Russia has finally joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) at a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, after 18 years negotiating its membership.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from oddonion.com

Russia, hoping to keep its largest export market from collapsing, will give at least $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help support the struggling euro currency, an aide to President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from salon.com

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official statement from Bulgaria confirming the Balkan country's decision to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon started a tête-à-tête meeting in Kyiv on Thursday, Yanukovych's press service reported.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from ukrvideonews.com

India, Russia likely to sign many agreements New Delhi, Dec 14 : India and Russia are likely to sign over half a dozen agreements in sectors like defence, health, science and technology, tourism, trade, counter terrorism, maritime piracy and energy, including hydrocarbons, civil nuclear energy and renewables during the two-day visit of the Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Moscow beginning on December 15.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from newspolitan.com

Ukraine may have to continue paying a relatively high price for imported Russian gas in 2012, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after Moscow indicated that talks on a new supply deal were far from conclusion.

• Date: 13.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's spokesman says the results of contested parliamentary polls will stand despite massive street protests and a probe by the election authorities.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from news.com.au

According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2011 compared to the same month of the previous year, exports of goods grew by 23% and imports by 26% at current prices. The trade with Russia influenced the increase of exports as well as imports the most.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from stat.ee