| July 2008 |
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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said Thursday that Moscow would not accept unilateral overhaul of the existing Russian-Ukrainian agreements on Russia's Black Sea fleet. 
Georgia has recalled its ambassador from Russia in connection with recent developments in its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Georgian foreign minister said Thursday. 
A rotation of Russian peacekeepers in the conflict zone of Moldova's breakaway republic of Transdnestr will be conducted between July 17 and 24, the peacekeepers' commander said on Thursday. 
Putting Georgia on the path to NATO membership would harm the ex-Soviet state's chances of resolving conflicts with its breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russia's foreign minister said Thursday. 
Russia admitted on Thursday it had sent aircraft to monitor the situation in the Georgian breakaway republic of South Ossetia earlier this week due to fears of a Georgian invasion of the de facto independent region. 
The U.S. may station intermediary and shorter-range ballistic missiles in Poland under the guise of interceptors, a Russian expert said Thursday. 
Russia's armed forces will start receiving new-generation tanks superior to the famed T-90 main battle tank (MBT) "after 2010," a government official said on Thursday. 
Russia may respond to U.S. plans for missile defense bases in Central Europe with a host of measures, including the withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a senior military expert said on Thursday. 
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he will arrive in Russia on July 22 as part of a visit aimed at boosting bilateral relations, the Prensa Latina news agency said on Thursday. 
Sea Launch is preparing for the launch of the EchoStar XI satellite next week, with lift off planned for 5:21 GMT on July 16, the consortium said Thursday. 
Russia has the means to ensure national security despite any potential threats posed by the planned United States missile shield in Central Europe, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. 
The president of Abkhazia arrived in Moscow on Thursday to discuss the opening of a Russian diplomatic mission in the Georgian breakaway republic, the Abkhaz foreign minister said. 



