| December 2008 |
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Russian energy giant Gazprom refuted late Tuesday Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko's statement that Ukraine had resolved the gas dispute with Russia. 
Russia's Baltic Fleet missile frigate Neustrashimy (Fearless) will have its anti-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa extended until mid-January, a Navy spokesman said. 
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said on Tuesday his country had resolved the dispute over the debt for the Russian-supplied gas by using its foreign currency reserves. 
Three Russian warships left the Cuban capital of Havana on Tuesday after the first such visit to Moscow's longtime Latin American ally since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Iran's president said on Tuesday that international and unilateral sanctions against his country had failed to achieve their goals and simply encouraged Iran's development. 
The United Nations is planning to hold a summit in the spring or summer of 2009 to address the global financial crisis, Russia's envoy to the UN said on Tuesday. 
Georgia is ready for any kind of talks with Russia, but only if Moscow recognizes Georgia's territorial integrity, the Georgian president said on Tuesday. 
Moscow has called on the European Union to try and influence Ukraine to prevent a disruption in Russia gas to EU states in the new year over Kiev's gas debt, the energy minister said on Tuesday. 
Russian energy giant Gazprom approved its 2009 investment program of 920.4 billion rubles ($33 billion) at a board meeting on Tuesday. 
Russia's foreign minister accused the United States on Tuesday of reneging on a promise not to allow Georgia membership in NATO if it ventured to attack breakaway South Ossetia. 
Even though Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has traded his presidential chair for that of the premier, he still remains the most popular politician in the country, according to a recent survey. 
Russia and Serbia will sign an oil and gas agreement on Wednesday during Serbian President Boris Tadic's official visit to Moscow, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. 
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has no intention of becoming a gas cartel similar to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a Gazprom senior executive said on Tuesday. 
Russia plans to sign a military cooperation and border protection treaty with Georgia's rebel republic of Abkhazia in early 2009, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday. 
Georgia's president is moving to gradually restore ties with Russia after it was denied access to the NATO membership action plan, a Russian daily said on Tuesday citing a mediator. 



