TODAY: Medvedev allegedly advises football player on how to dodge police; WTO talks continue to see barriers; Politkovskaya suspect released; UN backs Georgia’s claim that Russia is giving military aid to Abkhazia; EU to begin Russia talks in late June; bloggers respond to Wogan. Russia’s WTO negotiator avoided a concrete timeline for entry into the trade body as “major barriers” promised to hinder talks, even after 14 years of negotiations. Regional Development Minister Dmitry Kozak has proposed the creation of a Residential Construction Fund, which would take land from federal government bodies and give it to the regions to develop housing. Based on video footage, witnesses and radar records, the UN report backs up Georgia’s claim that Russia is giving military aid to Abkhazia. The EU now hopes to begin talks with Russia on a new partnership at a summit in Khanty-Mansiisk in late June. One UK paper thinks a legally binding agreement “could force Russian authorities to extradite” Alexander Lugovoi.