| October 2006 |
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit Kiev November 7-8, the ministry's official spokesman said Monday. 
Billions of dollars will be needed to alleviate the environmental impact in the Aniva Bay caused by the vast Sakhalin II oil and gas project in Russia's Far East, an environmental watchdog official said Monday. 
The former Soviet allies share a common land and sea border, and the main controversy has involved the latter. The disputed border runs through the Azov and Black seas and the Kerch Strait, which have considerable natural gas deposits. 
The presidents of Russia and South Korea have highlighted the need to coordinate international efforts to stabilize the situation around North Korea, the Kremlin press service said Monday. 
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has identified suspects in the murder of Andrei Kozlov, the first deputy chairman of the country's Central Bank. 
Talking to Alexander Lukashenko about prospective reforms to the alliance, Sergei Lavrov said, "We all want to approach [reforms] without unnecessary leaps, advancing consciously along a course set by CIS heads of state."
The chairman of Russia's upper house of parliament said Monday that sanctions imposed on North Korea under a UN Security Council resolution are justified. 
Russian billionaire and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich denied media rumors Monday that any members of his family, including himself, had filed a lawsuit over a family breakup. 
Russia wants the U.S. to clarify its plans for the deployment of its anti-missile shield in Europe, the chief of the General Staff of Russia's Armed Forces said Monday. 



