The latest: Russia Continues Evacuation of Citizens from Lebanon

20.07.2006
Russia Continues Evacuation of Citizens from Lebanon
The second plane of the Russian Ministry for Emergencies has safely brought 163 Russian and other CIS countries citizens evacuated from Lebanon to Moscow, and the third is waiting for take-off at the Lataki airport.

20.07.2006
Russia Calls Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon Disproportional, Urges Ceasefire
The scale of destruction caused in Lebanon by the Israeli military has gone far beyond Israel’s stated goals, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Thursday.

20.07.2006
Russia to Back UN Deadline for Iran’s Response
Russia is prepared to back a United Nations resolution giving Iran a deadline to respond to a package of incentives on its nuclear program, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.

20.07.2006
Pro-Kremlin Ukrainian Leader Expects Eventual PM Nomination
Ukraine’s pro-Russian leader Viktor Yanukovych has said he was cautiously optimistic that President Viktor Yushchenko would eventually agree to his nomination as prime minister.

20.07.2006
British Expert Goes to Ukraine to Study Girl Raised by Dogs
British child psychologist Lyn Fry, an expert on feral children, has travelled to Ukraine to meet a girl brought up by dogs.

20.07.2006
Moscow Communists Protest Israeli Occupation of Palestine
Activists of the Russian Communist Party have gathered near the Israeli embassy in Moscow to protest the armed conflict in the Middle East.

20.07.2006
Abramovich To Buy Roberto Carlos for Chelsea at Son’s Request
Chelsea is going to pay 4 million pounds for Roberto Carlos of Real Madrid — on request of Arkady Abramovich, the Chelsea owner’s son.

20.07.2006
Ukraine, U.S. Cancel Joint Maneuvers Due to Middle East Conflict
The command and staff of the Ukrainian-U.S. joint military exercise “Sea Breeze-2006” have decided to cancel the maneuvers due to the aggravation of the political situation in the Middle East.

20.07.2006
New Russia Soccer Coach Hiddink Visits Moscow, St. Petersburg
New Russia soccer coach Guus Hiddink got his first taste of the job by making a whistle-stop tour of the capital this week. The Dutchman began his two-and-a-half-year stint as Russia’s first foreign manager by visiting the Russian Football Association headquarters and meeting fellow coaches, the national team’s staff and officials.

20.07.2006
Fifty Seven Percent Of Russians Think Death of Basayev Will Not Restore Peace in Chechnya — Poll
The majority of Russians (57 percent) do not believe that the elimination of the infamous Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev is the final episode of the armed conflict in Chechnya, a poll carried out by the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) shows.

20.07.2006
Russia Does Not Want to Hasten UNSC Resolution on Iran
The UN Security Council is in no rush to pressure Iran over its suspect nuclear program, Russia said Wednesday, striking a more conciliatory tone than the United States as diplomats began discussing a resolution to put legal muscle behind demands that Tehran suspend uranium enrichment.

20.07.2006
Ukraine Seeks Recognition for Anti-Soviet Veterans
Ukraine’s government is drafting a bill offering anti-Soviet guerrillas the same privileges currently provided to World War II veterans — a measure likely to meet a strong opposition in parliament.