| December 2006 |
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There is no conflict between Russia and Georgia, but the South Caucasus country's leadership is damaging bilateral relations, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday in an interview with a Mexican media mogul. 
A KGB defector refuted Thursday allegations relating to the Italian prime minister made by Mario Scaramella, an Italian security consultant and contact of late former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. 
Russia has exported weapons and military hardware to Latin American countries worth over $1 billion during 2006, Russia's state weapons export monopoly said Thursday. 
Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko, killed by poisoning in London last month, was laid to rest in a London cemetery Thursday. 
Five Russian companies and the chemistry faculty of Moscow State University hold licenses to deal with substances containing polonium-210, the national nuclear watchdog said Thursday. 
Russia may receive some $6 billion on sales of weapons and military hardware in 2006, the president said Thursday. 
Russia's Interior Ministry confirmed Thursday that three IT providers were raided as part of a probe into the misappropriation of $38.18 million allocated to the Pension Fund for computer purchases. 
Russia's top prosecutors launched Thursday a criminal investigation into the poisoning of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko, and into a related murder attempt on a Russian businessman. 
Russia's defense minister said Thursday he is confident that the appointment of a new United States defense secretary will not affect relations between the two countries' defense agencies. 
The questioning of a key witness in the Alexander Litvinenko murder probe has been postponed for technical reasons, a defense lawyer said Thursday. 
The Russian diplomat said, "I can say that we have never interrupted our contacts with representatives of the movements, which were elected [legitimately], be it in the Palestinian National Authority or in Lebanon." 
Russia's defense minister warned Thursday that Ukraine's accession to NATO would strain bilateral relations with Russia. 



