Russia is sending a flotilla of warships to its naval base in Syria in a show of force which suggests Moscow is willing to defend its interests in the strife-torn country as international pressure mounts on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

• Date: 28.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from jpost.com

The Ukraine-EU summit, which is scheduled for Dec. 19 in Kyiv, will be held despite strained relations between both sides, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Nov. 26 citing Deputy Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, who heads Ukraine’s delegations to the EU which is negotiating the association agreement.

• Date: 26.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from kyivpost.com

Russia has agreed to cut gas prices for Belarus and lend Minsk $10 billion to build a nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday, according to local news agencies.

• Date: 25.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Russian market should not be the only for the Georgian companies, since it is very unstable, Georgian Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Vera Kobalia said on Friday commenting on "Sarajishvili" company's return to the Russian market.

• Date: 25.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Russia has threatened to deploy missiles to target the US missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow's concerns about its plans.

• Date: 24.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has once again returned to the idea of creating a common grain pool of three countries: Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia, the Ukrainian prime minister's spokesman, Vitaliy Lukyanenko, said in Astana on Thursday.

• Date: 24.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from kyivpost.com

Russian Federation Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed on behalf of Russia, while inking the document for France was French Prime Minister Francois Fillon.

• Date: 23.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from oilprice.com

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov Igor Ivanovich met in Hanoi on Monday for their meeting as co-chairs of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (CETSTC).

• Date: 22.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from cri.cn