U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine and other issues, the United States said on Monday in a statement that made no mention of their deep disagreements.

• Date: 11.05.2015  |  Published on EGF: 11.05.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.

• Date: 10.05.2015  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Energy, transport and finance deals are likely to be on the agenda as Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a three-day visit to Russia, where he will attend World War Two commemorations.

• Date: 08.05.2015  |  Published on EGF: 08.05.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will discuss the crisis in Ukraine at talks in Moscow on Sunday, a Kremlin aide said on Wednesday.

• Date: 06.05.2015  |  Published on EGF: 06.05.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Italian refiner Saras (SRS.MI) and Russian energy giant Rosneft (ROSN.MM) have called off plans to set up a trading joint venture, Saras Managing Director Dario Scaffardi said on Tuesday.

• Date: 29.04.2015  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2015  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

President Vladimir Putin accused some of Russia's "quasi-partners" on Monday of counting on the country's collapse by cutting its banks off from the global financial system at a time when oil prices had plunged.

• Date: 27.04.2015  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow's seizure of Crimea righted a historical injustice, according to news agency reports on Sunday citing a new documentary film.

• Date: 26.04.2015  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia and France are close to reaching an agreement for Paris to cancel a frozen contract on the sale of Mistral helicopter carriers and reimburse Moscow, a Russian source close to talks indicated on Friday.

• Date: 24.04.2015  |  Published on EGF: 24.04.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/