| March 2009 |
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Russia's Gazprom warned on Wednesday that any changes made to Ukraine's natural gas transport network without Russia's approval will affect European supply contracts. 
Russian computer security company Kaspersky Lab warned on Wednesday of a new virus that hackers could use in ATMs to gain access to bank accounts. 
Russia and Turkmenistan will soon sign new agreements on natural gas production and transportation, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. 
Gazprom has bought a 50% stake in A2A Beta S.p.A. from Italy's A2A Alfa S.r.l. to create a joint venture to sell gas on the Italian market, a Gazprom spokesman said on Wednesday. 
Russia will spend 3.7 trillion rubles ($110 billion), or 9.1% of its GDP, in 2009 on measures aimed at tackling the ongoing economic crisis, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday. 
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to renew peace talks with the Palestinians once his government is formed. 
Russia cannot consider Iran's nuclear program "transparent" while the UN nuclear watchdog still has concerns on this account, a senior Russian member of parliament said Wednesday. 
About 500 demonstrators gathered on Wednesday in Sevastopol in Ukraine's Crimea to protest the visit of a U.S. frigate to the port, which hosts a key Russian naval base. 
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will visit Germany on March 31 to discuss the current global economic crisis with Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of a G20 summit, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. 
Czech President Vaclav Klaus is to represent the European Union at a regular Russia-EU summit in late May in Russia's Far East, a Russian envoy to the EU said on Wednesday. 
Three police officers and two protestors have been injured during rallies in the Serbian capital of Belgrade to mark the 10th anniversary of NATO air raids on the former Yugoslavia, police said. 
Gazprom may repurchase a 20% stake in Gazprom Neft and former gas assets of the liquidated Yukos oil company from Italian Eni and Enel in a deal worth over $5.5 billion, a business paper reported Wednesday. 
U.S. President Barack Obama expects steady progress in relations with Iran as he pursues a policy of greater engagement than his predecessor George Bush. 
Two Cuban leaders who took part in the 1959 revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power were dismissed earlier this month in a government reshuffle, an official publication said. 



