| November 2008 |
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Russia's president told his Peruvian counterpart on Monday that Russia wants to develop joint bilateral energy and military cooperation.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski expressed concern on Monday over the presence of what he called a "pro-Russian lobby" in the country, that is siding with Moscow over the situation in the South Caucasus. 
More than two months of heavy rains in southern Brazil have claimed 44 lives and left more than 20,000 people homeless, the country's Civil Defense Service said on Monday. 
Russia's president told his Peruvian counterpart on Monday that Russia wants to develop joint bilateral energy and military cooperation. 
A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts. 
Ukraine will ask Russia to defer repayment of its debt for Russian gas supplies, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Monday. 
The government of Kazakhstan will allocate at least 1.2 trillion tenge ($10 billion) to implement an anti-crisis program to see the country through the global financial crisis, the prime minister said on Monday. 
The head of Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom has hit back at Ukrainian politicians' claims that Moscow uses gas exports as a political weapon, saying the company meets all its commitments in full. 
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Monday he has no plans to run for a third presidential term after his tenure expires in 2013. 
Ukraine's government will hold a nationwide quiz via mobile phone text message this week on knowledge of NATO, as part of efforts to boost popular support for future membership of the Western alliance. 
Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom, said on Monday it planned to keep oil refining at 28.3 million metric tons (207 mln bbls) in 2009 to match this year's level. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed off on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance treaties with Georgia's breakaway provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Kremlin press service said on Monday. 
Russia's double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been named IAAF 2008 World Athlete of the Year for a third time. 



