| October 2008 |
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A new agreement on the European security must lay out criteria for arms control and military force levels, Russia's president said Wednesday. 
A naval task force from Russia's Northern Fleet, led by the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, will visit the Libyan capital October 11-13, an aide to the Navy commander said Wednesday. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Wednesday for tougher financial regulations to tackle the global financial crisis. 
Russia will complete the withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from the buffer zones near South Ossetia and Abkhazia by the end of the day, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Wednesday Russia's call for a ban on the sale of offensive weapons to Georgia. 
An opinion poll said that 46% of Russians do not believe there is a need for a Russia-Belarus Union State, although the two countries should maintain good bilateral relations. 
Russia will cut military personnel numbers to 1 million by 2012, four years earlier than the initial target of 2016, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Wednesday. 
Russia and Belarus will sign an agreement on November 2 to set up a joint regional air defense system, the state secretary of the Union State said on Wednesday. 
The Russian national side has returned to the FIFA top 10, taking ninth place in the latest rankings published on the website of international soccer's governing body on Wednesday. 
Russia started withdrawing its peacekeepers from Georgian buffer zones bordering the rebel republic of South Ossetia in line with international agreements, a Russian military spokesman said on Wednesday. 



