| May 2007 |
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Russia's embassy in Iraq has confirmed earlier reports that a Russian national died in the country Sunday. 
Ukraine's president said Monday late June or mid-July would be the most appropriate time for early parliamentary elections. 
A blast, which earlier hit a Ukrainian stretch of Europe-bound natural gas pipeline owned by Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] has not affected supplies to Europe, the company's press service said Monday. 
Russia is closely following the developments in Turkey and hopes the political crisis will be resolved in accordance with constitutional norms and democratic principles, the Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday. 
Lawmakers will refer Russia's unease about the removal of a Soviet-era war memorial in Estonia and similar plans by other European states to PACE, the speaker of the lower house of parliament said Monday. 
Nicolas Sarkozy's victory in France's presidential polls Sunday is unlikely to influence the country's traditionally amicable relations with Russia, but they may lack warmth, Russian analysts said in post-election comments. 
Abductors of a Belarusian woman in Nigeria have demanded $1.2 million for her release, a Russian embassy official in the oil-rich African state said Monday. 
Russia's mid-tem military development program will not be reviewed despite U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Central Europe, a Russian senior military official said Monday. 
Ukraine's ruling coalition in parliament and the pro-presidential opposition party are debating a date for early elections, which the president and the premier agreed upon last week. 
Russia's embassy in Iraq has confirmed earlier reports that a Russian national died in the country Sunday. 
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and the EU's foreign policy chief are likely to hold another round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland, Iran's Fars news agency quoted an informed source Monday. 
The abductors of a BBC reporter have set three preliminary conditions for his release, the Palestinian newspaper al-Quds said Monday citing well informed sources. 