| December 2006 |
- mo
- tu
- we
- th
- fr
- sa
- su
Russia's natural resources minister said Thursday he was satisfied with the work of the outspoken deputy head of Russia's environment watchdog, whose boss is seeking his dismissal. 
Businessman Andrei Lugovoi, a key witness in the case of a Russian security service defector's murder, said Thursday the results of his medical examination will not be known on Friday, as previously expected. 
The board of directors of AvtoVAZ [RTS: AVAZ] has elected the head of Russia's state-controlled arms exporter as chairman, the country's largest carmaker said Thursday. 
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the deployment of mobile Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile systems contributes a great deal to Russia's national security. 
Russian experts believe the Japanese foreign minister's new proposal to divide the Kuril islands could reinvigorate talks on the long-standing territorial row with Russia, but doubt it is a realistic option. 
Police in the German city of Hamburg said Thursday there is no evidence that Dmitry Kovtun, a key witness in the murder case of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko, was in Berlin last night. 



