Kyiv says it will approve a ban on the import of some Russian goods in response to similar actions by Moscow.

• Date: 30.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 30.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.rferl.org

Ukraine's parliament has approved a bill that allows the government to impose a trade embargo against Russia, a week after Russia announced a food embargo against Ukraine.

• Date: 24.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 24.12.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.rferl.org

Swiss commodities trader Trafigura is expanding its ties with Russia's Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and is set to become the biggest buyer from the sanctions-hit Kremlin oil major when it adds refined products to its already huge purchases of crude oil.

• Date: 21.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 21.12.2015  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com

The European Union failed to allay Russia's concerns about Ukraine's free-trade accord with the 28-nation bloc on Monday, leaving Kiev to face Russian retaliation through tighter bilateral trade rules from 2016.

• Date: 21.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 21.12.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com

India's prime minister is expected to promote deals for Russian nuclear reactors and military helicopters worth billions of dollars on a trip to Moscow next week, attracted by promises to transfer technology that Western nations have been slow to make.

• Date: 18.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2015  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered his government to suspend Russia's free trade zone with Ukraine from Jan. 1, making good on Moscow's threats to Kiev which seeks closer ties with the European Union.

• Date: 16.12.2015  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday, four days after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian-Turkish border.

• Date: 28.11.2015  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Oil prices jumped and government debt prices edged up on Tuesday after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, adding to worries about tensions in the Middle East.

• Date: 24.11.2015  |  Published on EGF: 24.11.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/