Radio studio Director General of the Center for Current Politics in Russia Konstantin Simonov.

Chief Prosecutor Office in Lithuania allowed the pilot of the crashed Russian jet plane Su-27 Valery Troyanov to talk with military experts of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Committee, who take part in the investigations of this incident, and with journalists and family members as well. However, he remains on Lithuania territory under a home arrest. Director General of the Center for Current Politics in Russia Konstantin Simonov comments this situation to Strana.Ru.

All the political and economic life of Russia has recently been revolving around the stabilization fund. The elite are in haste to spend the Fund, not noticing how it highlights its rudimentary spots: the striving for the budget money and the fear before any responsibility. This is clear by the two main approaches to the Stabilization Fund. The first one: let’s spend it at least on something, after all, even if it is robbed away, a lot will be left for the progeny (reversed Siberian rivers, investments in helium exploration on the Moon in the worst case, new hospitals and emergency vehicles – in the best case). The second: let the money store in the box, maybe the progeny will be smarter and invent how to use it.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, formerly the richest businessman of the country and currently a convict of Matrosskaya Tishina Penitentiary, will not be able to run for the State Duma. Yesterday his sentence – 8 years of imprisonment, finally took effect. However, the election story added Khodorkovsky some political points, as his followers believe.

The administration of the peninsula hope that this will attract significant finances to the budget from the multi-million stream of tourists. Will the plans justify? How will it reflect on the interests of the Russian investors? Director General of the Center for Current Politics in Russia Konstantin Simonov answers the questions that Trud newspaper sets forth

The 60 anniversary session of the UN General Assembly opened today in New-York. The key event of the session will be the summit including 170 heads of states and government that will be held until September 16. The prior agenda includes only 160 issues that cover almost all the spheres of the world life.

USA, as well as the entire global publicity are closely watching the events developing in Ukraine. This was claimed by press-attaché of USA Department of State Sean McCormack.

Former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko claimed during a press conference in Kiev that the ouster of Premier Yulia Timoshenko would only fortify and unite the team of President Viktor Yuschenko, informs Rosbalt News Agency.

Yuschenko admitted that there was a conflict between the members of his team. ‘My fellows lost the team spirit and belief. Today, no matter how hard this is, I have to cut this Gordian knot for the sake of Ukraine’ – said Yuschenko and fired the government headed by Timoshenko, Security Council Secretary Poroshenko, and Chief of the Customs Service Skomarovski