* President Vladimir Putin said he foresaw no major constitutional changes to extend the presidential term
* Russia successfully conducted the first in-flight test of its new Bulava strategic ballistic missile in a White Sea trial
* Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko appointed several new ministers
* Ukrainian Prime Minister Yury Yekhanurov said he would arrive in Russia September 30 on a routine visit
* The United States agreed to withdraw its contingent from the Khanabad base according to the timetable set by the Uzbek government
* EU, U.S. will join next round of talks on Transdnestr settlement set for late October
* The head of Russia's Federal Agency for Nuclear Power said peaceful nuclear cooperation with Iran should be continued
* Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said Gazprom shares would be liberalized by the end of the year
* Companies working on the Sakhalin-I oil and natural gas project signed contracts to supply natural gas to the Khabarovsk territory
