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	17 February 2010
	Current Affairs

	The defeated candidate in Ukraine's recent presidential election run-off, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, has filed a legal challenge to the result.

	Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region said on Tuesday it would allow sponsor Russia to build a military base on its soil for land troops, strengthening the region's dependence on Moscow and provoking ire from Tbilisi.

	Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday set February 25 for the inauguration of Viktor Yanukovich as president while his rival, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, launched a challenge to his election in court.



	Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin demanded the Russian armed forces be equipped with modern weapons during a government meeting to discuss Russia's 2011-2020 military program late on Tuesday.

	Business & Economics

	Gazprom's CEO Alexei Miller, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met to discuss the implementation of the South Stream project's pre-investment stage.

	The following companies may be active in Russian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are from the previous close of trading in Moscow.

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