Last week there was a visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Belarus where he took part in a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the union state.

• March 24, 2010

Despite the impact of the global economic crisis on all of the economies within the former Soviet Union, averaging a 7 percent decline in GDP in 2009, defense spending has increased in each state with the exception of Belarus (which remained unchanged in 2009 year-on-year at 1.5 percent of GDP).

• March 24, 2010

The man widely seen as China's next leader told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the world's two most powerful emerging market economies should help each other increase their weight in global affairs.

• March 24, 2010

Ukraine wants to solve quickly the current oil transit dispute with Kazakhstan

• March 23, 2010

Talks between Turkey and Azerbaijan over securing gas for Europe have temporarily halted due to disagreements over Turkey's attempts to normalise relations with Azeri arch-enemy Armenia, Turkey said today.

• March 23, 2010

RIA Novosti cited Mr Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister as saying that Turkmen President Mr Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov on recently confirmed the Central Asian republic's readiness to supply the required gas volumes to Russia.

• March 23, 2010

The Renewable energy sector in Russia is expected to grow in the coming years. This analytical report is the first research revealing the market development of renewable energy in Russia.

• March 23, 2010

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin greeted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Moscow Thursday with the same sort of disagreeable surprise that Israel gave Vice President Joe Biden during his visit to the Middle East last week

• March 22, 2010