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23:59 26/03/2010

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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U.K. Foreign Office welcomes "historic" Russia-U.S. arms deal
22:48 26/03/2010
The United Kingdom welcomes the new "historic" strategic arms reduction deal between Russia and the U.S., the U.K. foreign secretary said on Friday.
Russia ready to import poultry from India
22:43 26/03/2010
Russia is ready to import poultry from India if the U.S. does not resume its supplies, Russian agriculture minister Yelena Skrynnik said on Friday after a meeting with her Indian counterpart.
Duma rejects criminal liability for drug abuse
21:33 26/03/2010
The lower house of the Russian parliament rejected on Friday a draft from the Liberal Democratic Party to make drug abusers criminally liable.
UN hopes for no delay in ratification of strategic arms deal
20:47 26/03/2010
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the end of negotiations on the new Russian-U.S. nuclear arms reduction treaty, and expressed hope for its ratification as soon as possible.
Tactical nuclear weapons next target for arms control - Lavrov
20:22 26/03/2010
Talks on the prohibition of tactical nuclear weapons deployment in third countries should be the next step in arms control, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
Russia, U.S. to cut nuclear arsenals in seven years under new treaty
20:05 26/03/2010
The new Russia-U.S. strategic arms reduction treaty stipulates that the two states reduce their nuclear arsenals to the agreed levels in seven years, the chief of the Russian General Staff said on Friday.
Russia, U.S. to sign arms control pact on Apr.8 in Prague
19:42 26/03/2010
The Russian and U.S. leaders, Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, agreed on Friday that the new arms reduction treaty will be signed on April 8 in Prague.
Ban on tactical nuclear weapons next step in arms control - Lavrov
19:22 26/03/2010
Talks on the prohibition of tactical nuclear arms deployment in third countries should be the next step in arms control, the Russian foreign minister said on Friday.
Russia to boost share in global space market
19:08 26/03/2010
Russia wants to increase its share in the global space market by building a new space center, the head of Russia's Energia space corporation said on Friday.
Russia, U.S. to sign arms reduction treaty on Apr. 8
17:39 26/03/2010
The presidents of Russia and the U.S., Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama, agreed on Friday to sign a new arms reduction treaty in Prague on April 8, the White House said in a statement.
Peugeot-Citroen-Mitsubishi to launch car plant in Russia
17:37 26/03/2010
The car alliance Peugeot-Citroen-Mitsubishi will open a car plant in Kaluga region on April 23, an announcement published on Friday said.
Ukraine satisfied with gas talks, but needs no 'excess gas'
17:19 26/03/2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Friday that he was mostly satisfied with his visit to Russia and that Ukraine will only buy as much Russian gas as it needs.
Russia must rid itself of 'doping power' image - Medvedev
16:31 26/03/2010
Russia must get rid of its reputation of doping athletes, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
Russia plans to attract tourists to North Caucasus
15:30 26/03/2010
An ambitious $15-billion project to create a tourist industry in Russia's volatile North Caucasus will be developed by June, a deputy prime minister and presidential envoy to the region told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday.
Medvedev slams ineffective spending of sports funds
15:29 26/03/2010
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday the funds allocated for the development of sport had been spent ineffectively.
Georgia has 'nothing against' Easter charter flights to Moscow
14:29 26/03/2010
The Georgian government said on Friday it had no problem with the resumption of direct flights between Tbilisi and Moscow.
Lithuanian nuclear power plant bid winner to be named this summer
13:47 26/03/2010
The winner of an international tender to build a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania will be announced in the next four months, Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said on Friday.
Russia allows Georgian charter flights to Moscow over Easter
13:17 26/03/2010
Russia has granted Georgian Airways permission to run a series of charter flights between Tbilisi and Moscow over Orthodox Easter, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Hitler's Mein Kampf recognized as 'extremist' literature in Russia
13:08 26/03/2010
Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf is to be included in a Russian federal list of extremist literature, the Prosecutor General's Office said on its website on Friday.

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