| December 2008 |
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The main Serbian opponent of an agreement to sell Russian energy giant Gazprom's oil arm 51% of Serbia's state-owned NIS for $528 million is resigning as head of the working group dealing with the contract. 
Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil expects to report an additional $2.5-2.6 billion in profits in 2008, the company's vice president said on Thursday. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev spoke on Thursday of the importance of supporting Russian manufacturers. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev refused to rule out on Thursday the possibility of Russia joining OPEC, and also said the country may cut oil production to regulate prices. 
Russia marked on Thursday what would have been the 90th birthday of Soviet dissident and Nobel literature prize winner Alexander Solzhenitsyn with a series of events, including the opening of website dedicated to his work. 
Russia will complete heating oil deliveries to North Korea within the next several months, the head of the Russian delegation at six-party talks on Korea's nuclear problem said on Thursday. 
Verification of North Korea's nuclear program should be in line with UN nuclear watchdog standards and the nonproliferation regime, the head of the Russian delegation at six-party talks said Thursday. 
LUKoil plans to develop the Junin-3 oil deposit in Venezuela on its own, the vice-president of Russia's largest independent crude producer said on Thursday. 
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin named on Thursday a mountain peak in the Caucasus in honor of Russian spies. 
Russia's foreign minister said on Thursday during a TV interview that he was certain that Hillary Clinton would be easier for Russia to work with than her predecessor, Condoleezza Rice. 
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will not attend a world summit of Nobel Peace Prize winners he was due to preside over as he has undergone eye surgery, his foundation said on Thursday. 
A Russian lawmaker and a presidential envoy on Arctic and Antarctic international cooperation said on Thursday that Russia would not cede its right to Arctic shelf exploration to any other state. 
A Russian mobile advertising firm has registered the smiley emoticon as its trademark and will sue companies that do not pay for the right to use the image, a Russian business daily said on Thursday. 
Gazprom's CEO has warned Ukraine that delays in repaying its debt for Russian natural gas deliveries could have serious negative consequences, the Russian energy giant said on Thursday. 
Four days of international negotiations in Beijing on North Korea's denuclearization process ended on Wednesday with no deal reached. 
Real Madrid were stronger, faster and more skilful, Andrei Arshavin said after his Zenit St. Petersburg side lost 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in their final 2008/09 Champions League game. 



