Neither Side is Ready to Make the Concessions Needed to Move EU-Russia Relations Forward.

• Date: 01.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.07.2010  |  External Relations  |  from neftegaz.ru

Is the thaw in relations between Poland and Russia sustainable? The Polish presidential election campaign and recent trends in Russian foreign policy highlight the key factors in play

• Date: 01.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.07.2010  |  External Relations  |  from inside.org.au

Today, relations between Russia and the West focus mainly on the “reset,” as well as cooperation on modernization and Western investments in Russia.

• Date: 30.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 30.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from themoscowtimes.com

Russia and the US were facing their most serious diplomatic crisis of the Obama era last night after the Kremlin angrily denounced the arrest of 10 US-based Russian spies and said the FBI operation was an unsavoury cold war plot.

• Date: 30.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 30.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

Lithuanian companies are seeking to expand to Belarus and make investments, Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said in Minsk

• Date: 29.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 29.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from tradingcharts.com

Russia proposes to involve Ukrainian enterprises in the disposal of ammunition, armaments and military equipment of the RF Black Sea Fleet, Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov told Russian journalists on Friday on the results of the 3rd meeting of the subcommittee on security matters of the Ukraine-Russia intergovernmental commission that was held in the seaside Partenit settlement

• Date: 28.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from itar-tass.com

If the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan were to be the litmus test, the United States' "reset" of ties with Russia appears only selectively genuine. Kyrgyzstan is a perfect case for the two powers to agree to tactical cooperation, as there are significant common interests - and yet that is not happening.

• Date: 25.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from atimes.com

President Barack Obama said Thursday he will help Russia accelerate its bid to join the World Trade Organization, and told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he hopes Russia can clear final hurdles to accession as early as September 30.

• Date: 25.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from wsj.com