1.	Interfax	'Text' of Putin New Year's message.
2.	AFP	Eastern Europe digs out from snow as cold deaths climb
3.	gazeta.ru	Pre-Christmas Polls Show Change of Hearts in Russians
4.	Nezavisimaya Gazeta Lidia Andrusenko	WHAT IS THE BASIS OF THE PUTIN PHENOMENON? President Putin's approval rating may soon start sinking.
5.	RFE/RL Michael Lelyvedl	Russia: Economy And Oil Prices Remain Open Questions
6.	Chicago Tribune Colin McMahon	NATO, Russia maneuver as Baltics watch
7.	Asia Times Sergei Blagov	Russia's global player status uncertain
8.	www.russiaproject.org radio series	What's Next for the Russian Military?
9.	PONARS Pavel Podvig	The End of Strategic Arms Control?