| July 2007 |
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Russia condemned as "Russophobic" the planned expulsion of four diplomats from Britain over Moscow's refusal to extradite a key suspect in the murder of former security officer Alexander Litvinenko in London. 
Russia's highest-ranking military officer condemned Monday U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe, and jokingly warned Poles that they might need to prepare themselves by buying gas masks. 
Moscow considers the shutdown of North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear reactor to be a positive signal, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. 
"We have chosen to expel four diplomats, four particular diplomats, in order to send a clear and proportionate signal to the Russian government about the seriousness of this case," David Miliband told parliament Monday. 
Britain's foreign secretary said four Russian diplomats will be expelled from the country over Moscow's refusal to extradite a Russian citizen accused of murdering former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko in London. 
The earthquake that killed at least seven in western Japan Monday morning has caused a radioactive leak from the country's largest nuclear power plant, the operator company said. 
Russian energy giant Gazprom [RTS: GAZP] said Monday it had signed a deal with Sweden's Lundin Petroleum AB to acquire a call option for 50% plus one share in a Caspian oil and gas field. 
Russia, which has suspended the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), is becoming an unpredictable country, the Polish defense minister said Monday. 
Russia is calling for constructive work at the upcoming round of talks on North Korea's nuclear program, without dramatizing potential difficulties, a senior diplomat said Monday. 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a ministerial meeting of the Quartet of mediators on the Middle East conflict in Lisbon on July 19, the ministry's official spokesman said Monday. 



