| 2011-12-15 17:08 Don't provoke protesters, ex-minister Kudrin tells Putin |
Russia’s ex-finance minister Alexei Kudrin criticized on Thursday Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s remarks regarding the white ribbons worn by protesters at recent nationwide rallies against alleged electoral fraud.
American director Woody Allen began shooting his latest movie in Paris on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said a European Parliament resolution calling for new State Duma elections “means nothing.” 
After Wimbledon Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova came to Belarus. 
Sochi ski resort closed due to poor safety · 2007-01-25 16:25
The ski resort at Russia's 2014 Winter Olympics candidate city Sochi was closed by the local authorities because of poor safety equipment, Mosnews.
It is reported that a regional court has given the order for the resort to be shut down after inspecting technical, medical and fire equipment.
"The Krasnya Polnaya resort near Sochi has not been operating for two days," Kommersant wrote. "On Monday all the lifts, restaurants and cafes at the resort were closed."
Valdimir Putin personally backed Sochi's bid, he often skis in the Krasnaya Polyana. The other two remaining candidate cities for the 2014 Winter Olympics are Salzburg in Austria and Pyeongchang in South Korea. The IOC will announce the host city in Guatemala in July.
• Maria Sharapova defeated Anna Chakvetadze
• Explosion at Moscow State University
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