| February 2009 |
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Washington hopes to hold talks in the near future with Moscow on the reduction of nuclear weapons, U.S. State Department spokesman Robert Wood told journalists on Wednesday. 
Russia will control the anti-crisis fund that member states of the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) agreed to set up at a summit in Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian president said. 
The collective rapid-reaction force to be created by a post-Soviet regional security bloc will be just as good as comparable NATO forces, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. 
Russian financial assistance to Kyrgyzstan is not linked to the Central Asian country's decision to close a U.S. military base, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Wednesday. 
Moscow is hoping for constructive talks with the U.S. on the transit of non-military cargo via Russia to Afghanistan, a top Russian diplomat said Wednesday. 
Russia and Germany plan to establish a joint agency on energy efficiency and power saving by April, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said in Berlin on Wednesday.
Moscow has not yet received any official proposals from Washington on the simultaneous reduction by Russia and the U.S. of their respective nuclear arsenals, a Russian MP said Wednesday. 
The Russian government is planning to allocate another $40 billion to recapitalize the domestic banking system, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Wednesday. 
Russian arms sales to China could shrink from 40% to 10%, the head of a state-controlled arms exporter said on Wednesday. 
Russia and India are negotiating a new contract on the delivery of additional Project 11356 frigates for the Indian navy, the head of Russia's arms exporter said on Wednesday. 



