| October 2006 |
- mo
- tu
- we
- th
- fr
- sa
- su
REBCO, Russia's new export blend crude oil, should replace Urals blend as the basis for calculating supply prices, export duties and mineral extraction tax, a deputy economics minister said Monday. 
The measures proposed by the United States in a draft UN Security Council resolution following North Korea's nuclear test do not include the use of force against the country, a Russian diplomat said Monday. 
The presidents of Russia and the United States both expressed their concerns that North Korea's first nuclear test could undermine the non-proliferation regime, and agreed that it required a coordinated response, in a telephone conversation Monday. 
President Vladimir Putin told his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush on the phone Monday that Russia's law enforcement agencies were doing everything possible to investigate the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. 
The United States may submit a draft UN Security Council resolution on North Korea's nuclear test on Monday afternoon, the Russian permanent representative at the United Nations said. 
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] will develop the vast Shtokman natural gas deposit off Russia's arctic shelf without foreign companies, Alexei Miller, the energy giant's CEO, told Russia Today TV Monday. 
Russia joined international condemnation of North Korea's reported test of a nuclear weapon Monday, saying it undermined global non-proliferation efforts, poses a security threat, and dramatically changes the balance of power in the region. 
Tbilisi airport is unable to receive two Russian emergencies ministry planes, set to bring some 270 Russians back to Moscow from Georgia, due to technical reasons, a source in the airport administration said Monday. 
Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] will develop the giant Shtokman gas deposit off Russia's arctic shelf without foreign companies, Alexei Miller, the energy giant's CEO, told Russia Today TV Monday. 
Iran's nuclear issue should be settled through diplomacy and with the involvement of the UN nuclear watchdog, the Russian foreign minister said Monday. 
Georgia denied permission Monday for over-flights by two Russian emergencies ministry planes set to bring back to Moscow some 270 Russians from Georgia, a Russian official said. 
The results of a referendum on NATO membership proposed by members of parliament in the largely Russian-speaking Crimea autonomy in Ukraine will not be recognized by the Ukrainian government, a government official said Monday. 



