* A diplomatic source in Brussels said the European Union had proposed banning 31 Belarusian officials from entering its territory, including President Alexander Lukashenko
* Moscow prosecutors ordered the arrest of four suspects in a Monday attack on NTV television producer Elkhan Mirzoyev
* The Belarusian Foreign Ministry urged the European Union not to impose sanctions on Belarus
* Russia's chief doctor Gennady Onishchenko said there were no political motives behind Russia's ban on Georgian and Moldovan wines
* The head of Russia's nuclear power agency said Russia was delivering low-enriched uranium to India while being guided by security interests
* The Russian deputy economics minister said the country hoped that Argentina would recognize its market economy status after the signing of a bilateral memorandum on Russia's accession to the WTO