| July 2008 |
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Russia is awaiting an official response from the British authorities over recent allegations of the Kremlin's alleged involvement in the 2006 killing of a former Russian security officer in the U.K., the Russian ambassador in London said Wednesday. 
Legendary American metal act Metallica will perform for the first time in Russia's second city St. Petersburg on July 18, the concert's promoter said on Wednesday. 
Russia must use economic and political means, and military ties with Asia, to punish European states that agree to host U.S. missile defense elements, a Russian political analyst said on Wednesday. 
Georgia and Russia accused each other Wednesday of airspace violations, saying the other's aircraft flew over the South Ossetian conflict zone on Tuesday night. 
Russia's state-controlled oil pipeline operator Transneft [RTS: TRNF] said on Wednesday its net profit calculated to International Financial Reporting Standards grew 17.8% year-on-year in 2007 to 64.67 billion rubles ($2.7 billion). 
Russia will respond to U.S. missile shield plans in Central Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday, pledging at the same time that Moscow would not resort to 'hysterics' over the issue. 
Russia's arms exports are expected to exceed $6 bln this year, the chief executive of the state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said Wednesday. 
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will pay a visit to Russia in late September, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. 
President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Russia and Japan would continue talks on the South Kuril Islands, a territorial dispute that has overshadowed trade ties. 



