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IN THIS ISSUE
* Russian power eclipsed by the rise of China
* ...as Medvedev signs new Russian military doctrine
* Chechnya massacre anniversary marked as North Caucasus fighting continues
* Patriarch Kirill visits Kazakhstan to promote political integration with Russia
** New in the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- Ukraine Preliminary Election Results: What Will Tymoshenko Do?
By THOM SHANKER
PARIS — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told French officials Monday that he was concerned about their plans to sell Mistral-class amphibious assault ships to Russia, although there is little if anything the United States could do to block the deal, officials said.
By Stephen Kirkland and Alex Nicholson
Russian stocks fell for a fourth day, extending the benchmark Micex Index’s slump to more that 10 percent from its January peak, as oil traded near a seven-week low. The ruble weakened to its lowest in almost two months.
Georgia’s former PM Zurab Nogaideli, the leader of Movement for Fair Georgia, will sign a cooperation agreement with Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, in Moscow on February 9, Nogaideli’s party said on Friday.
The likely presidential winner, Viktor Yanukovich, was once the villain of the 'Orange Revolution.' He needs to bridge deep divisions at home and abroad -- and revive a badly beaten economy.
By Josh Rogin
Richard Holbrooke, the special representative for the issue formerly known as Af-Pak will visit Georgia "shortly," with plans to finalize the deployment of Georgian troops to Afghanistan.
The Georgian government made public on January 28 its strategy with regard to regaining control over the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
- Latest News
- Gates Opposes Arms Sale to Russia
- Rights Activists Detained, Released In Chechnya
- Georgia: Tbilisi Ponders Implications Of Ukrainian Presidential Vote
- Hamas leader says U.S. blocking Palestinian unity
- France agrees warship sale to Russia; U.S. concerned
- US, France clash over an arms sale to Russia
- France and Russia in warship deal
- Russia’s Micex Enters ‘Correction,’ Stocks Fall 10% From Peak
- Medvedev Picks 4 Regional Leaders to Promote New Generation
- EU endorses Ukraine election result
- Nord Stream says schedule intact despite Shtokman
- New Ukraine leader may still drive hard bargain on gas
- Yanukovich, monitors, press Ukraine PM to concede
- West seeks clarity in Ukraine to boost economy
- Azerbaijan Planning To De-Russify Family Names
- Russia Wants 4 Amphibs From France: French Ministry
- Medvedev proposes new chief for Russia's Dagestan
- Suspected Militants Kill Two In Ingushetia
- Italy backs Georgia's "territorial integrity"
- Hamas' top leader visits Moscow
- International vote monitors hail Ukraine election
- France agrees to sell Russia advanced warship
- Russian Central Bank Says Credit Risks, Bubbles Are Main Threat
- Ukraine’s Yanukovych Faces Challenge to Deliver Campaign Goals
- Ukraine Bonds Fall to Month-Low, Hryvnia Weakens on Close Vote
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