| February 2009 |
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The Russian president is ready for close cooperation with the new U.S. administration on all bilateral issues, including disarmament, a Kremlin spokesperson said on Tuesday. 
Human error was behind last September's crash of a Boeing passenger plane near the Russian Urals city of Perm, which killed all 88 people on board, the International Aviation Committee (IAC) said Tuesday. 
Guus Hiddink will fly to London on Thursday for talks with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich on taking over as manager of the club, a source in Russian soccer's governing body told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. 
The ongoing financial crisis will not affect Russia's priorities in military cooperation, the Russian president said on Tuesday. 
Belarus does not intend to adopt the Russian ruble as the single currency of the Russia-Belarus Union State in the near future, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
Moscow will lift its moratorium on a major arms reduction treaty in Europe only after new NATO members ratify the adopted version of the document, Russia's NATO envoy said on Tuesday. 
Guus Hiddink's contract with the Russian national side would allow him to combine the post with the job of club manager, a top Russian soccer official told RIA Novosti on Tuesday. 
Moscow hopes that the "2+2" format of talks at the ministerial level between the United States and Russia will be preserved under the new U.S. administration, a high-ranking Russian diplomat said on Tuesday. 



