Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko before a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Moscow June 14, 2009. CSTO groups Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Belarus on Sunday signalled a growing rift with Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko did not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest against a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) speaks with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and presidential aide Sergei Prikhodko before a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Moscow June 14, 2009. CSTO groups Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Belarus on Sunday signalled a growing rift with Russia, saying President Alexander Lukashenko did not attend a security summit in Moscow in protest against a Russian ban on dairy imports from Belarus.

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