Britain accused Russia and China of encouraging the Syrian regime's "killing regime" after they vetoed a United Nations resolution seeking an end to the violent repression.

Russia and China have vetoed a Security Council resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down.

Group urges US and Russia to relocate a proportion of their arms deployed in Europe, which hark back to cold war-era hostilities

A speech by High Representative Catherine Ashton in the European Parliament yesterday (1 February) provided a rare insight on talks with Europe's largest neighbour ahead of the Russian presidential elections in March. More »

Kremlin plans to restore the army’s flagging power reflect a more assertive global posture – but are meeting resistance at home. By Charles Clover

Russia's support for the embattled regime of Bashar al-Assad was increasingly at odds with international opinion ahead of a UN Security Council meeting last night to discuss ways to loosen the Syrian government's hold on power, where thousands have died in an 11-month uprising.

EU rules designed to boost third-party participation in Russian pipelines shipping gas to Europe could trigger legal steps by Russia, the head of Gazprom said in an interview with a German newspaper published today (26 January). More »

I've just happened on a documentary screened on Russia TV (Freeview here in the UK), about the battle between a small Canadian farmer and Monsanto. I think the fight for freedom is no longer solely against Big Brother. Libertarians should consider Big MD/Big CEO as a major threat, especially since multinational corporations are more powerful than many governments. And I don't think I...

Propaganda gift for Putin after ex-Blair aide says Moscow’s 2006 allegations that British diplomats used a fake rock to transmit secret data were true

Ukraine will not buy the amount of gas from Russia set out in a 2009 bilateral agreement which Kiev says is unfair, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said, setting the tone for a new round of gas price talks. More »