Interfax: Russia & Csi daily news report of 25.12.2008

Today news:

MEDVEDEV EXPRESSES HOPE FOR BETTER RELATIONS WITH U.S.

MEDVEDEV WARNS UKRAINE ABOUT POSSIBLE SANCTIONS, IF IT FAILS TO PAY ALL GAS DEBTS

RUSSIA WILL NOT FORGET UKRAINE’S ACTIONS DURING GEORGIA’S AGGRESSION IN SOUTH OSSETIA – MEDVEDEV

MEDVEDEV PRESSING ON FOREIGN PARTNERS TO ACT ON G20 DECISIONS

MEDVEDEV: RUSSIA WILL ASSERT ITS INTERESTS UNFLINCHINGLY

RUSSIAN, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN COULD SET UP SUPRANATIONAL BODIES WITHIN CUSTOMS UNION – MEDVEDEV

COOPERATION WITH CIS TOPICAL AMID REDUCED IMPORTS – MEDVEDEV

DIALOG WITH U.S. ON START IMPOSSIBLE IF RUSSIA’S CONCERNS ARE NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT – DIPLOMAT

START PROSPECTS DEPEND ON U.S. POSITION – RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

MOSCOW HOPES FOR MORE CONSTRUCTIVE ABM POLICY OF NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION

MEETING OF RUSSIAN, U.S. LEADERS BEING PLANNED, TOO EARLY TO SPEAK ABOUT TERMS – DIPLOMAT

MOSCOW IS OPTIMISTIC OVER COOPERATION WITH U.S. UNDER OBAMA - DIPLOMAT

RUSSIA PUTS FORWARD NO CONDITIONS IN NMD DIALOG WITH U.S. – DIPLOMAT

ALLEGED S-300 DELIVERY TO IRAN DOESN’T CORRELATE WITH REALITY – DIPLOMAT

RUSSIA DOES NOT SUPPLY OFFENSIVE ARMAMENTS TO IRAN – DIPLOMAT

RUSSIA HOPES TO STRENGTHEN ITS POSITION IN LATIN AMERICA – DIPLOMAT

NO HIDDEN MOTIVE IN RUSSIAN STRATEGIC PLANE FLIGHTS, NAVAL VOYAGES - DIPLOMAT

SEOUL WANTS G8 ENLARGEMENT, SAYS NO NEED TO ENLARGE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES INTERESTED IN BUILDING SHIPYARD IN LENINGRAD REGION – AMBASSADOR

SEOUL SEES NO THREAT TO STABILITY ON KOREAN PENINSULA OVER KIM JONG-IL’S HEALTH – AMBASSADOR

Nb: This news report features only the headline of each news.

Agency Interfax