Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon started a tête-à-tête meeting in Kyiv on Thursday, Yanukovych's press service reported.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from ukrvideonews.com

India, Russia likely to sign many agreements New Delhi, Dec 14 : India and Russia are likely to sign over half a dozen agreements in sectors like defence, health, science and technology, tourism, trade, counter terrorism, maritime piracy and energy, including hydrocarbons, civil nuclear energy and renewables during the two-day visit of the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Moscow beginning on December 15.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from newspolitan.com

Ukraine may have to continue paying a relatively high price for imported Russian gas in 2012, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after Moscow indicated that talks on a new supply deal were far from conclusion.

• Date: 13.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's spokesman says the results of contested parliamentary polls will stand despite massive street protests and a probe by the election authorities.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from news.com.au

According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2011 compared to the same month of the previous year, exports of goods grew by 23% and imports by 26% at current prices. The trade with Russia influenced the increase of exports as well as imports the most.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from stat.ee

A draft interstate Ukrainian-Russian 'gas' agreement foresees the creation of two joint ventures jointly with OAO Gazprom (50% and 50% stakes) on the basis of the Ukrainian gas transportation system, according to the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia Ukraine weekly, with reference to its own sources.

• Date: 10.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from ukrvideonews.com

Thousands of people have attended the biggest anti-government rally in the Russian capital Moscow since the fall of the Soviet Union.

• Date: 10.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Russia announced that it will not join any efforts to sanction Iran’s oil and gas sector..

• Date: 09.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from radiozamaneh.com