Yalta forum returns to Moscow, focuses on global cooperation
The Yalta International Economic Forum will be held in Moscow for the second time, Georgy Muradov, Permanent…
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Russia won’t take steps on Ukrainian grain export deal until after investigation –…
Russia will not take any steps on the Ukrainian grain export initiative abandoned by Moscow, after a full…
Russia suspends Ukrainian grain export deal, following attack on Sevastopol
Russia has suspended its participation in UN-brokered agreement to export grain for Ukraine, following drone…
Germany says Crimean turbine scandal souring relations with Russia
Germany has warned Russia that breaches of sanctions including the relocation to Crimea of four gas turbines…
Siemens in dispute with Russia over diverted turbines
Germany's industrial giant Siemens says at least two gas turbines it has supplied to a Russian company have been…
US-Russia Cold War relations threaten global security, says VTB president
U.S.-Russia relations have regressed to levels of hostility not seen since the Cold War era but improved relations…
Putin flies to Crimea amid war games and tension with Kiev
Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday a day after staging war games there, and said he hoped Ukraine…
Putin discusses Crimea security after alleged Ukrainian incursions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with his Security Council to discuss additional security…
Kerry says Syria truce may not lead to political solution
Secretary of State John Kerry told Congress on Tuesday that he can't be sure the cease-fire agreement in Syria…
US Secretary of State Kerry to meet Putin in Moscow next week
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will hold talks next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Syria and…
Russia halts gas supplies to Ukraine, mulling coal cut off over Crimea
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Moscow would cut gas supplies to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday…
Putin says Russia was Ready for Nuclear Confrontation over Crimea
Moscow was ready to put its nuclear forces on alert to ensure Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine last year,…
Ukraine’s New Leader Stands Up To Moscow Over Crimea And Europe
Ukraine's new president Petro Poroshenko said his country would never give up Crimea and would not compromise on…
G7 Powers Commit to Imposing New Sanctions on Russia
The Group of Seven rich countries have agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, a…
Israeli Gas Holds Promise of Better Ties with Neighbors
Israel's drive to export its new-found natural gas could help to rebuild strained ties with old regional…
Russia Says Expects Answers on NATO Troops in Eastern Europe
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday Russia wanted answers from NATO regarding its activities in…
Russian Troops Seize Ukraine Marine Base In Crimea: Soldiers
Russian troops used stun grenades to force their way into a Ukrainian marine base in Crimea early on Monday,…
Russian Forces Storm Ukraine Base in Crimea, U.S. Sees ‘Dark Path’ to…
The United States warned Moscow it was on a "dark path" to isolation on Wednesday after Russian troops backed by…
Obama National Security Aides Meet to Discuss Ukraine
President Barack Obama's national security team discussed the Ukraine crisis in a session at the White House on…
Crimea to Vote on Joining Russia, Moscow Wields U.N. Veto
Pro-Russian leaders in Crimea made final preparations on Saturday for a referendum widely expected to transfer…
TIMELINE: Ukraine Crisis: Two Weeks of Escalation
Key events in two weeks that saw dozens killed in Ukraine's deadliest post-independence violence, the president…