The problems in U.S.-Chinese relations affect Russian interests as well. American experts are increasingly concerned about the strengthening of economic relations between China and the Russian Far East. U.S. media have discussed the possibility of American business participation in the development of the Russian Far East. This could involve increasing the capacity of Russian ports in the Pacific Ocean, creating a free trade zone in the Bering Sea or between Alaska and Chukotka, and construction of Russian railways.
Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Monitoring, Rosselkhoznadzor, has imposed restrictions on meat imports from seven Brazilian, U.S., Argentinean and Polish plants starting Wednesday over safety concerns.
A defensive mix-up proved fatal for Russia in Moscow on Tuesday evening as Slovakia took all three points in a Euro 2012 qualifier.
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health, Laurette Onkelinx, of the Francophone Socialist Party, has predicted that Belgium is about to split.