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Main news of November 22

19:02 22/11/2008

Gazprom says credit crunch 'no obstacle' for Ukraine gas payments
17:33 22/11/2008
Russia's energy giant Gazprom told a Russian TV channel on Saturday that the ongoing financial crisis should not be an obstacle for solving the Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute.
Most Russians back Moscow's plans to deploy Iskander missiles
15:55 22/11/2008
Some 65% of Russians said they backed Moscow's plans to place short-range missiles in Russia's Kaliningrad Region, but were worried that the ties with the West would worsen following the move, an opinion poll said.
Russia's Medvedev arrives in Lima to attend APEC summit
15:08 22/11/2008
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Lima, Peru on Saturday to attend a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Russian LUKoil seeks $6.5 bln loan to buy stake in Spain's Repsol
12:56 22/11/2008
Russia's largest independent oil producer LUKoil applied to several Spanish banks on Friday for a 5.2 billion euro ($6.5 billion) loan to buy a stake in Repsol YPF, the EFE agency said.
Attackers steal fur coats worth $34,000 in southern Moscow
12:15 22/11/2008
East Siberian legislature formally approves governor
11:39 22/11/2008

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