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2 Gorbachev Worries About Missile Plan > print version BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said Wednesday that he viewed a U.S. plan to deploy a missile defense shield in Central Europe as targeting Russia, not Iran. "(On Tuesday) Milos Zeman, the former Czech prime minister, said, ‘What kind of Iran threat do you see? This is a system that is being created against Russia,'" Gorbachev said. "I don't think Zeman is alone in seeing this. We see this as well as he sees it." LATEST NEWS Russian border guards join search for sunken Bulgarian ship crew 13:30 06/01/2008 |Russia's border guards have joined search for eight missing crewmembers of a Bulgarian cargo ship that sank Thursday in the Azov Sea, an emergencies service spokesman said Sunday. Iran has no plans to normalize relations with U.S. 12:39 06/01/2008 | Iran does not intend to restore diplomatic relations with the U.S. broken in 1979, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sunday. Saakashvili in for landslide at Georgia's presidential elections 11:16 06/01/2008 |Former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili is leading at the country's presidential elections with 57.58% of the vote, leaving united opposition candidate Levan Gachechiladze far behind with 22.56%, the Central Election Commission said Sunday. Russia sees international efforts as key to Mideast settlement 18:33 05/01/2008 |Moscow has urged the world community to continue joint efforts in tackling the Middle East crisis under the UN aegis, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Saturday. more news The United States wants to place a radar station in the Czech Republic and intercepter missiles in Poland, saying the components would defend European allies against a possible Iranian strike.

Starbucks Serves it Hot and Freshon Old Arbat

Starbucks recently arrived in the Russian capital - a place where tea still reigns supreme - much to the delight of many expatriates. There is a growing number of chains and independent coffee houses in Moscow - but still just one per 3,817 people. It would seem that Starbucks and its many competitors have some room for expansion, especially when we consider that Paris has one coffee house per 126 people.