The latest: Israeli PM Meets Putin for Iran Talks at Kremlin

18.10.2006
Israeli PM Meets Putin for Iran Talks at Kremlin
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet President Vladimir Putin for talks focusing on Israeli concerns over Iran’s Russian-backed nuclear program and Russian weapons sales in the Middle East.

18.10.2006
Russian Nuclear Project in Iran to Be Exemption in UN Blockade
To dissuade Moscow from blocking UN action against Iran, Russia would be permitted to work on a nuclear reactor in Iran even if the UN Security Council imposes sanctions on Tehran for its nuclear program.

18.10.2006
Russian Model Flees Britain After Abramovich Divorce Reports — Paper
The young Russian model alleged to be at the heart of Roman Abramovich’s impending divorce battle has left the country and returned to her home city of Moscow, her college said.

18.10.2006
New Russian Spaceship Will be Able to Fly to Moon
Russia’s Rocket and Space Corporation Energia said Wednesday it will create a new spaceship capable of flying to the Moon and to re-enter the Earth’s dense atmosphere on its return.

18.10.2006
Abramovich May Quit Russian Governor Job — Agency
Roman Abramovich, Russia’s richest man and owner of the English soccer club Chelsea, is planning to quit as a regional governor next year, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

18.10.2006
Russian Woman Sentenced for Selling Babies in Russia and Abroad
A Moscow woman has been given a suspended seven years’ sentence for selling two newborn babies, one in Russia and one to Germany.

18.10.2006
Finnish PM Says Russian Democracy in “Different”
Russia does not have the same kind of democracy as in other European countries, Finland’s Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said. Russia has democratic institutions, but the way that they work is not the same as in other countries of Western Europe.

18.10.2006
Police Raids Russian State Environmental Agency
Russian organized crime police has confiscated documents from an environmental regulatory agency but denied the search was connected with the agency’s ongoing probes at a Royal Dutch Shell PLC-led development or other energy projects.

18.10.2006
Breakaway Region of Abkhazia Asks Russia To Recognize Its Independence From Georgia
Abkhazia’s parliament today sent an official appeal to the Russian president and Russian parliament asking for recognition as an independent state.

18.10.2006
Russia Urges International Community to Act “Proportionately” on Iran
International action over Tehran’s nuclear program must be in proportion to the real situation in Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

18.10.2006
Ukraine Illegally Sells 40 Tanks to Georgia — Report
Ukraine has been illegally selling arms to Georgia amid escalating tensions between the South Caucasus republic and Russia, Ukraine’s Communist party leader says.

18.10.2006
Gorbachev Objects to Building Wall Between U.S. and Mexico
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticized U.S. plans to build a 700-mile fence on the nation’s southern border.

18.10.2006
Russian Club Sues NHL in U.S. Court for Stealing Players
Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court against the NHL, the Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers.

18.10.2006
Russia, NATO Should Be Prepared to Face Threats Together — Defense Minister
The armed forces of Russia and NATO should be prepared for a joint response to threats in various parts of the globe, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov has said.

18.10.2006
Russian Music Download Website Hits Back at U.S. with Accusations
Russian music download site allofmp3.com insisted it was a legitimate business and said U.S. accusations of piracy were merely an excuse to keep Russia out of the World Trade Organisation.

18.10.2006
Deployment of U.S. Missile Defense in Europe Is Threat to Russia — Military Chief
A top Russian general said his country would view the planned deployment of U.S. missile defense components in eastern and central Europe as a security threat and take retaliatory measures.

18.10.2006
Joint U.S.-Russia Military Exercise Postponed Till 2007
The U.S.-Russian military training exercise scheduled for earlier this fall but postponed by Russia at the last-minute will not take place in 2006, U.S. military spokesmen in Europe says.