According to open Russian sources, it was Russia that pushed for the lower limit of 500 launchers in negotiations.
Nevertheless, whether Europe will follow through on suggestions to cap its dependence on Russian gas is open to question.
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Based solely on open Russian sources, by 2017-2018 Russia will likely have fewer than half of the approximately 680 operational launchers it has today.
And there was a third shock when yet another Russian, French Open champion and fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova lost 7-5 4-6 6-3 to Germany's Andrea Petkovic.
The video I shot at the conference is a demonstration of a Russian tool that will open a vast majority of lever tumbler locks, found throughout the world.
Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that they discussed a proposal to create a state-owned energy company in Cyprus that would own natural gas fields open to Russian investors through a bond offering.
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In return, instead of a share of a Siberian gas field that was once on the table, Shell and its Japanese partners will get cash (though whether they would want more Russian assets must be open to question).
The Russian energy industry is more open to foreign investment than it was.
Even less tractable is Russia's territorial dispute with Japan, the obvious country to open up the Russian east for development.
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The Russian, who upset French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round, progressed after beating Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 4-6 6-1 6-1.
And so I wonder why in light of that precedent, you even said that -- you sounded somewhat open to the Russian effort.
Wozniacki will now head to Sydney to get in some match practice ahead of the Australian Open, while Russian-born Pervak goes into the second round at Brisbane for the first time in four attempts.
She has steadily clawed her way up the rankings and was 10th seed at Indian Wells, but her performances in grand slams have been disappointing and she went out in the first round of the Australian Open to fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko.
Even more controversial is Depardieu's choice to become a Russian citizen, which is an open gesture of defiance and rejection toward the French nation.
People close to Mr. Shuvalov say he has become a target because he is one of the few top Russian officials who has been relatively open about his substantial personal wealth in official filings.
Though careful to say that Britain has its problems, too, he advised Russia about how it might thrive, rather than simply sticking to the side of the relationship that he controls, such as the basis on which Britain is open for business for Russian firms.
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In theory, the foreigners' reluctance should leave the market wide-open for the handful of Russian banks that have survived the crash more or less intact.
Sharapova lost to Azarenka in January's Australian Open final, and the Russian will be seeking to prevent her Belorussian rival from winning a fourth title in 2012.
He was caught on an open microphone, telling outgoing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev that he would be more amenable to Russian interests on the issue of missile defense if he survived the November elections.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is scheduled to open the forum on Tuesday, to be followed by UK Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti.
Yet Russian officials have been careful to leave the door open to compromise.
Mr Bout is thought to have knowledge of Russia's military and intelligence operations, and Russian diplomats fear the revelations he might make in open court, correspondents say.
Among them is Merrill Lynch, which, having built up a thriving Russian business run mainly from London, expects to open a full office in Moscow this year with at least 20 professional staff.
However, it was a measure of revenge for the second-ranked Russian, who lost to Azarenka in January's Australian Open final, the U.S. Open semifinals and in two other tournament title matches -- the most recent in Beijing earlier this month.
Djokovic had lost just one of his 19 matches since the US Open but that defeat came against Davydenko as the Russian stormed to the title in Shanghai last month, and with a 2-2 head-to-head record there was every reason to expect a tight match.
The Russian hopes to recover in time for the U.S. Open, which she won in 2006.
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It was the 25-year-old Russian's first grand slam title since she won the Australian Open in 2008.
She had to retire in the fourth round of the Australian Open in the first set of her clash with another Russian, Maria Kirilenko.
Srichaphan ripped 45 winners against his Russian opponent, who reached the semi-finals at the French Open and the last eight at the Australian Open.
Russian deputy energy minister Ivan Matlashov said "the door is still open for Lukoil", and he expressed his hope that the contract would not be awarded to any other company.
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