Russian airliner lands in forest, no one hurt (AP)
AP - Russian aviation investigators have launched a probe into the emergency landing of a passenger jet that rolled into a forest without hurting anyone.
Gates: Any Russian arms cheating would backfire (AP)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates participates in an award ceremony for a group of soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, at combat outpost Senjaray outside Kandahar, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers Wednesday he expects Russia to abide by a new nuclear arms treaty, but if it doesn't, that could wreck chances for future agreements.
BP happy to talk to Russian firms about asset sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Oil giant BP is open to talks about selling assets to Russian companies as part of its $30 billion fund raising programme to help pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the group's Russia chief said on Wednesday.
Russian minister: Slow response let fires spread (AP)

A Russian man attempts to put out a blaze 155 km south of Moscow in Shatura on August 13. Russia said it was beating back the country's worst ever wildfires, including one close to a secret nuclear site, as parts of the parched country were hit by thunderstorms and torrential rain.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)AP - Russia would have suffered less severe damage from wildfires this summer if authorities had engaged firefighting aircraft more quickly, a Cabinet member said Tuesday.
Russia signals '10 arms pact ratification up to U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia is ready to ratify a nuclear arms pact with the United States this year but the landmark treaty could face problems in the U.S. Senate, the Kremlin-backed speaker of parliament said on Tuesday.
Putin hints at return to Russian presidency (AFP)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gestures as he meets with with members of the Valdai Club of Western political observers in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on September 6. Expectations intensified that Putin may run again for the Russian presidency after he drew a surprise comparison with four-term US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.(AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi)AFP - Expectations intensified Tuesday that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may run again for the Russian presidency after he drew a surprise comparison with four-term US president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Russia's Putin hints at Kremlin return in 2012 (Reuters)

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the development of the North Caucasus Federal District in Sochi, September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei NikolskyReuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a strong hint on Monday that he would run for president in 2012, a step that would almost certainly give him a second spell as Kremlin chief.
Eccentric Russian regional strongman to step down (AP)
AP - A Russian regional leader who claims to have visited an alien spaceship says he is retiring.
Russia's Medvedev forecasts early grain ban removal (Reuters)

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends the blessing of an ancient Orthodox icon which is being restored to its pre-revolutionary position on the Kremlin's Spassky Gate in Moscow in this August 28, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - Moscow on Monday gave another mixed signal about the duration of a grain export ban set initially from August 15 to December 31, but European Union grain markets continued to rise, apparently ignoring the latest twist.
Russia boosts military cooperation with Israel (AFP)

Mig-29 fighter jets. The defence ministers of Russia and Israel have signed an agreement on military cooperation, hailing the unity between Moscow and the Jewish state.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - The defence ministers of Russia and Israel on Monday signed an agreement on military cooperation, hailing the unity between Moscow and the Jewish state.
3 killed in suicide attack on Russian base (AP)

In this image made from television, damaged army helmets lie at the site of suicide car-bomb attack on a Russian base in the city of Buinaksk, in the violence-plagued republic of Dagestan, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. A suicide car-bomber killed a number of soldiers and wounded dozens of others in an attack on a military base in Russia's violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said. (AP Photo/Rossiya TV Channel) ** TV OUT **AP - A suicide car-bomber killed three soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack on a military base in Russia's violence-plagued republic of Dagestan on Sunday, officials said.
Three killed, scores hurt in Dagestan suicide bombing (AFP)

Russian soldiers guard a checkpoint at a military base used by the motor rifle brigade at Dalny near the city of Buynaksk, some 40 kms (30 miles) west of the local capital Makhachkala. A suicide bomber rammed a Russian military base Sunday, killing three people and wounding some thirty more in the North Caucasus region of Dagestan, law enforcement sources said.(AFP/NEWS TEAM/Abdula Magomedov)AFP - A suicide bomber rammed a Russian military base Sunday, killing three people and wounding some thirty more in the North Caucasus region of Dagestan, law enforcement sources said.
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