Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy may discuss problems in negotiating a new natural gas deal when they meet other European leaders in Paris on Dec. 9, a Kremlin spokesman said on Friday.

• Date: 02.12.2019  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2019  |  External Relations

Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz said on Friday that there was still a long way to go before an agreement is reached with Russia on a new gas deal.

• Date: 02.12.2019  |  Published on EGF: 02.12.2019  |  External Relations

President Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin discussed Turkey’s military offensive in Syria in a phone call on Saturday, Turkey’s presidency said.

• Date: 13.11.2019  |  Published on EGF: 13.11.2019  |  External Relations

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the Kurdish YPG militia had not withdrawn from some Syrian border areas and that U.S. forces were still carrying out joint patrols with the group, contrary to an agreement between them.

• Date: 06.11.2019  |  Published on EGF: 06.11.2019  |  External Relations

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday called on Iran to fulfill the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, but said Moscow understood why Tehran was cutting back on its commitments.

• Date: 06.11.2019  |  Published on EGF: 06.11.2019  |  External Relations

Ukraine plans more troop withdrawals in the eastern Donbass region as a confidence building measure to help pave the way for four-way peace talks with Russia, France and Germany, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.

• Date: 04.11.2019  |  Published on EGF: 04.11.2019  |  External Relations

Russia and Hungary on Wednesday signed a first settlement over compensation for tainted oil shipped to Europe via a major oil pipeline earlier this year, with Moscow promising to clinch deals with other countries soon.

• Date: 04.11.2019  |  Published on EGF: 04.11.2019  |  External Relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he welcomed an approval by Denmark to complete the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, saying the decision was in Europe’s interests.

• Date: 04.11.2019  |  Published on EGF: 04.11.2019  |  External Relations