Bulgaria's contract with Russia's Atomstroyexport, commissioned to build the planned 2,000 megawatt Belene nuclear plant on the Danube River, which has stalled over lack of funding, will be extended by six months, reports say.

• October 11, 2010

Russia will pay back Iran's downpayment on an order for a missile system after refusing to fulfil the contract, a top Russian official says.

• October 8, 2010

Japan has submitted a bid to construct a nuclear energy power plant in Turkey through the mediation of Toshiba, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız has said.

• October 8, 2010

Great prospects exist for the cooperation between Russia and China with two-way trade on the rise and high-tech exchange ever increasing, Artem Volynets, a member of the Board of Directors of the RusAl aluminum company, told Xinhua on Wednesday.

• October 7, 2010

Georgia's prime minister said Wednesday that his country will not support Russia's membership in the World Trade Organization unless Moscow allows Georgian customs officials to operate in two disputed territories allied with Russia

• October 7, 2010

Latvia's prime minister said on Wednesday a cooperation deal with an opposition party backed by the country's large Russian-speaking minority would not lead to the party joining the government.

• October 7, 2010

As the Kyrgyz parliamentary elections near, Moscow’s attempts to influence the elections’ outcome is becoming more obvious. By using both its hard and soft power, the Russian leadership has been supporting favorable candidates, while marginalizing others before the vote on October 10.

• October 6, 2010

The Obama administration is hoping for an overwhelming Senate vote this year to ratify the new arms control treaty with Russia, the chief U.S. negotiator said Tuesday.

• October 6, 2010