| May 2008 |
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Georgia is close to an outbreak of hostilities with Russia, but Tbilisi has only itself to blame for the current state of affairs, the Russian envoy to NATO said on Tuesday. 
Russian president-elect, Dmitry Medvedev, was handed a document confirming his victory in the country's recent presidential polls by Russia's Central Election Commission chief on Tuesday. 
Russia's Navy has denied Ukrainian claims that a missile belonging to the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Crimea was washed up on the Ukrainian coast last week. 
Russia and the United States signed in Moscow on Tuesday an agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation. The agreement, signed by Rosatom state nuclear corporation head Sergei Kiriyenko and U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns, establishes the main principles of bilateral cooperation in civilian nuclear power usage.

More than 150 English soccer fans have been ordered by British police to hand over their passports at least five days before the upcoming Champions League final in Moscow, British authorities said on Tuesday. 
Abkhaz Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba denied on Tuesday media reports which quoted him as saying that the Georgian breakaway republic was prepared to hand over military control of its territory to Russia to ensure its security.
Russia's Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov summed up on Tuesday the outgoing government's work at its last session ahead of the inauguration of the new president. 
Russia and the United States will sign in Moscow on Tuesday an agreement on cooperation in the civilian nuclear sphere, a Russian industry source said. "The agreement will be signed by Rosatom state nuclear corporation head Sergei Kiriyenko and U.S. Ambassador to Russia William Burns," an official said.

Moscow authorities will spend around $60 million on resurfacing city roads after a Victory Day parade at Red Square on May 9, a city administration official said on Tuesday. 



