* Russian and Belarusian officials concluded two days of energy and trade talks in Moscow and signed a bilateral agreement slashing Russia's oil export duty for Belarus from $180.7 to $53 per metric ton and establishing 70% compensation for Russia for Belarus's exports of refined Russian oil in 2007, a source in the Russian delegation said
// Jan. 13, 2007 - 07:01 GMT
* The U.S. sanctions against several Russian companies are unjustified and unfair, a senior Russian member of parliament said
// Jan. 06, 2007 - 07:15 GMT
* A Belarusian Energy Ministry delegation arrived in Moscow for talks on the gas price for 2007. A spokesman for Russia's Gazprom gas giant said an agreement would hopefully be reached by January 1
// Dec. 30, 2006 - 08:07 GMT
* Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in Moscow to discuss the situation in Lebanon
// Dec. 16, 2006 - 07:15 GMT
* Investigation of Russian security service defector Alexander Litvinenko's death in London:
// Dec. 07, 2006 - 05:35 GMT
* A British Airways airliner singled out for radiation tests as part of investigations into the death of Russian ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko has left Moscow for London, the airport's press service said
// Dec. 02, 2006 - 08:13 GMT
* Russia's natural gas price for Belarus will be quadrupled to $200 per 1,000 cubic meters in 2007, said Russia's ambassador to Belarus
// Nov. 04, 2006 - 07:18 GMT
* Russian President Vladimir Putin said following an informal EU summit in Finland:
// Oct. 21, 2006 - 06:11 GMT
* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement to start demarcating the disputed areas of the countries' shared border
// Oct. 17, 2006 - 04:36 GMT
* Russia's prosecutor General Yury Chaika took an investigation into the killing of Novaya Gazeta reporter Anna Politkovskaya, known for articles criticizing Russian authorities' actions in Chechnya, under his personal control
// Oct. 09, 2006 - 04:36 GMT