Russia in gas row with Belarus
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Russia and Belarus are no closer to resolving a dispute over demands that the latter pays more for gas imports.
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The ex-Soviet state Lithuania came out Wednesday in favour of a missile shield in Europe, pouring fuel on the heated row between Washington and Moscow over a project that Russia warns could reignite an arms race.
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The Belarussian Foreign Ministry has expressed displeasure with the fact that U.S. secretary of state nominee Condoleezza Rice mentioned Belarus among the countries she labeled as "outposts of tyranny" while ...
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Ex-Soviet Belarus agreed to join forces with Russia in opposing U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe on Friday after the Kremlin patched up differences with its strategic ally by promising cheap gas next year.
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ASHGABAT: The Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan said yesterday it had carried out a threat to cut gas supplies to Russia and Ukraine but was ready to turn the pumps back on in return for higher prices.
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Despite international criticism and opposition protests, Russia has avoided casting any doubts on the outcome of a controversial referendum in Belarus, a former Soviet state which Moscow sees as a buffer ...
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Russia and Israel are at loggerheads over Moscow's alleged intention to sell modern missile systems to Syria.
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Poland wants talks with Germany and Russia about a controversial Baltic Sea gas pipeline project steered by Russian giant Gazprom, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in an interview published Monday.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria  - Russia and the United States on  Tuesday clashed over efforts to win influence in Ukraine and  other former Soviet republics, with Moscow warning the West  against interference and Washington rejecting the charge.
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A row breaks out between the US and Russia as Washington accuses Moscow of bullying its smaller neighbours.
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Russian officials turned up the pressure on the massive Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, as what is shaping up to be a bitter international dispute dominated an energy conference in Russia's Far East.
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Belarus' Foreign Ministry said the visa restrictions introduced by the European Union against a number of Belarussian officials continue the policy of pressure.
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Russia and the United States on Tuesday clashed over efforts to win influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, with Moscow warning the West against interference and Washington rejecting the charge.
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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov has protested against US plans to set up a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic but vowed that Moscow would not be drawn into any arms race.
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A union between Russia and Belarus was pushed back further Monday when President Vladimir Putin told his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that the countries would not be able to agree on a common currency at least until 2006.
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Police clash with opposition activists, who protest against the nationwide referendum preliminary results in a square near the presidential administration, in Minsk, Belarus, Oct 18, 2004.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced an agreement with neighboring Belarus on gas supplies, ending a dispute over the issue.