Russia should not congratulate Viktor Yanukovych until he officially becomes Ukraine"s president to avoid repeating its mistake of 2004, the speaker of the lower house of parliament warned on Tuesday.
Russia has sent no invitation to Georgian military officials to participate in the May 9 Victory Day parade on Moscow"s Red Square, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Russia"s Nikita Kriukov and Alexander Panzhinskiy won gold and silver respectively putting an end to Russia"s medal draught on the sixth day of the Olympic Games in Vancouver.