1. AFP: Russian peacekeepers ordered out of Abkhazia as
fighting escalates.
2. Reuters: Russians say US raids may ignite trouble to
north.
3. strana.ru: Russia Makes Stunning Offer to IMF
Delegation. IMF pleasantly surprised by Russian offer.
4. Reuters: Angry head of Russia's Gazprom media arm quits.
(Kokh)
5. TIMEEurope.com: Yuri Zarakhovich, The Limits of
U.S.-Russian Cooperation. A Russian anti-terrorism expert on how U.S. and
Russian interests might diverge.
6. Profil: Inessa Slavutinskaya, US AND THEM. Russia and
NATO: analysis and prospects of relations.
7. Wall Street Journal: Claudia Rosett, Our Friends the
Russians. We may need an alliance with Moscow. But we should enter it with our
eyes open.
8. Jamestown Foundation Monitor: USES OF TERRORISM IN
POST-SOVIET SPACE.
9. Reuters: Ukraine admits missile might have downed
airliner.
10. Reuters: Russia's Primakov warns against wider US
campaign.