Northern nomads cast their votes
Published: 19 February, 2008, 08:17
Early voting in the presidential election is underway in Russia. Among the first to cast their votes were nomadic deer herders living in the extreme north.
Off-road vehicles and helicopters carrying members of the Russiain Election Commission brought ballot boxes to the hard-to-reach areas of the vast tundra.
The rest of the country has its chance to vote on March 2.
Interview with Aleksandr Botsan-KharchenkoRussia says Kosovo's unilateral declaration violates a UN resolution, which binds the province to part of Serbia. Aleksandr Botsan-Kharchenko, Russia's Representative in the Kosovo negotiating troika, spoke to RT. |
Interview with Sergey BrilevResigning from the post of President of the State Council, Fidel Castro remains the First Secretary of the Communist Party and Prime Minister. He still holds a lot of power in his hands says journalist and expert on Latin America Sergey Brilev. |

