21.  Russian liberal groups have been torn apart by rivalry in the past, and the prospects of their union remained unclear.

22.  The decision, which has received nearly nonstop negative coverage on Russian television, prompted a protest from the Russian Foreign Ministry, and from Russian groups in Ukraine.

23.  The leader of an ultranationalist Russian group was stabbed to death and the director of a glass factory was shot and killed, police said Saturday.

24.  The Russian group meeting with the U.S. delegation is to be led by First Deputy Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov, the news agency ITAR-Tass reported.

25.  The Russian group, which includes seven coaches and support staff, arrived in Oklahoma in early September to prepare for the tour.

26.  Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze on Monday accused Russian groups of protecting the accused ringleader of a terrorist group responsible for a wave of assassinations.

27.  However it was not clear whether the Russian group had arrived in connection with the anniversary.

28.  The Russian group Gazprom has been widely tipped as the likely winner of the tender.

29.  The US ambassador to Moscow, Thomas Pickering, noted in a recent interview that hardline Russian nationalist groups had already had a strong impact on Russian foreign policymaking.

30.  The issue of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation still evokes a doomsday image among Russian political groups.