MOSCOW. (Vladimir Yevseyev for RIA Novosti) - On January 19 of this year Iran"s government prohibited a Russian plane carrying a Su-27SKM fighter (a modernized export version of the basic model) from flying over its territory to Bahrain, which was hosting the Bahrain International Airshow (BIAS-2010). Although permission was granted by the end of the day, this indicates a cooling, rather than merely an annoying misunderstanding, in Russian-Iranian steadily developing relations.
MOSCOW, January 31 (RIA Novosti) - Even as Russian No. 3 seed Dinara Safina prepared to play Serena Williams in the final of the Australian Open, Russia was celebrating a victory in Melbourne on Saturday.