| November 2008 |
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European countries are guilty of double standards in their relations with Russia, an Italian member of the European Parliament said on Tuesday. 
Russia's economic growth will reach around 7% in 2008, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday at a meeting between representatives of Russian and Brazilian businesses. 
A group of warships from Russia's Northern Fleet arrived on Tuesday at the Venezuelan port of La Guaira, a Russian naval official said. 
Trade between Japan and Russia could exceed $30 billion in 2008, the Japanese ambassador to Russia said on Tuesday. 
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has issued instructions for the drafting of a project to prospect for gas off the country's Black Sea coast. 
The disputed Georgian republic of Abkhazia denied on Tuesday reports that the Russian military had increased its presence on the border with Georgia by deploying extra military hardware. 
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) strictly comply with the provisions of the 1991 strategic arms reductions treaty, and this has been confirmed by numerous U.S. inspections, the force commander said on Tuesday. 
Ukrainian natural gas holding Naftogaz has pledged to repay its debt for Russian gas supplies in September and partially for October by December 1, Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday. 
Russian and Venezuelan warships will conduct artillery live firing drills on December 1 as part of joint naval exercises in the Caribbean, a senior Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday. 
Ukraine has proposed setting a floating price for Russian gas deliveries to the country next year, the first deputy head of the presidential secretariat said on Tuesday. 
Israel resumed its blockade of Gaza on Tuesday in response to a rocket attack from the Palestinian enclave, the Defense Ministry said. 
Georgia has launched a criminal investigation on terrorism charges over shots allegedly fired by Russian forces at the Polish and Georgian presidents' motorcade, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday 



