Other Sources, Russia and former Soviet Union

Russia-Belarus oil row may escalate to cuts again MOSCOW/MINSK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia warned onJan. 13it could again reduce oil flows to Belarus due to an unresolved pricing dispute, which has already sparked fears of supplies cuts to Europe and pushed oil prices up.
Jan 13, 2010 at 14:52 | Reuters
Day of Russian Press marked by loss of 20% of periodicals Moscow, January 13 (Interfax) - The Russian print media community is marking the Day of Russian Press on Jan. 13 in a difficult setting.
Jan 13, 2010 at 14:24 | Interfax-Ukraine
IAEA to inspect Kazakhstan nuclear facilities in next two months Astana, January 13 (Interfax) - A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit Kazakhstan in January to February, Deputy Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Aset Magauov has announced.
Jan 13, 2010 at 12:40 | Interfax-Ukraine
U.S. Department of State: High-ranking U.S. diplomat heads to Moscow Washington, January 13 (Interfax) - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns will visit Moscow on Jan. 13-14 for talks on Russian-U.S. relations.
Jan 13, 2010 at 12:03 | Interfax-Ukraine
The Moscow Times: U.S. dethroning Russia as gas king Russia has all but lost its title as the world’s biggest producer of natural gas to the United States, and Moscow appears unlikely to reclaim the No. 1 spot until Gazprom manages to capture new foreign markets.
Jan 13, 2010 at 01:26
RIA Novosti: Russia, Poland resume gas talks Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) resumed natural gas talks on Tuesday amid conflicting reports.
Jan 13, 2010 at 00:03
Bomb hits gas line in Russia's south, disruption small A bomb destroyed part of a main gas pipeline in Russia's Muslim region of Dagestan, but supply disruptions are expected to be minimal, the regional division of Gazprom said.
Jan 12, 2010 at 23:48 | Reuters
Moldova starts association membership talks with EU Moldova has started talks with the European Union on a planned accord to give the country associated membership in the EU.
Jan 12, 2010 at 22:38 | Interfax-Ukraine
RIA Novosti: Too soon for Orthodox, Catholic church heads to meet Ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican have improved in recent years, but the time has not come for a historic meeting of their leaders, a senior Russian bishop said on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2010 at 22:20
RIA Novosti: Medvedev-Erdogan talks to focus on gas, oil, nuclear projects Gas pipelines and a project to build the first nuclear power plant in Turkey, will dominate talks between the Russian president and the visiting Turkish premier on Wednesday, the Kremlin said.
Jan 12, 2010 at 22:17
RadioFreeEurope/ RadioLiberty: Democratic decline continues across former Soviet states The U.S.-based human rights watchdog Freedom House says 2009 saw more setbacks than improvements, with 40 countries and territories covered in its latest survey experiencing declines in democratic freedoms, including most of the post-Soviet area.
Jan 12, 2010 at 21:05
Russia urges energy transit states to use EU alerts MOSCOW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov onJan. 12urged energy transit countries on its border to sign up for an "early warning" mechanism designed to protect European oil and gas consumers from potential supply cuts.
Jan 12, 2010 at 17:47 | Reuters
Russia and U.S. to resume arms control talks MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow will restart talks with Washington on a new arms control treaty this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Jan. 12.
Jan 12, 2010 at 16:00
Pravda: Israel supports Russia’s efforts to preserve truth about World War Two Israeli newspaper Maariv reported that Israeli President Shimon Peres played a significant role in recent Russian-American agreement regarding Europe-based missile defense shield system. In his phone conversations with Obama and during their personal meetings he insisted that abandoning the idea of basing missile defense in Europe was necessary. Why did he have to make efforts that would result in strengthening of Russia’s positions? Read the story here.
Jan 12, 2010 at 14:08
Report: Russia to lease nuclear submarine to India MOSCOW, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Russia will lease one of its newest nuclear-powered submarines to India in the second half of this year, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a Russian Defence Ministry official as saying on Jan. 12.
Jan 12, 2010 at 12:12 | Reuters