Russia condemns Iran’s attack on UK Embassy - The Russian Foreign Ministry has described the protesters’ attack against the British embassy in Iran as “unacceptable and deserving condemnation.” Russia is “expressing support for the British diplomats,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that the Iranian authorities should take necessary measures to immediately restore order and investigate the incident.
Moscow slams NATO power games in Kosovo - Violence could have been prevented, the diplomat said during a Security Council meeting devoted to the Kosovo settlement, if “KFOR focused on providing security of the region’s residents, as stipulated in their mandate, rather than on eliminating Serbian barricades, which are a response to Pristina’s attempts to take under control the administrative border with Serbia.”[Churkin]
North-Korea Stream moves ahead - Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs envoy Aleksandr Timonin, representing Russia at the trilateral talks, told Kommersant that working groups would meet before the end of this year, the agreement would be signed in spring 2012, and the gas would start flowing by 2017, with 10-12bn cubic meters delivered annually.
On the implementation of trilateral projects of Russia, DPRK and South Korea, the Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador at Large Alexander Timonin, who oversees this area, told Alexander GABUEV, correspondent of "b". [Link to interview in Russian]
Russia wants political processes in S. Ossetia to continue within realm of law - Foreign Ministry (Part 2)
US involved in murder of Russian peacekeepers in S Ossetia - "The USA was directly involved in the murder of Russian peacekeepers, servicemen and citizens in South Ossetia," Nazarov stressed, "we have concrete proofs."
McFaul confirmed as Russia ambassador - The Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed Michael McFaul as the US Ambassador to Russia.
Just in case? Russian fleet to reach Syria in December - The long-planned mission will begin on December 10 and one source in the Russian Defense Ministry has told Itar-Tass news agency that the ships will arrive at the port by the end of December. Meanwhile, other military sources told Ria Novosti news agency that the group will only carry out drill in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic without entering Tartus and, in any case, the Admiral Kuznetsov is too large to be able to dock there.
General: Russia to send northern fleet warships to Syria
RF expects clear signal from NATO to continue ABM talks - Russia expects a clear political signal from NATO states to continue missile defence negotiations , there are some chances to come to terms, Deputy Director of the pan-European cooperation department of the Foreign Ministry Yuri Gorlach said at the Moscow international conference devoted to the Euro-Atlantic security architecture on Wednesday.
NATO general to discuss missile defense in Moscow - “General Bornemann will meet with Col. Gen. Valery Gerasimov, deputy chief of the Russian General Staff, to discuss the status of NATO-Russia military cooperation and the situation around the planned deployment of the European missile shield,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
NATO needs new approaches in relations with RF - NATO needs new approaches and ideas towards its relationship with Russia, head of the NATO Information Office in Moscow Robert Pszcel said at an international conference on Wednesday.
Russia calls for broader donor support to Palestine, diversification of bilateral cooperation - Russia calls for broader donations to Palestine and diversification of bilateral cooperation, Director of the Foreign Ministry Middle East and North Africa Department Sergei Vershinin said at a ceremony, which marked the Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine on Tuesday.
Matviyenko to travel to Ukraine Wed to discuss ccop'n prospects - Immediately upon atriving at the airport, Matviyenko will go to meet with President Viktor Yanukovich. The program also provides for talks with Verkhovna Rada Speaker Vladimir Litvin and Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov.
Russia to share military technology with Cuba
Russia to help Cuba with production of rifle ammunition - According to a source in the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, cited by Kommersant, an assembly line for 7.62-mm rounds used in Kalashnikov assault rifles and other Russian-made rifles will be built at Cuba’s Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara military plant.
Russia denies allegations over Indian T-90 tank contract - “The Russian side is timely and completely fulfilling all agreements with India on the licensed production of T-90 tanks, including the delivery of all necessary components and the transfer of technical documentation,” the source said on Tuesday.
Medvedev makes entry in Twitter about radar commissioning
Diesel sub to join Vladivostok-based submarine force - The Ust-Kamchatsk is the first submarine from among a submarine squadron that will arrive at the PF main base within the scope of reforming of submarine forces in Vladivostok and the Kamchatka Peninsula.
