Russian attendance at Nato summit confirmed
Russia has accepted an invitation to Nato's forthcoming Lisbon meeting. Islamist rebels attack Chechen capital. Rifle fire hits Pentagon. New report casts doubt on North Korean nuclear technology containment strategies. All this and more in today's security briefing. Russia has accepted an invitation to attend next month’s Nato summit meeting in Lisbon, according to press reports this week. The announcement was made following two days of talks between President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the French town of Deauville. The Lisbon meeting, scheduled for 19-20 November, is expected to set the terms for Nato’s defence thinking and spending over the next ten years, and is likely to cover such topics as structural reform, Nato's strategic concept, missile defence, and, specifically, its relationship with Russia. It is hoped that Russia will play a greater and more harmonious role both in Afghanistan and with regard to European anti-terrorism...