| October 2008 |
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Russia is in favor of creating a currency pool with Belarus and expanding the use of the Russian ruble in bilateral trade, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. 
Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc has signed a statement in an attempt to restore the ruling coalition in Ukraine's parliament, the bloc said on Monday. 
Russia's Foreign Ministry accused "certain forces" in Georgia on Monday of intentionally escalating the situation in the Caucasus and trying to provoke a new armed conflict. 
Ukraine's defense ministry dismissed on Monday reports that the country is ready to use force to seize the Black Sea Fleet's navigation and hydrographic support facilities in the Crimea. 
The strengthening of Russia's bilateral ties with Venezuela is not aimed at any other country, including the United States, the Russian foreign minister said Monday. 
Russia is in favor of creating a currency pool with Belarus and expanding the use of the Russian ruble in bilateral trade, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. 
The patriarch of the schismatic Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kiev Patriarchate said Monday his country had to join NATO to protect itself from Russia, Ukraine's UNIAN news agency reported. 
The president of Belarus said on Monday that he wanted to see a significant development in bilateral relations between his country and Russia before the yearend. 
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has no objections to Switzerland representing Russia's diplomatic interests in Georgia, a deputy Georgian foreign minister said on Monday following internal consultations. 
The Russian arms export monopoly has no information about reported Russian surface-to-air missile deliveries to the Middle East, Rosoboronexport said on Monday. 
Russia and Greece are drafting an intergovernmental agreement and a contract for the supply of 420 BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicles, a spokesman for Russia's arms export monopoly, said on Monday. 
Russia has sent Britain a request for the extradition of Mikhail Gutseriyev, the former head of the oil company RussNeft, wanted in Russia on charges of tax evasion, investigators said Monday. 
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan has risen to 72, while local health authorities say the number of casualties could grow. 



