Russia’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday said that Moscow had not apologized for an alleged airspace violation the previous day, after South Korea said that a Russian attache had expressed “deep regret” and blamed malfunctioning equipment.

• Date: 24.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 24.07.2019  |  External Relations

Russia on Wednesday accused North Korea of illegally detaining one of its fishing vessels and said it would freeze talks with Pyongyang on fisheries cooperation until the issue was resolved, the RIA news agency reported.

• Date: 24.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 24.07.2019  |  External Relations

Former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday said President Donald Trump wanted him fired because of his investigation into possible obstruction of justice as part of the Russia investigation.

• Date: 24.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 24.07.2019  |  External Relations

Oil futures rose on Friday as tensions over Iran and an extension to output cuts by OPEC and its allies boosted prices, but mixed economic data limited the rally.

• Date: 17.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 17.07.2019  |  Energy

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed that he is aware of Germany’s demand that Ukraine continues to transport gas to Europe after the opening of the Nordstream 2 pipeline, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.

• Date: 15.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 15.07.2019  |  Energy

Russian state gas giant Gazprom is awaiting the formation of a Ukrainian government before starting talks with Kiev on extending a deal to transit Russian gas across Ukraine to Europe, a senior company official said on Tuesday.

• Date: 15.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 15.07.2019  |  Energy

President Vladimir Putin said relations between Moscow and Washington were getting worse and worse, noting in an interview published on Thursday that the current U.S. administration had imposed dozens of sanctions on Russia.

• Date: 15.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 15.07.2019  |  External Relations

The EU has strongly urged Iran to reverse its decision to raise the level at which it enriches uranium beyond that allowed by a 2015 nuclear deal.

• Date: 08.07.2019  |  Published on EGF: 08.07.2019  |  Energy