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    Abe’s visit to Russia: frayed ties improved, territorial dispute remains
    May09

    Abe’s visit to Russia: frayed ties improved, territorial dispute remains

    On May 6, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a quick and unofficial visit to Russia, and held a three-hour discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Abe became the first Japanese leader to visit Russia in the past few years, which imply that Russian-Japan ties have recovered over the Ukrainian crisis. As an informal ice-breaking...

    Foretelling future prospects of Sino-Russian cooperation
    Sep14

    Foretelling future prospects of Sino-Russian cooperation

    Geo-political and global economic analysts have widely discussed Russia’s “Turn to the Far East” policy in recent months. Yet, it is worth knowing that Moscow had already touted this initiative a few years ago even before the onset of the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source:...

    Arctic region becomes new focus for global strategy
    Aug19

    Arctic region becomes new focus for global strategy

    The Ukraine crisis has exploded the military rivalry between Russia and the United States, where both countries hold spheres of influence that extend from the Black Sea to the Arctic region. …read more Source:...

    Obama, Putin discuss situations in Mideast, Ukraine over phone
    Jun26

    Obama, Putin discuss situations in Mideast, Ukraine over phone

    U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed the situations in the Middle East and Ukraine in a phone conversation, the White House said. …read more Source:...

    G7 summit wraps up with pledge over climate, terrorism
    Jun09

    G7 summit wraps up with pledge over climate, terrorism

    Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) wrapped up their two-day summit on Monday with a pledge to take actions on issues ranging from climate change, world trade to the Ukraine conflict and the fight against terrorism. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine withdraws from 5 military accords with Russia
    May22

    Ukraine withdraws from 5 military accords with Russia

    The Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday voted to unilaterally scrap five agreements with Russia on military cooperation, the Parliament’s press service said. …read more Source:...

    Putin lashes out at Ukraine’s new debt repayment law
    May21

    Putin lashes out at Ukraine’s new debt repayment law

    Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday demanded the timely repayment of all debts owed to it by Ukraine while criticized latter’s move to impose moratorium on state debt repayment. …read more Source:...

    Kiev, Moscow spat over 2 Russians detained in E. Ukraine
    May20

    Kiev, Moscow spat over 2 Russians detained in E. Ukraine

    Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it has sent a note of protest to Moscow over the alleged involvement of Russian soldiers in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...

    Berlin to host new ‘Normandy’ talks on Ukraine
    Apr10

    Berlin to host new ‘Normandy’ talks on Ukraine

    German, French, Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers will meet in Berlin Monday for a follow-up on the ceasefire agreed in February to end the Ukraine conflict, announced the German Foreign Ministry on Thursday. …read more Source:...

    Ukraine to suspend gas imports from Russia: minister
    Mar24

    Ukraine to suspend gas imports from Russia: minister

    Ukraine will suspend natural gas imports from Russia starting from April 1, the country’s Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn said Monday. …read more Source:...