| February 2007 |
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An American diplomat said Tuesday his country was puzzled by Russia's anxiety about the deployment of U.S. missile defenses in central Europe while a senior Russian military official reiterated national security concerns. 
Ukraine has placed a temporary ban on poultry imports from the Moscow Region over the suspected deadly bird flu virus, the country's veterinary watchdog said Tuesday. 
Russia's president Tuesday visited Krasnaya Polyana skiing resort, the centerpiece of Sochi's Olympic bid, prior to a meeting with members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the XXII Winter Olympic Games in 2014. 
Iran's president said Tuesday his country was prepared for talks on its disputed nuclear program, but would not meet the precondition of halting uranium enrichment.
Suspending or freezing the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran is out of the question, an official with the Russian nuclear equipment export monopoly said Tuesday. 
Russia's foreign minister said Tuesday that the current developments on the global political scene do not mean the return to a serious confrontation between Russia and the West. 
The deployment of a U.S. anti-missile base in Poland will guarantee that Warsaw will no longer be under Russia's sphere of influence, the Polish prime minister said Tuesday. 
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is interested in cooperation with the regional post-Soviet security group to fight terrorism and human trafficking, an OSCE official said Tuesday. 
The deployment of elements of the U.S. missile defense system in Central Europe could lead to a deterioration in relations between Russia and NATO, a former prime minister of Slovakia said Tuesday. 



