In the new Russia, Italy sees a sound political and economic partner, having given a careful reading of the socio-political events in Russia, accurately interpreting Russia’s complex geopolitical spheres of interest.

• Date: 17.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kostyantyn Gryshchenko convened the third session of the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission on February 15 in Washington, DC. The Commission's aim is to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries.

• Date: 17.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from newsblaze.com

Ukraine aims to attract private investment in government-run coal mines to increase production, Deputy Coal and Energy Minister Ihor Popovych said. The government has drawn up investment plans for state mines in 2011 envisaging 5.5 billion hryvnia ($691 million) of spending, Popovych said in an interview published today by official government newspaper Uryadovyi Kurier.

• Date: 16.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from kyivpost.com

Poland will probably import electric energy from the Russian nuclear power plant in the Kaliningrad Oblast which is currently under construction

• Date: 16.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from warsawvoice.pl

Russia is perplexed as to whether to keep its efforts for the construction of the second Bulgarian nuclear power plant "Belene" or to renounce the deal and seek penalty payments from Bulgaria

• Date: 15.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

The EU's new partnerships with energy-rich Central Asian countries do not threaten Russian gas sales to Europe, the EU's energy commissioner says.

• Date: 11.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk

Japan is closely monitoring stepped-up activity by Russia's military near disputed islands, Japan's chief spokesman said on Thursday after Moscow said it would deploy new weapons to the area.

• Date: 10.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from Yahoo! news

A year after taking office with a vow to pursue close ties to Russia, the Ukrainian president is overseeing a broad crackdown on the pro-Western opposition that mirrors the kind of pressure tactics used by his allies in the Kremlin.

• Date: 10.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.02.2011  |  Markets  |  from nytimes.com