Rolls-Royce cuts forecasts on Russian sanctionsRolls-Royce announced that it was slashing its earnings forecasts partly as result of Western trade sanctions against Russia, causing a share price collapse.
'Maximum cooperation' demanded on MH17: Dutch PMDutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has met Russian President Vladimir Putin to demand "maximum cooperation" in the probe into doomed Malaysia flight MH17.
Putin accuses Obama of hostility, meddlingPresident Vladimir Putin accused US counterpart Barack Obama of a hostile attitude towards Russia, warning against "attempts to blackmail" Moscow.
Kerry says Russian troops withdrawing from UkraineUS Secretary of State John Kerry said Russian troops were beginning to pull back from Ukraine but warned Moscow still needed to do more to see sanctions eased.
China's Li in Russia for Putin talksChinese Prime Minister arrived in Moscow for talks with Vladimir Putin as Russia is struggling with its most pronounced isolation since the end of the Cold War.
Armenia joins Eurasian Economic UnionArmenia has joined the Eurasian Economic Union Treaty. The agreement was signed in Minsk, Belarus at the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.