Morning re-cap of main news, December 20
* Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuriy Yekhanurov said his country would survive without Russian gas and urged it should focus on the development of energy saving technology
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 05:25 GMT
URGENT: Russia test launches ballistic missile
MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Navy has conducted a test launch of a sea-based Bulava ballistic missile from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 05:35 GMT
URGENT: Bulava missile hits designated target
MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti) – A sea-based Bulava strategic ballistic missile has successfully hit its dummy target at the Kura test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 06:14 GMT
Chinese Workers Rush to Cut River-Borne Pollution Bound for Russia
Workers in northeastern China have been rushing to finish a temporary dam meant to reduce the impact of a river-borne chemical spill on a Russian city of 580,000 people downstream. Moscow said Friday the spill has already reached Russia, and is expected to hit Khabarovsk Wednesday or Thursday.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 06:31 GMT
Bulava missile launched in White Sea - Defense Ministry
MOSCOW, December 21 (RIA Novosti) — Russia has successfully conducted a launch of a Bulava strategic ballistic missile in a White Sea trial, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 06:31 GMT
Russian ship returns to Vladivostok
VLADIVOSTOK, December 21 (RIA Novosti, Anatoly Ilyukhov) – The Russian cargo ship being held by North Korean authorities for more than a week has returned home, a spokesman for the company that owns the ship said Wednesday.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 06:52 GMT
Chinese Workers Rush to Cut River-Borne Pollution Bound for Russia
Workers in northeastern China have been rushing to finish a temporary dam meant to reduce the impact of a river-borne chemical spill on a Russian city of 580,000 people downstream. Moscow said Friday the spill has already reached Russia, and is expected to hit Khabarovsk Wednesday or Thursday.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 07:03 GMT
Joe Kruger
Yuschenko and his group cannot expect Russia to continue subsidizing Ukraine's economy with discounted gas prices. Especially when he disrespects Russia's legitimate concerns regarding NATO's expansionist strategy. And when he totally disrespects the majority opinion in Ukraine opposed to NATO membership.
// Dec. 21, 2005 - 07:04 GMT