DM public procurement system to be more transparent - The pricing and public procurement system at the Russian Defence Ministry will become more transparent from year to year, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said at a meeting with the workers of the Dalpribor plant in Vladivostok on Wednesday.
Phobos failure mirrors problems in space industry – cosmonaut
Investigators proved Lugovoy got poisoned with polonium
Police open case into attempted murder of Lugovoi - source
Swine-Fever Outbreaks Found in 2 Regions, Russian Watchdog Says
Association of Russian fans to defend fans’ rights with all available means - The national association of football fans is going to defend the rights of football fans within the framework of the existing legislation with all available means.
PRESS DIGEST - Russia - Nov 30
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Mosmetrostroi, a company controlled by Russia's richest state official Vladimir Kogan, has won more than a 30 percent share in a 258 billion rouble ($8.26 billion) project from Moscow city authorities to expand the metro network by 2014.
The leader of the political party "Patriots of Russia" Gennady Semigin says in an interview ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday that his party relies on medium-sized businesses who do not "look towards the West".
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Leaders of some opposition parties were warned by Moscow police against carryingout illegal demonstrations on Dec. 4, when Russia holds its parliamentary elections, the daily says, adding that only pro-Kremlin movements have received permission to hold rallies in the capital.
Russia is introducing new diplomatic positions at its embassies abroad which will be aimed at attracting foreign scientists and useful technologies for the modernisation of Russia's economy.
Almost 51,500 police and security officials will be on duty during the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections.
www.ng.ru
Vladimir Putin's election programme for the presidential election will be presented in January and will differ from United Russia's because he seems to be unhappy with the success of the ruling party, the daily says.
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A group of lawmakers have asked prosecutors to check the legality of independent election observer Golos' activities, which they say may interfere in the parliamentary election campaign and attempt to influence the results of the voting on Dec. 4.
www.rbcdaily.ru
Russia's Lukoil is apparently in talks with U.S. major ExxonMobil on buying its share in the Western Qurna-1 project to become Shells' partner in the development of the Iranian oilfield.
Geotech Oil Services Holding, co-owned by oil trader Gennady Timchenko, is about to closing a deal on a merger with two oilfield services giants Integra and Schumberger, head of Geotech Nikolai Levitsky says in an interview.
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Sophie Loren's purse, which was presented to the governor of Russia's Kusbass coal mining region Aman Tuleev in October is said to have been sold at a local charity auction for 7 million roubles, the daily says, adding the money will be spent on medical supplies for local children.
Which path will Russia take after the 2012 election? –Yevgeny Shestakov is editor of the international desk at Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
Russia's silent election campaign – by Grigorii Golosov
Putin's next marquee moment: Russia's presidency - By Fred Weir
Russia sees Europe as a “patient” – by Evgeny Shestakov
The great game is to avoid war in Iran - No other sphere of Russia’s foreign policy is subject to such wide-ranging scrutiny as Moscow’s policy towards Iran. Conservative American analysts in think-tanks such as the Heritage Foundation often view Russia as a tacit ally of Iran, turning a blind eye to its dangerous nuclear programme and ignoring the Iranian regime’s aggressive form of Islamist fundamentalism. By Dmitry Babich
Iskanders are not on Transdniester’s horizon - Moscow has not responded to Tiraspol’s call to deploy missile defense systems in the region, similar to those of the US. By Svetlana Gamova
A Very Scary Movie - Russian Premiere of a New Documentary Highlights Continued Sensitivity Over the Khodorkovsky Affair
Khodorkovsky: A Movie Review And Interview With The Filmmaker
Reporter Says RusAl Behind Visa Loss - An Australian-American journalist and self-declared doyen of the country’s foreign press corps has been barred entry into Russia in what he says is revenge from Oleg Deripaska’s RusAl for his "aggressive reporting" on the aluminum giant.
Eurasia or EuRussia? – by ZAUR SHIRIYEV, Today’s Zaman
“Lenders of Last Resort”: Sino-Russian Rivalry in Belarus? - Iacob Koch-Weser, contributing writer
