Opinion: Putin's visit to Katyn is itself an historic event
On Wednesday, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk met to remember the massacre at Katyn 70 years ago. DW's Bartosz Dudek calls this a milestone for Russian-Polish relations.
US and Russia to sign arms deal
The US and Russian presidents prepare to sign a landmark nuclear arms treaty in the Czech capital, Prague.
Construction begins on Nord Stream fuel pipeline
The European Union gets much of its natural gas from Russia. This week, workers began building the first part of a 1,220-kilometer pipeline stretching under the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany.
Turkish auto industry looking at Russian opportunities
Turkey’s two main automobile associations met Tuesday with Russian auto companies, agreeing to increase cooperation.
Russia 'may sell $5 billion of weapons to Venezuela'
The Russian prime minister met Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas on Friday to discuss oil, defence and nuclear energy cooperation, although no new no arms agreements were signed
Ukraine scraps NATO accession plans
The Ukrainian president has dissolved the commission which was to work towards NATO membership. It's the latest move to abandon the pro-western stance of the 'Orange Revolution' and re-establish ties with Russia.
Russia still hopes diplomacy to solve Iran standoff
Russia still hopes for a diplomatic solution to the standoff over Iran's nuclear programme, a deputy foreign minister said Monday, as the West steps up pressure for new sanctions against
Russia flexes its military muscles with Western airspace violations
An increase in incidents where Russian warplanes have infiltrated the sovereign airspace of EU and NATO countries is causing concern among European defense chiefs. Experts believe the Russian bear is flexing its muscles.
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