Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin greeted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Moscow Thursday with the same sort of disagreeable surprise that Israel gave Vice President Joe Biden during his visit to the Middle East last week

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from post-gazette.com

TWO summits in three months is unusual, even considering the strategic ties India and Russia have nurtured for over five decades.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from New Straits Times

China and Russia signed 15 deals cumulatively worth $1.6 billion in the Russian city of Vladivostok over the weekend, with more coming up on Monday.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

Thousands rallied across Russia Saturday to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from wtnh.com

U.S. and Russian negotiators are "at the finish line" in negotiating a major agreement to cut the number of nuclear warheads each side has deployed against the other, with just one or two issues left to resolve, officials said Thursday.

• Date: 20.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

Representatives of environmental organizations and the society argue that Lithuania should speak out clearly against the construction of nuclear power plant in Astraviec, Belarus. According to them, the Government must present a negative opinion regarding the report on the impact of Belarusian nuclear power plant to the environment.

• Date: 20.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

Russian President Medvedev made it clear from the beginning that he does not stand in Vladimir Putin's shadow. Two years into his presidency, Medvedev is making a play for more power as he seeks to assert himself.

• Date: 19.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

• Date: 19.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from Business Report