
TODAY: Russia back firm but cautious stance on North Korea; Russia-NATO council meeting on level of ambassadors; Russia-Georgia discuss border reopening; Kremlin seeks extradition of Yukos' Spanish head; Putin tries his hand at journalismVitaly Churkin, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said that Russia will back a
'strong resolution' on North Korea. According to other sources, Russia believes that a blockade should not be imposed, 'in any case it is counterproductive to raise the question of the DPRK's international isolation. The
path to dialogue should not be disrupted, and the problem can be solved only in political and diplomatic ways'. An article in the
Moscow Times explains why Russia has the most to lose from North Korea's nuclear ambitions. 'One of ...