The number one on the party list should be at least a member of our party. If Kasyanov joins the party and wants to top the list, we will, of course, consider his candidacy, but competition for the place is tough.

The transportation police chief promised that they would be released soon, since they were detained only so that their documents could be checked.

The government hasn't been able to cope with its responsibilities, but these changes don't help solve that problem. These are just distracting maneuvers ahead of the presidential vote.

If today or tomorrow the sentence had been pronounced there would simply have been international uproar.