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PUTIN PROPOSES GAZPROM, NAFTOGAZ CREATE JOINT ENTERPRISE
18:36 MSK

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday that Russia's energy giant Gazprom and Ukraine's gas monopoly Naftogaz should create a joint holding.



RUSSIA'S VTB BANK READY TO GRANT UKRAINE $500 MLN LOAN
18:22 MSK

Russia's VTB bank may grant the Ukrainian Finance Ministry a loan of up to $500 million, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.



RUSSIA, UKRAINE MAY CREATE NUCLEAR JOINT VENTURE
18:21 MSK

Russia's Atomergomash and Ukraine's Turboatom may create a nuclear joint venture, Russia's nuclear chief Sergei Kiriyenko said on Friday.



TOP POLISH POLITICIAN HEADS TO MOSCOW PARADE TO CEMENT TIES
17:13 MSK

Acting Polish president, parliamentary speaker Bronislaw Komorowski will attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow in an effort to strengthen relations with Russia.



PUTIN EXPECTS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION IN UKRAINE
17:02 MSK

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday Ukraine is beginning to see political stabilization, which should be followed by economic stabilization.



GERMANY'S MERKEL TO ATTEND V-DAY CELEBRATIONS IN MOSCOW
16:38 MSK

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will attend a Victory Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square on May 9, a German government spokesman said on Friday.

"Federal Chancellor Merkel will travel to Moscow on May 8 to take part in celebrations for the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II," Christoph Steegmans told journalists in Berlin, adding that the Chancellor was invited to the celebrations by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Large-scale military parades are held on Red Square on May 9 every year to commemorate Russia's victory over the Nazis in World War II. This year foreign troops will participate in the parade for the first time.

The first parade in Moscow took place on June 22, 1945, marking the end of the war that claimed some 55 million lives.

Other world leaders are also expected in Moscow for the Victory Day Parade. However, a Kremlin official said on Tuesday the leaders of Ukraine, Belarus, the United States and Britain will not attend the parade.

RIA Novosti



KYRGYZ AUTHORITIES CHARGE HEAD OF BAKIYEV'S ADMINISTRATION
10:31 MSK

Kyrgyz law enforcement agencies have charged the head of the presidential administration of Kyrgyzstan's ousted leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev with abuse of power, his lawyer said on Friday, the 24.kg news website reported.



RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN PREMIERS TO DISCUSS JOINT ENERGY, AVIATION, SPACE PROJECTS
10:00 MSK

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov in Sochi on Friday to discuss joint projects in nuclear energy, aviation industry and space, the Russian government's press service said.




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