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EU to expand Russia blacklist, ready for more measures over Ukraine
The EU agreed to add new names to a sanctions blacklist over Russia's involvement in Ukraine and will start work on possible further measures.
30 January 2015
Extradite or prosecute: Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan on Ablyazov's case
Deputy Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan speaks about the possibilities of prosecuting fugitive Kazakh billionaire Mukhtar Ablyazov in accordance with the international law.
29 January 2015
Russia's Gazprom profits plunge 61%, hit by Ukraine row
Russia's gas giant Gazprom said its third quarter profits plunged 61 percent as supplies were suspended to Ukraine, one of its main customers.
29 January 2015
Poroshenko and US press Putin on Ukraine violence
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko appealed to Russia's Vladimir Putin while Washington threatened tougher measures should Moscow fail to rein in separatists mounting.
29 January 2015
Greece-EU clash spreads to Russia sanctions
Greece has created a new headache for the EU by questioning sanctions against Russia over Ukraine.
29 January 2015
'I'm not an enemy': Moscow exhibit showcases Gulag letters
Entitled "The Right of Correspondence," the exhibition is organised by Russia’s top rights group, Memorial, and displays hundreds of letters sent by Gulag.
28 January 2015
Putin lauds Soviet army at Moscow's Auschwitz ceremony
President Vladimir Putin slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
28 January 2015
Moscow blasts US spy arrest as part of 'anti-Russian campaign'
Moscow blasted the United States over the arrest of an alleged Russian spy, condemning the move as a "provocation".
28 January 2015
EU to consider new Russia sanctions over Ukraine
European Union leaders have tasked their foreign ministers to consider a new wave of sanctions against Russia when they meet in Brussels.
27 January 2015
Attack on Ukraine's Mariupol targeted civilians: UN
A rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol that killed 30 people at the weekend deliberately targeted civilians and the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
27 January 2015
Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins EU and USA demanding peaceful talk
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has made a statement in relation to the intensification of the Ukrainian crisis.
26 January 2015
Putin says he's ready to work with Greece's new government
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the leader of Greece's radical left-wing party Syriza on its decisive election victory.
26 January 2015
Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister refutes sales of oil refinery by his son
To my best knowledge, he hasn’t been buying or selling anything in the last three years”, the Minister told journalists on the sidelines of the sitting in the country’s Majilis (lower chamber).
26 January 2015
Russia's cheap gas may shut down Kazakhstani oil refineries: Minister of Energy
Cheap gas from Russia can put a stop to the work of Kazakhstan’s oil refineries.
26 January 2015
Merkel urges Putin to 'put pressure' on Ukraine's pro-Russia separatists
German Chancellor urged her Russian counterpart in a phone call to "put pressure" on Ukraine's pro-Kremlin separatists to end a recent upsurge in violence.
26 January 2015
US spies link Litvinenko killing to Kremlin: report
US spies intercepted communications between the chief suspects in the murder case of Russian former spy Alexander Litvinenko.
24 January 2015
Ukraine rebels vow to conquer more territory in war-torn east
Pro-Russian rebels vowed to conquer more territory in eastern Ukraine and ruled out peace talks after Kiev retreated from a long-disputed airport.
24 January 2015
Russians ready to eat less in crisis, united round Putin: deputy PM
Russians are ready to ride out the current economic crisis, even by eating less food, and to stand by President Vladimir Putin's side regardless.
24 January 2015
EU tells Moscow to 'assume its responsibility' in Ukraine war
The European Union called Friday on Moscow to "assume its responsibility" in ending the separatist war in Ukraine.
24 January 2015
A baby is born every 113 seconds in Kazakhstan
One person is born every 113 seconds and one person dies each 200 seconds in Kazakhstan.
24 January 2015