Main news of November 26

A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said his country was considering joining the Customs Union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

* Whistleblower website WikiLeaks, which has published hundreds of U.S. war logs, has announced a pending release of the U.S. Department of State's secret correspondence, a Russian business daily said

RUSSIA

* The work of the Moscow city government should be open and transparent, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow fully supports Ukraine's decision to remain a non-allied state

* Deputies from the lower house of Russia's parliament, the Duma approved a declaration on Friday recognizing the 1940 Katyn massacre of Polish officers as a crime committed by Stalin's regime

* Russia and the European Union must strengthen their ties in order to stay competitive in today's world, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will deliver his third state of the nation address to both houses of parliament in the Grand Kremlin Palace on November 30

BUSINESS

* Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on the European Union to start discussing his initiative on a common economic space between Russia and the EU

* Moscow and Kiev signed an agreement regulating changes in oil transit tariffs for Russian oil through Ukrainian territory

* The European Union should consult with Russia on energy development issues to avoid conflicts, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

* Russia will in the next months simplify the procedure for foreigners to buy shares in strategic sectors of economy, Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said

SCIENCE

* A Russian governmental commission has approved the main and back-up crews for a new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS)

* The Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft with a crew of three undocked from the International Space Station in the automated mode