Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom said on Thursday it had made "significant progress" in talks with Ukraine, a key export market and transit route to Europe, and hoped to agree on future supply terms by year end.

• December 1, 2011

Russia on Thursday urged North Korea to halt its uranium enrichment programme after the Stalinist state reported rapid progress on what some experts believe is a second way of making nuclear weapons.

• December 1, 2011

Russia has activated a radar warning system against incoming missiles in its exclave of Kaliningrad on the borders of the European Union, in response to Western plans to deploy a missile-defense shield in Europe.

• November 29, 2011

Russia is sending a flotilla of warships to its naval base in Syria in a show of force which suggests Moscow is willing to defend its interests in the strife-torn country as international pressure mounts on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

• November 28, 2011

The decision by Iran's parliament to expel the British Ambassador to Tehran demonstrates what the Iranian government really thinks about diplomacy – that it is a complete waste of time.

• November 28, 2011

The Ukraine-EU summit, which is scheduled for Dec. 19 in Kyiv, will be held despite strained relations between both sides, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Nov. 26 citing Deputy Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, who heads Ukraine’s delegations to the EU which is negotiating the association agreement.

• November 26, 2011

Russian market should not be the only for the Georgian companies, since it is very unstable, Georgian Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Vera Kobalia said on Friday commenting on "Sarajishvili" company's return to the Russian market.

• November 25, 2011

Russia has agreed to cut gas prices for Belarus and lend Minsk $10 billion to build a nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to local news agencies.

• November 25, 2011