| Russian Diversity |
1 |
UNITY OF OPPOSITES. Russia remains a country of many
different countries. |
Izvestia
Natalya Ratiani |
| Iraq Oil Contracts |
2 |
Iraq denies cancelling oil contracts with Russia |
Reuters |
| Prisons |
3 |
Amount of people in Russia's remand facilities almost
halved in 2 years |
Interfax |
| Prisons |
4 |
Ray of hope enters Russian prisons |
BBC
Rob Parsons |
Links from State Dept.
on
Wrangel Island |
5 |
Links on Wrangel Island |
John Evans
(State Department) |
| News Summary |
6 |
TV1 Review |
Luba Schwartzman |
| China & Russia |
7 |
Budding allies: Russia and China. A new agreement expands
cooperation on energy, arms, regional security, and space. |
Christian Science Monitor
Fred Weir |
| Military Leaders |
8 |
THE MILITARY DOESN'T LIKE ITS LEADERS. (poll) |
Nezavisimaya Gazeta |
Nuclear Arms,
SORT Treaty |
9 |
Duma general says Russia could withdraw from just ratified
arms treaty with US |
ITAR-TASS |
| U.S. Military in
Georgia |
10 |
US May Use Georgian Military Airports |
Rosbalt |
| U.S.-Georgian
Relations, Gazprom |
11 |
Georgia to Answer Before the US for Cooperating with
Gazprom |
Rosbalt |
| NATO-Russia Council |
12 |
Russia to air fears over NATO expansion at NATO-Russia
Council |
ITAR-TASS |
| U.S. Bases Encircling
Russia |
13 |
RING OF MILITARY BASES TIGHTENS AROUND RUSSIA. Russia's
diplomats keep surrendering one position after another. |
Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Igor Korotchenko |
| Bush-Putin Summit |
14 |
US: A telling reflection in Russia |
Asia Times
Peter Lavelle |
| Central Asia |
15 |
Deep, complex misery - even for a Russian. Andrey
Platonov's bleak vision of the central Asian desert, Soul, has been
brought back to life by Robert Chandler's team of translators. |
The Observer (UK) book review
David Issacson, |
| Latvia |
16 |
Russia has little time to continue complaints about Latvia
- newspaper |
BBC Monitoring |
| Putin Amnesties |
17 |
Attorney Criticizes Russia's Use of Amnesties |
Novaya Gazeta |
| Moscow Crime |
18 |
Gang Wars in Moscow, Changes Inside Criminal World Viewed |
Moskovskiy Komsomolets |
