Moscow calls for resumption in Transdniestria talks
Moscow is calling for negotiations to resume on settling the conflict over Transdniestria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Grigory Karasin said.
Russia: EU sanctions on Iran 'unacceptable'
Moscow has said the new EU sanctions on Iran will undermine efforts for a political-diplomatic resolution with Iran. Russia backed last month's UN sanctions but condemned unilateral measures by the US and the EU.
Tolerant to Western criticism, Iran is sensitive to Russia's
Moscow and Tehran have been living through a period of chill in their relations. It was evidenced in Moscow's reaction to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent words accusing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of becoming "the spokesman for the Iran' s enemies."
Russia plans biggest sale of state assets since Yeltsin
Russia is planning the largest auction of state assets since Boris Yeltsin's privatisations of the 1990s to improve the public finances.
Will Russia Buy Up Ukraine?
The description of Belarusian President, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, as “pro-Russian” has side-stepped the fact that he is a Soviet Belarusian nationalist which developed after 2002, when he rejected the then Russian President, Vladimir Putin’s, offer to unite both countries
Medvedev, Berlusconi hold talks in Milan
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in Milan on a working visit on Friday, has begun talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Ukraine to double trade turnover with Russia
Ukraine plans to increase the trade turnover with neighboring Russia to more than 50 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2010 from 25.8 billion dollars in 2009
Russia Signs Agreement with USAID on Energy Efficiency
The U.S. International Development and the Russian Energy Agency on July 21 signed a Protocol of Intent to deepen collaboration on energy efficiency, smart grid technology, and clean energy
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