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Russian military facilities in Kyrgyzstan
15:31 17/05/2012
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Ukraine to Launch Shale Gas Production by 2017
16:19 16/05/2012
Ukraine will launch the production of shale gas, seen as an alternative to Russian natural gas, by 2017, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Eduard Stavitsky said on Wednesday.
2Karabakh settlement discussion
04:34 12/05/2012
Nagorny Karabakh, a region in Azerbaijan with a largely Armenian population, has been a source of conflict between the former Soviet republics since the late 1980s. The mountainous province has its own government and is de facto independent. The Madrid principles, put forward in November 2007, stipulate that the occupied Armenian territories surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic should be brought back under Azerbaijan's control. They also envisage a future referendum of self-determination in Karabakh.
Russian-Ukrainian gas deal
16:41 26/04/2012
Ukraine's new leader Viktor Yanukovych is seeking to revise a long-term gas deal by offering Russia a stake in its gas transportation system, which currently accounts for about 80% of Russian natural gas exports to Europe. The project was put on hold during Yushchenko's presidency.
Tymoshenko Moved Back to Prison from Kharkov Clinic
15:55 22/04/2012Belarus Frees Opposition Activist from Prison
13:24 15/04/2012Abkhazia: maintaining peace amid tensions with Georgia
17:40 02/04/2012Kyrgyzstan after ousting President Kurmanbek Bakiyev
02:45 24/03/2012
Bakiyev had to flee the capital Bishkek on April 6 and later his traditional stronghold in the country's south following nationwide protests, which broke out about five years after he came to power as a result of the 2005 Tulip revolution. Bakiyev flew to neighboring Kazakhstan on April 15 and sent his letter of resignation to the interim government by fax the next day.
Belarus Executes Minsk Subway Bombing Convicts
09:54 18/03/2012Riga Mayor Vows to Safeguard Russians’ Interests despite Referendum
14:51 19/02/2012
Riga Mayor Nil Ushakov vowed on Sunday to continue safeguarding the interests of Latvia’s Russian-speaking population despite the referendum results.1Turkmenistan Polls Open to Elect President
10:35 12/02/2012Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
15:04 02/02/2012
The presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a package of deals on November 27, 2009, to create a customs union with common tariffs, paving the way for a single economic space. The Customs Union between the three former Soviet states came into force on January 1
The collapse of the Soviet Union: 20 years on
20:23 13/01/2012
Twenty years ago, in January 1991, the tragic events in the Baltic region triggered a countdown to the end of the Soviet Union. The nuclear superpower that once dominated half the world ceased to exist within a year.
1Situation in Belarus after the presidential elections
14:14 23/12/2011
Poland has imposed an entry ban on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and several state officials following a post-election crackdown on the opposition in Minsk.
South Ossetia elections
01:13 15/11/2011Russia-Belarus gas crisis
18:58 04/11/2011
Belarus refuses to pay the Russian gas price, set at $169 per 1,000 cubic meters for the first quarter of the year and $185 for the second quarter, and has been paying $150 since Jan. 1 instead. Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has warned Belarus' pipeline firm Beltransgaz that it may cut gas supplies from June 21 over the country's debts.
At least 5 killed, 7 injured as three-storey building collapses in Latvia
14:24 16/10/2011Abkhazia's presidential elections
17:43 05/10/2011Lukashenko pardons jailed ex-presidential candidate
12:54 02/10/2011Belarus opposition leader held by police after Warsaw summit
14:17 01/10/2011
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