| October 2006 |
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that diplomacy should be the only way for the international community to dissuade North Korea from further nuclear tests. 
Russia's defense minister criticized Tuesday NATO's plans to deploy anti-ballistic missile defense systems in Poland. 
Russia's defense minister Tuesday played down Russian measures against Georgia as "economic pressure," denying allegations Moscow has imposed a blockade on the impoverished South Caucasus nation. 
Energy cooperation between Russia and Germany could be extended so that the FRG could turn from a consumer to a large European distribution center for natural gas and oil, Russia's president said Tuesday.
North Korea has become the ninth nuclear power de facto, Russia's defense minister said Tuesday. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he would see to it that a thorough inquiry is carried out into the recent murder of a prominent investigative journalist.
Russia has supported the nomination of South Korea's foreign minister to the post of UN Secretary General, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. 
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany on a two-day visit Tuesday. He will meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, attend the annual Petersburg Forum, and hold talks with Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber, a Kremlin source said earlier. 



