EU's Juncker dangles trade ties with Russia-led bloc to Putin
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, suggesting closer trade ties between the 28-nation EU and a Russian-led economic bloc once a ceasefire is implemented in Ukraine.
Russia, China sign contract worth over $2 billion for Su-35 fighter jets
China is to buy a batch of 24 Sukhoi-35 fighter jets from Russia in a deal worth more than $2 billion, an industry source told Reuters on Thursday, in a move that may help the Kremlin's strained finances.
Egypt, Russia sign deal to build a nuclear power plant
Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement on Thursday for Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction.
Russia steps up Syria air strikes, offers France cooperation after bomb confirmation
Russia said on Tuesday it had stepped up air strikes against Islamist militants in Syria with long-range bombers and cruise missiles after the Kremlin said it wanted retribution for those responsible for blowing up a Russian airliner over Egypt.
Russia's Siluanov says Moscow made offer to Ukraine over debt
Russia wants to reach a compromise over Ukraine's debt to Russia and has made an "interesting" offer to settle the issue, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Monday.
Russia bans EgyptAir flights from Nov. 14: officials
Russia has banned incoming flights by Egypt's state-owned airline, a senior Russian diplomat and an official of Moscow's Domodedovo airport said on Friday, two weeks after a Russian jet crash in Sinai that Islamist militants claimed to have caused.
Russian Peace Plan For Syria Dismissed By West, Gulf States
Western and Gulf Arab nations have dismissed a Russian plan for peace and reform in Syria and said it will not form the basis for talks in Vienna this weekend.
U.S. Still Disagrees With Russia, Iran Over Assad's Future
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says that Washington remains at odds with Russia and Iran over Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s future as part of a possible deal to bring an end to the civil war in Syria.
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