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Putin unveils Ukraine peace plan ahead of NATO summit
Vladimir Putin unveiled a peace plan for Ukraine that could be agreed by the weekend to end a devastating conflict.
04 September 2014
Putin G20 decision some way off: Australia
A decision on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be invited to the G20 summit in November is still some way off.
03 September 2014
Russian photojournalist missing in Ukraine is dead: agency
Russian photographer Andrei Stenin, missing since early August, has been found dead in Ukraine, the RIA-Novosti press agency he worked for announced.
03 September 2014
Europe farmers 'not to get full Russian sanction compensation'
Germany's agriculture minister warned that European farmers hit by a Russian import ban would not receive full compensation.
03 September 2014
Russia and NATO square off over Ukraine
Moscow declared NATO a "threat" to its security after the Western military alliance announced plans to reinforce defences in eastern Europe.
02 September 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on Kazakhstan's right to exit Customs Union
Last week Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev made a statement on the country's right to leave the Eurasian Economic Union should the interests of the country be jeopardized.
02 September 2014
Kazakhstan MP responds to Vladimir Putin's statement on lack of statehood in Kazakhstan
The statement must have been taken out of context, or it was an impromptu, rather than a carefully prepared statement. I believe it is wrong to say there was no statehood in Kazakhstan: Maulen Ashimbayev.
02 September 2014
Kiev warns of 'great war' with Russia as its forces retreat
Ukrainian forces ceded a strategic eastern airport to pro-Russian insurgents as the government in Kiev accused Moscow of launching a "great war".
02 September 2014
Caspian states agree on aquatic bioresources management
The Commission on Aquatic Bioresources of the Caspian Sea has approved the project on preservation and rational use of aquatic bioresources of the Caspian Sea, and sturgeons in particular.
01 September 2014
Additional gas to be imported from Russia: KazMunaiGas Onimderi
KazMunaiGaz will import addition AI-92 gas from Russia to Kazakhstan.
01 September 2014
Putin calls for talks on 'statehood' of eastern Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for immediate talks on the future of war-torn east Ukraine.
01 September 2014
Putin and Poroshenko agree to solve Ukrainian crisis peacefully
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petr Poroshenko have agreed to solve the Ukrainian crisis peacefully, via negotiations and that mistakes like forcible takeover would not happen again.
01 September 2014
Kazakh tour companies losing market to Russian firms
Kazakhstani tour operators may eventually be forced out of business by Russian companies through 'dumping'.
30 August 2014
Pussy Riot say no place for Putin at G20
Pussy Riot called on Australia to withdraw its invitation to President Vladimir Putin to attend this year's G20 summit.
30 August 2014
Russia closes 12 McDonald's branches, inspects 100
Russia has temporarily closed 12 branches of McDonald's on health grounds and is carrying out more than 100 inspections.
30 August 2014
NATO warns Russia over 'blatant violations' in Ukraine conflict
NATO warned Russia over what it described as a "blatant violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty.
30 August 2014
UN chief 'gravely concerned' by Ukraine crisis
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed grave concerns about the intensifying conflict in Ukraine.
29 August 2014
Merkel, Obama warn Russia of 'consequences' over Ukraine
Angela Merkel and Barack Obama agreed in a telephone call that Russia's actions in easter Ukraine "cannot remain without consequences,"
29 August 2014
Reports of paratrooper deaths need checking: Putin spokesman
Reports of funerals of Russian paratroopers need to be checked, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said.
28 August 2014
Next round of talks on Ukraine crisis to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani political expert believes the talks in Minsk have advanced the negotiations on Ukraine to a new level and the next round of talks may be held in Kazakhstan.
28 August 2014