Russia and the US are ‘openly negotiating to secure their interests in Kyrgyzstan‘, says the Moscow Times, following talks and offers of money and fuel on both sides.  Russia has reportedly agreed to supply $50 million in aid and loans after the new government claimed previous leaders had emptied the coffers.  A 5,000-strong rally for Kurmanbek Bakiyev, ‘testing how much support he has‘, saw gunfire breaking out ‘seconds after Bakiyev began speaking to the crowd‘.  Roza Otunbayeva says he has ‘blood on his hands‘ and should stand trial.  No details have been given of the former president’s telephone call with Vladimir Putin.  Could an uproar like the Kyrgyz revolution happen in Russia?  Yevgeniya Albats, the editor of Russia’s New Times, says she will resist court orders to hand over audio and video material as part of a libel investigation connected to police abuses, in a bid to protect her informants and their families.  Alexei Baranovsky, a lawyer for a group of ultranationalists that were due to be tried by murdered judge Eduard Chuvashov, says a ballistic examination showed that the same gun was used in the killing of Chuvashov, lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova; authorities deny the claims.  Russia’s war on terror has entered a brutal phase, according to Time magazine, which says that recent attacks have given the security forces ‘the green light to act with maximum harshness, including against the families of the terrorists‘.