Setting aside decades of acrimony over President Ronald Reagan's vision of a "Star Wars" missile shield, the United States and Russia have been holding exploratory but serious talks about potential ways to cooperate on missile defense in Europe.

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said that Ukraine will revise its energy strategy for the long- term prospects, local media reported

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from ce.cn

Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius assured that Lithuania is prepared to appeal to the EU institutions with a proposal of imposing restrictions and certain rules on trading electricity from the third parties, which are planning to generate electric power under conditions that do not comply with the requirements of nuclear safety.

• Date: 22.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Japanese companies can participate in production of natural gas in eastern Russia.

• Date: 21.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from boston.com

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed prospects for further cooperation within the EurAsEC framework, the pace of formation of the Customs Union, as well as a range of regional problems, including the situation in Central Asia, aide of the Russian president Sergei Prikhodko said speaking about a meeting of the two countries’ leaders held on Friday.

• Date: 19.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from itar-tass.com

Russia on Thursday weighed alternatives for its ambitious South Stream gas pipeline project amid reports that Turkey was purposely delaying its approval of the route through its Black Sea waters.

• Date: 18.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from france24.com

Since 2009, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, together with the relevant authorities responsible for nuclear and radiation safety and environmental issues has strived to ensure security of nuclear power project planned in Belarus and its safe distance from the capital of Lithuania, Foreign Ministry said in a released statement.

• Date: 18.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

Widespread fear that Japan's nuclear crisis could send radioactive fallout Russia's way is proving a nightmare to public officials in the Pacific regions, but a bonanza for merchants selling everything from face masks and iodine to vodka and wine.

• Date: 17.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from 24.kg