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 logo Reuters Pictures 32 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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