President Viktor Yushchenko renewed on Wednesday his appeal for a "drastic review" of a 10-year natural gas contract with Russia, which ended the ex-Soviet states" latest pricing and debt row.
Czech Gripen fighters will secure the air space and escort the planes of U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a U.S.-Russia summit in April, the CTK national news agency said on Tuesday.