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Published 27 May, 2009, 00:31

“The new [uranium] deal is purely commercial, but it also adds a very important boost to improvement of the US-Russia political relationships,” said Vladimir Orlov, a director at the Center of Policy Studies in Moscow.

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10:39 Russia thanks Malta for Arctic Sea vessel cooperation

10:31 3G and 4G capabilities and features

10:27 Russia’s richest athletes

10:11 Turkish Energy Minister to visit Russia for nuclear power talks

10:10 Miss Earth: The Winners of an Unusual Beauty Pageant

10:07 Moscow police officers, commander fired over suspected murder

09:43 EU restructuring will disappoint Russia's hopes for new treaty

09:18 China executes 2 businessmen over melamine milk deaths

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ROAR: Russian Opinion and Analytics Review, June 4 This Thursday, ROAR presents opinions on the Middle Eastern tour of U.S. President Barack Obama, Israeli-American and Russian-Israeli relations.

“Mr Obama did a very good job in Cairo” President Obama has really been able to disrupt the negative trend in US–Arab relations, says political analyst from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Aleksandr Pikaev.

The Ukrainian-Russian brotherhood: forged in blood, broken by gas There are few feuds more dreadful than family feuds, where common blood excites both love and hatred, and familiarity breeds a never-ending contempt. And so it is with Ukraine and Russia.

Tiananmen Square protests: “It was not [demanding] too much, too fast” “If you think about what was happening in the socialist world at that time, there were a lot of changes, and the Chinese wanted to participate,” said Austin Jersild, Associate Professor of history.

“Cairo best place for Obama’s address to Muslim world” “Choosing Cairo, a Muslim economic and diplomatic centre, as the place for his ground-breaking address, U.S. President Obama is eyeing to get “maximum exposure for his message to the Arab and Muslim world.”

Purely Islamic state set up in Europe In Kosovo, a Muslim state has been allowed to spring up in the heart of Europe, says Milorad Dodik, the Prime Minister of Republika Srpska, one of the two parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“China was not ready for democracy” 20 years ago It has been 20 years since the Chinese military cracked down on demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Political analyst, Yevgeny Bazhanov, spoke to RT of that day in China’s history and its consequences.

“The European Commission is hostage to its own ideology” RIA Novosty analyst Dmitry Babich discusses the reasons why the complicated gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine could be renewed.

Medvedev on Russia and the global economy During his interview with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo, Dmitry Medvedev discussed in detail the state of the Russian economy and its interrelation with its global partners.

“Anti-American forces will try to corner Obama” Doctor Walid Phares, Head of the Future of Terrorism Project at the Foundation for the Defence of Democracies discusses the intricacies of Barack Obama’s first tour of the Middle East.

“Without payment, Russia has no basis to supply gas” – expert Vitaly Ermakov, from the Cambridge Energy Research Associates, gave his verdict on the possible complications of Ukraine’s suspending gas payments.

Crisis complicates Russia’s relations with Belarus Russian President Dmitry Medvedev labeled as ‘undiplomatic’ comments made by the Belarusian president. This is the latest accusation in a recent war of words between Moscow and Minsk.

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“Mid-East conference with Hamas or Hezbollah impossible” –Israeli FM Israel will not attend a Middle East conference in Moscow if Hamas or Hezbollah are invited, says Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman.

ROAR: Russian Opinion and Analytics Review, June 3 On Wednesday, Russian press reports on the thawing of relations between the US and Iran, new aspects of the Opel sell, and the possible independence of Greenland following a parliamentary election.

“Political unity needed for Iraq’s economic resurrection” Russia has good economic prospects in Iraq, as its image hasn’t been compromised by the war as have those of the US and UK, says analyst Andrey Okhotkin.

“With its new leader, changes in N. Korean foreign policy unlikely” – expert The issue of North Korean nuclear ambitions will remain hot for its closest neighbors and the world, suggests Hans Kristensen from the Federation of American Scientists.

North Korea leader announces his son as successor – media The secretive North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il, has named his youngest son as his successor, according to South Korean media reports.

Russia’s arms trade does not destabilize Middle East – Lavrov Russian-Israeli relations are at their best ever, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said after a meeting with his Russian counterpart. But the main focus of the meeting was the Middle East peace process.

Saakashvili has put all his eggs into the wrong basket The worst expectations have come true: the process of Georgia’s de-sovereignization continues to accelerate and appears irreversible.

Ukrainian wrangle: foes eye alliance against president Rumors are rife in Ukraine over a possible radical change of the political system in the country. Two rival parties in the parliament in the parliament may unite to change the constitution.

“We’ll press Israel to accept Arab peace initiative” – Lebanese PM Lebanon’s Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, who is now fighting for a parliamentary seat in the city of Sidon, says, if elected, he intends to press for withdrawal of Israel from Lebanese and Palestinian territories.

“North Korean issue looks like a deadlock” A North Korean train carrying a long-range missile has allegedly arrived at a launch base in the northwest of the country. The South Korean military has confirmed this development.

“Nuclear arms reduction will give Russia and US more weight” A new strategic arms reduction treaty will strengthen the positions of Russia and the US in the non-proliferation area, especially in light of the rocket launches by North Korea, believes analyst Viktor Kremenyuk.

"I wish the US was a communist country" Amiri Baraka, a poet and political activist, spoke with RT about communism as a perfect system, as well as about detainee torture in the US and reasons behind America not preventing the 9/11 tragedy.

EU might finance Ukraine’s gas bills Europe may step in to pay a $5 billion gas bill Ukraine owes to Gazprom, says Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov in an exclusive interview with RT.

Russia steps up eliminating chemical weapons stockpiles Russia has unveiled a new plant to destroy chemical weapons stockpiled during Soviet times to a 2012 deadline, set by a UN convention fifteen years ago to eliminate chemical weaponry across the world.

North Korea knows its few nukes are weapons of last resort Charles Vick, a senior analyst at GlobalSecurity.org says the North Koreans “know that if they carry out action or throw nuke or anything of that kind they will be eliminated from the planet as a surviving civilization.”

“Japan’s undermining of Russian sovereignty not tolerated” – Medvedev Japan's attempts to undermine the Russian sovereignty of the disputed Kuril Islands will not be tolerated, said President Dmitry Medvedev as he accepted the credentials of newly-appointed ambassadors in Moscow.

Central Asian nations prepare for “big war” Russia and its allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are to merge their joint troops in Central Asia into one huge military force capable of waging a large-scale war.

Advocaat denies Russian job rumors

Rubin out to make history in Champions League

Davydenko fails to stop ATP Finals defending champ

US Army follows footsteps of Alexander the Great – journalist

ROAR: United Russia “determined itself as a right-wing party”

The US needs a peaceful revolution

US public demands a Fed audit

“Next EU-Russia summits will take place according to the new rules”

United Russia party should change itself – Russian president

Youth group vows to get “Putin’s granny” out of psychiatric clinic

Daimler announces joint ventures with Kamaz

Property market starts to firm

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