| April 2008 |
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The U.S. president will meet briefly with Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev after talks with outgoing leader Vladimir Putin in southern Russia on April 6, a Kremlin official said on Wednesday. 
Russian Ambassador to Britain Yury Fedotov voiced concern on Wednesday over the lack of progress being made to improve relations between London and Moscow. 
Poland will not agree to the permanent presence of Russian military observers at a proposed U.S. missile base on its territory, the foreign minister said on Wednesday. 
Italian power company Enel plans to invest around 9 billion euros ($14 bln) in the Russian economy over the next five years, a Russian presidential aide said on Wednesday. 
The average price of Russia's benchmark Urals crude blend was $93.36 per barrel in the first quarter of 2008, up $39.12 year-on-year, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday. 
Russian authorities will continue to create favorable conditions for foreign investors, outgoing President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. 
Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Kosovo can never be a UN member, and that Moscow will work with like-minded states to ensure the issue of the province's status is reconsidered. 
Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday that the government would study closely a proposal by the Russian parliament to recognize the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. 



