Russia

Russia

Russians want to work for Gazprom, Rosneft, LUKoil

Article | December 18, 2011 - 6:19pm

Russian gas monopoly Gazprom and oil giant Rosneft, which are state-run companies, and the country’s largest private oil company LUKoil top the list of Russians' employment preferences, according to a poll conducted by the All-Russian Public Opinion Centre (VTsIOM), cited by RIA Novosti.

Comment | Yukos

Yukos

Gazprom to keep binding gas prices to oil prices

Article | December 11, 2011 - 1:13pm

On 7 December, Russian natural gas export monopoly Gazprom said it finds it unacceptable to move away from the existing gas pricing formula that is dependent on oil prices.

Comment | Russia

Russia

Are voters fed up with Putin?

Article | December 6, 2011 - 3:47pm

United Russia may lack serious opposition but the poor showing of Russia’s ruling party in the 4 December parliamentary elections has weakened Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who will face voters in March in a presidential election.

Comment | Moscow theater hostage crisis

Moscow theater hostage crisis

Russia to send northern fleet warships to Syria

Article | December 4, 2011 - 5:13pm

Russia will send warships from its Arctic Sea fleet for naval manoeuvres off the coast of Syria, Interfax quoted Nikolai Makarov, head of the Russian general staff, as saying on 29 November. "This is regularly scheduled training," Makarov said. "We are not sending the ships directly to Syria per se."

Comment | Tartus

Tartus

Russia activates radar missile warning system near EU

Article | December 4, 2011 - 5:12pm

On 29 November, Russia activated a radar warning system against incoming missiles in its exclave of Kaliningrad on the borders of the EU, in response to Western plans for a US missile shield in Europe, news agencies reported.

Comment | War

War

Russia, Iraq discuss arms deal in Baghdad

Article | December 4, 2011 - 5:12pm

On 1 December, an Iraqi delegation was visiting Moscow to negotiate an arms deal aimed at boosting the country's security capabilities after a scheduled US military pullout, a member of the parliament's Security and Defence Committee, Falah Zidan, said. "

Comment | Russia

Russia

EU set for Eastern Neighbourhood Action Plan

Article | November 28, 2011 - 1:13pm

On 28 November, the European Commission adopted the second part of the 2011 regional Action Plan for the Eastern Neighbourhood, addressing challenges in sectors relevant for the whole region, such as integrated border management, territorial co-operation, youth, climate change and transport.

Comment | Ukraine

Ukraine

Moscow: New sanctions against Iran unacceptable

Article | November 26, 2011 - 1:08pm

New international sanctions against Iran for its alleged efforts to develop a nuclear weapon are unacceptable and will only worsen chances of a negotiated solution, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on 22 November.

Comment | War in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan

Lavrov calls for Trans- Dniester status within Moldova

Article | November 26, 2011 - 1:05pm

On 22 November, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a visit to Moldova that the separatist region of Trans-Dniester, which is supported but not recognised by Moscow, should have a special status within Moldova, a former Soviet Republic of some 4.1 million.

Comment | Vlad Filat

Vlad Filat

Ukraine pressure: Nord Stream line two speeds up

Article | November 16, 2011 - 7:30pm

The second line of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany is going faster than planned, Nord Stream’s Deputy Communications Director Jens D. Müller told New Europe on 16 November.

Comment | Greifswald

Greifswald

GDP increases 4.8% in Q3

Article | November 16, 2011 - 5:21pm

Russia's GDP grew 4.8% in the third quarter this year, the state statistics agency Rosstat said on 14 November. This figure was more modest than the earlier forecast by Economic Development Ministry, which had predicted the growth in the third quarter would exceed 5%.

Comment | Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

Syrian opposition urges Russia to pressure al-Assad

Article | November 16, 2011 - 5:20pm

On 15 November, a key Syrian opposition figure called for a tougher stance by the Kremlin against the government of President Bashar al-Assad to end the violence in Syria. Interfax quoted Burhan Ghalioun, head of the Syrian National Council, as saying Russia should join international efforts to pressure al-Assad to halt army attacks on...

Comment | Western Asia

Western Asia