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Supply back to normal level for most member states, but problems remain in Germany, Italy and Romania. Gas flows from Russia have returned to normal levels in most of the EU...

UN resolution calls for an end to violence and "Syrian-led transition". The EU has condemned Russia and China for vetoing a

Decrease in supply sparks fears of another energy crisis. A sharp drop in Russian gas supplies has been reported in eight member states, sparking fears of a repeat of the...

A tale of spying gone wrong could have serious ramifications for those trying to hold the authorities to account. As Russia's election on 4 March draws near, the Kremlin...

India's refusal to condemn the Syrian regime is the latest example of how it differs from the EU on major international questions.

The man whose victory brings change to Transdniestria after two decades. The weight of expectations is heavy enough for any new political leader to shoulder, but the burden...

Protesters are back on the streets of Moscow, but the rest of the world does not seem to care. Twenty years ago, the new democratic leaders of Russia were left to be dragged...

Lithuania's foreign minister enjoys a scrap. One would think that, for a small country integrated into the heavyweight machinery of alliances such as the EU and NATO, foreign...

Russia's leaders are discovering that what was accepted yesterday is regarded as intolerable today. Russia is not Egypt. And Moscow is not on the eve of revolution as Cairo...

A successful year for some, a turbulent and troublesome year for many others. The

The Ukrainian authorities must be made to understand that Ukraine will enjoy underlying stability only if it is democratic. Democratic change in the European Union's...

Today's protests against Russia's leadership have strong echoes of the demonstrations of 20 years ago. The Russian Federation of today is not the Soviet Union of 1991. But...

Barroso warns that lifting of EU visa requirements for Russians is still years away. The European Union has agreed to open negotiations with Russia that could lead to the...

Heard the one about the fair elections conducted in the Second World War in which Stalinist loyalists won? A ‘let-bygones-be-bygones' approach to history has the advantage...

Russia wants visa regime to be lifted automatically, EU member states remain sceptical. • EU-Ukraine association deal in the balance Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president,...

EU-Russia summit raises some inportant questions. Next week's summit meeting between the European Union and Russia comes hard on the heels of disgraceful parliamentary...

HIV infection rates in Europe remain low by global standards, but there has been an alarming growth in eastern Europe in the past decade. At the end of 2009, around 820,000...

Agreement will take effect shortly after Russia joins the World Trade Organization. EU member states have backed a deal with Russia that will end the obligation for...

Last-minute deals mean carriers avoid being banned from flying to the EU. Russia and Albania have agreed to block two airlines from flying into the EU because of safety...

It has taken 18 years, but Russia is finally about to join the World Trade Organization. The World Trade Organization (WTO) will next month welcome Russia as its newest...