Baltic states
BELARUS: Promised economic miracle has not come
The economic miracle, which the president promised the voters ten years ago, has yet to arrive,...
BelarusRUSSIA: Output surges as UNDP logs rising standards
Industrial production expanded by 7.4% in the first half of 2004 year-on-year, and by 7.1% in the...
RussiaRUSSIA/US: Security ties lead to closer relationship
Moscow's pledge of support for the US 'war on terror' after the September 11 terrorist attacks...
United StatesRUSSIA: Moscow accepts Baltic tanker ban from 2005
Moscow agreed yesterday that single-hull tankers should no longer carry heavy crude through the...
RussiaRUSSIA: Putin still aims at US strategic partnership
In his first state of the nation speech since being re-elected, President Vladimir Putin vowed on...
RussiaRUSSIA/EU: WTO deal obscures foreign policy clashes
The EU and Russia on May 21 agreed terms for Russia's accession to the WTO. The WTO deal is a...
RussiaBALTIC STATES: Education key to integrating Russians
The European Commission told the Russian Foreign Ministry on May 12 that it would provide funding...
Baltic StatesEUROPEAN UNION: Paris changes approach to new members
The French Foreign Ministry began last week to elaborate a new national policy towards the new EU...