After a century in the economic cold, Russia is close to coming inside, with encouragement and promises of help from an array of Americans, including President Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger and intrigued venture capitalists.

• Date: 21.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

Pushing for the maximum during US President Barack Obama’s visit next month, India is looking to corner a firm commitment from the US to help facilitate India’s entry into the elite Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG).

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from indianexpress.com

China and Russia enjoy a strong partnership that precludes any need or desire for competition, a senior Moscow official said at the conclusion of a state visit in Beijing on Tuesday.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia announced Tuesday that he would attend next month’s summit meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Lisbon and left the door open to the possibility of Moscow cooperating with the alliance on a European missile defense shield.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from nytimes.com

Russia sought to use a summit starting Monday to cement a greater role in Europe's security and foreign policy _ a shift that France and Germany embrace but that's tougher to sell to the rest of the long-divided continent.

• Date: 19.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from azstarnet.com

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's deputy Monday said that Iran would be willing to address the dispute over its nuclear programme in forthcoming talks, even though the Iranian leader has so far declined to discuss it with world powers.

• Date: 19.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from mangalorean.com

Russian troops have withdrawn from a Georgian town which they had occupied since a bitter war between the two countries in 2008.

• Date: 19.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Angela Merkel and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev are due to arrive in the French seaside town of Deauville today for a summit on European security hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

• Date: 18.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from irishtimes.com