The United Nations' highest court threw out Georgia's complaint accusing Russia and separatist militias of years of ethnic cleansing in two breakaway Georgian provinces.

• Date: 02.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from nujournal.com

The first stage of a program to modernize Ukraine's gas transportation system with international participation will be launched in June, Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boyko said.

• Date: 02.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from rian.ru

Russia is setting up a special motorised infantry brigade of troops ready to fight in the Arctic as tensions over the region's allegedly vast oil and gas wealth reserves grow.

• Date: 01.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 01.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from telegraph.co.uk

Polish-Russian relations fluctuate to the rhythm of political events: from a thaw following President Dmitriy Medvedev's visit, to a cooling after the publication of the Interstate Aviation Commission [MAK] report [investigating the presidential plane crash near Smolensk last year]. Is it possible for business deals to be struck under such conditions?

• Date: 31.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 31.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from tradingcharts.com

The Obama administration on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a state-owned energy company in Belarus over a $500 million investment with an Iranian firm accused of contributing to Iran's suspect nuclear program.

• Date: 30.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from seattletimes.com

On March 28, association Belarus Watch held discussion in the Lithuanian Seimas, dedicated to the future abolition of the visa regime between the EU and Belarus, the news agency telegraf.by reports. The event was attended by the Lithuanian politicians, the Belarusian social activists and experts, as well as representatives of various non-governmental organizations.

• Date: 30.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from baltic-course.com

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “Russia and Kyrgyzstan are interested in suppression of Afghan threats” after meeting with Kyrgyz counterpart Ruslan Kazakbaev

• Date: 29.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg

Only a year ago, Russia's dominance as a global energy supplier was threatened by low gas prices and a reputation as an unreliable trade partner. But with the world now shaken by Japan's natural disasters and uprisings across the Middle East, the country is back at the heart of the market - and cashing in

• Date: 27.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from chron.com