* A survey conducted by the Ukrainian center for regional information issues showed almost half of Ukrainians (47.7%) have a negative view of the "orange revolution" and its consequences
* The State Duma wants to determine the source of funds the Communist Party is using to finance its "popular referendum"
* Stichting Greenpeace Council, the organization that holds the rights to the Greenpeace trademark, called on the Moscow Prosecutor's Office to investigate political party Rodina for illegally using the brand
* The Russian Embassy's refusal to issue a visa to a Georgian lawmaker sparked heated debates in the Georgian parliament over whether the country should stay in the CIS
* The State Duma passed the 2006 federal draft budget in its third reading
* The Russian Interior Ministry and Federal Security Service eliminated a group of international terrorists in Chechnya and their leader, Jaber, a Saudi mercenary who was an al-Qaeda representative in the North Caucasus
* The Moscow Federal Arbitration Court upheld a decision to charge embattled oil major Yukos 170 billion rubles ($5.9 billion) in tax arrears for 2003
* The Central Bank of Russia said GDP growth in 2006 could reach 6.1% if Russian oil sells at $60 per barrel
* The Agriculture Ministry said that as of November 18 bird flu was still affecting five villages in Russia
