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Obama to Press Kremlin on Energy
By Anna Malpas, Anatoly Medetsky / The Moscow Times

U.S. President Barack Obama will press Russia to drop its “zero-sum” attitude on alternative energy supplies out of the former Soviet Union and offer cooperation in preventing climate change through better energy technology during a visit to Moscow next week, U.S. officials said.

Russia to Allow U.S. Arms Shipments to Afghanistan
The Associated Press Russia will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a top Kremlin aide said Friday in a gesture aimed at bolstering U.S. military operations and improving strained ties between Washington and Moscow.

When Giving Birth at Home Goes Wrong
By Anna Malpas / The Moscow Times A midwife is on trial after eight home births ended tragically, shedding light on an unregulated practice.

New Rules For Foreign Teachers
The Moscow Times The government has drafted a bill that will oblige foreign teachers to get work permits to work at educational establishments, ostensibly to root out those who promote ethnic hatred and threaten national security.

Metro Gets Air Conditioned Cars
The Moscow Times The new metro trains also feature more doors, bigger windows and video surveillance systems.

Chechen Homes ‘Torched’
The Associated Press Chechen authorities have burned more than two dozen houses in the past year to punish relatives of suspected rebels, and the Kremlin has chosen to ignore the practice, a U.S. rights group said in a report released Thursday.

2nd Soldier Asks Georgia For Asylum
The Moscow Times A soldier appeared on Georgian national television to ask for political asylum Thursday, becoming the second Russian soldier to do so this year.

Media Try to Dig Up Links Between Obama and Russia
The Moscow Times U.S. President Barack Obama enjoys at least two ties to Russia: a love for Pushkin and a cousin who studied in Moscow. Maybe.

2009 U.S.-Russia Summit: Obama in Moscow
Complete coverage of the upcoming U.S.-Russia summit, to be held July 6-8 in Moscow.

Putin Responds to Obama's Criticism
Combined Reports Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday that U.S. President Barack Obama is wrong to suggest that he remains partially mired in a Cold War mindset.

Business

Obama to Visit Half Century After Famed Fair
By Nadia Popova / The Moscow Times Celebrations of the 1959 exhibition are to include the opening of a new Pepsi plant and a reception at the U.S. Embassy.

AvtoVAZ Won’t Last Without State Help
By Maria Antonova / The Moscow Times AvtoVAZ on Thursday announced a loss of 24.7 billion rubles ($791 million) in 2008 and said it may not be able to survive without further state support.

Unilever Scoops Out $140M For Largest Ice Cream Plant
By Maria Ermakova, Jeroen Molenaar / Bloomberg Unilever plans to spend $140 million on building Russia’s largest ice cream factory to tap the country’s increasing appetite for frozen desserts, a company executive said Thursday.

Cherkizovsky Set to Reopen on Friday
The Moscow Times Cherkizovsky Market, which was closed earlier this week for sanitary and storage violations, will reopen Friday morning, a source at the Federal Consumer Protection Service said.

Medvedev Scolds Slow Shipbuilder
Reuters President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday lashed out at shipbuilder Sevmash for delays on a landmark contract with India to refurbish a Soviet-era aircraft carrier.

Ruble Bonds Outpace Dollar Notes
By Denis Maternovsky / The Moscow Times Demand for ruble bonds is also helped because Russian lenders are able to pledge the notes as collateral for loans from the Central Bank, helping create demand for the securities even as the nation remains more badly affected by the global credit crisis than most of its European neighbors.

Finland Approves Nord Stream Environmental Impact Report
By Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg Thursday’s approval of the environmental report prepared by Nord Stream moves the Finnish permitting process forward, allowing the government to begin considering an application for the use of Finland’s Baltic Sea economic zone. The Western Finland Environmental Permit Authority will also consider permits for clearing naval mines from the pipeline’s route.

Sberbank Brushes Off Chinese Rival for Opel
Reuters BAIC, a local partner of German auto manufacturer Daimler assembling Mercedes Saloons in China, is working out a bid to be submitted before a mid-July deadline, a source familiar with the matter said.

Opinion

Obama Should Walk in the Woods With Putin
U.S. President Barack Obama faces a major test of his leadership with his trip to Moscow to meet with Russian leaders. He has invested considerable political capital in the effort to “reset” relations with Russia, yet Moscow’s interests in such a “reset” remain dubious at best.

Arts & Ideas

In the Spotlight
By Anna Malpas / The Moscow Times

It Girl Ksenia Sobchak is never afraid to speak her mind, whether she’s haranguing contestants on her reality show “Dom-2” or sticking the knife into a fellow socialite.

Window on Eurasia

‘Only North Korea Has a Registration System Like Moscow’s’
By Paul Goble / Special to The Moscow Times A group of legal activists is working in the Russian capital to help people moving there comply with the law and work with a government registration system unlike any in the world — except for the one maintained by the regime in North Korea, claims one of the leaders of the “Illegals of Moscow” movement.

“Welding and Fusing” American and Russian Culture
By John Freedman / The Moscow Times As a former mathematician who now runs her own theater in Los Angeles, Olga Petrakova clearly is not cookie-cutter material. FEATURES VIDEO

Business in Brief
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Salt of the Earth
Соль (salt), that ubiquitous crystal white stuff on every kitchen table, looms fairly large in the Russian collective unconscious.

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