| December 2008 |
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The Russian Foreign Ministry described on Thursday media reports that Russia had been involved in cyber attacks on the Pentagon as "groundless" and "irresponsible." 
The Russian president arrived in India on Thursday for an official visit to discuss bilateral ties with the country's leaders amid the global financial crisis and anti-terror efforts following the recent Mumbai attacks. 
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a live televised question and answer session with the Russian public on Thursday, his first as premier and leader of the ruling pro-presidential United Russia party.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addressed several sensitive foreign policy issues in his live question-and-answer session with the Russian public on Thursday. 
Russia's peacekeeping contingent deployed in Sudan will be rotated February-March, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday. 
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Russia pay 320,000 euros ($403,520) in compensation to eight relatives of Chechens killed or abducted in the republic in 2001-2003, the court said in a news release .
A Russian destroyer will be sent to the Horn of Africa in December to take over from a missile frigate currently protecting civilian ships from Somali pirate attacks in the region, a Navy official said on Thursday. 
Russia sees no need to set up permanent military bases in Venezuela or Cuba, but could use their military infrastructure, the prime minister said on Thursday. 
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised on Thursday to think about running for president again and make a decision by 2012. 
Russia could reduce natural gas supplies to Ukraine if the country fails to pay its debt on time, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.

Roman Abramovich, the Russian tycoon owner of Chelsea FC, wants to bring CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Vagner Love to the London club on loan, the Independent daily said on Thursday. 
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia was committed to cooperation with the European Union, which has strengthened economic stability for both sides. 
Russia's prime minister said on Thursday he expected relations with the United States to improve after Barack Obama takes office in January.

Georgia's attack on South Ossetia ended any chance the South Caucasus state had of bringing its rebel republics back under central control, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. 



