Italy and Russia signed on Monday an important agreement of cooperation in the nuclear sector aimed at exchanging technological know-how and building new power plants.

• Date: 28.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2010  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

Moscow and Oslo have reached an agreement on the demarcation of maritime borders after almost 40 years of talks.

• Date: 27.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from rt.com

Chaos has erupted in the Ukrainian parliament during a debate over the extension of the lease on a Russian naval base in Ukraine.

• Date: 27.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2010  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has recently told Iran that there will be "serious consequences" if Tehran keeps its stance on the nuclear issue. Lavrov's remarks were considered as the most serious warning Russia has issued to Iran so far.

• Date: 27.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily

Energy cooperation and the demarcation of Russian-Norwegian maritime borders will be the key issues during talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Norway's top officials on April 26-27 in Oslo, the Russian presidential aide has said.

• Date: 27.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2010  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

A new, warmer Arctic cannot continue to operate under rules that assume it is ice-covered and essentially closed to fishing, resource exploration and development and shipping, WWF said today as it launched a group of reports on protecting a newly accessible, highly vulnerable environment with profound significance for global climate, the global economy and global security.

• Date: 27.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2010  |  Markets  |  from panda.org

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched in front of the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, protesting a deal reached earlier this week to extend Russia's military presence in the former Soviet Republic, national news media reported.

• Date: 26.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from cnn.com

Russia and Austria signed a deal Saturday that will expand Moscow's position of strength in supplying Europe with natural gas by allowing it to expand a planned pipeline further into the EU.

• Date: 26.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2010  |  Energy  |  from kansascity.com