Negotiations over the planned U.S. anti-missile shield are in deadlock, says Dmitry Rogozin - Russia's envoy to NATO. But he says Russia will help NATO in conflict-torn Afghanistan, where the Taliban has stepped up its military activities.

The role of the Russian press in the world is growing every day, says Viktor Lupan, editor-in-chief of the Russian-language Russkya Mysl newspaper in France. He puts this down to Russia’s recent economic growth.