The Katyn massacre - the 1940 mass murder of thousands of Polish prisoners of war (primarily military officers), intellectuals, policemen, and government officials by the Soviet security services - remains one of the most bitter and contentious issues in Russian-Polish relations.
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, April 8 (RIA Novosti) - The operators of the Sakhalin I and II oil and gas projects off Russia's Pacific Coast produced 3.75 million metric tons (27.5 million barrels) of oil in the first quarter, the regional administration said on Wednesday.