UKRAINE-RUSSIA-GAS-TRANSPORTATION-TALKS KYIV. June 1 (Interfax) – Ukraine and Russia have made significant progress in negotiations on setting up a consortium to manage Ukraine’s gas transportation system, Ukrainian Energy …

MOSCOW-NATIONALISTS-MARCH MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) – A number of Russian nationalistic groups have decided to join an opposition demonstration planned for June 12 in Moscow and delegated their …

RUSSIA-SYRIA-VESSEL-EXPERT MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax-AVN) – A prominent Russian researcher has accused the West of making a “fuss” about a Russian vessel calling at a Syrian port with …

UKRAINE-PREMIER-RACISM-DENIAL KYIV. June 1 (Interfax) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov considers unfounded allegations by some European policymakers regarding the level of racism in Ukraine. “Where criticism is …

RUSSIA-FOREIGN-MINISTRY-SYRIA MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) – Moscow said on Friday, citing the Syrian government, that the May 25 massacre in the Syrian town of Houla, where more than …

GEORGIA-AZERBAIJAN-FOOTBALL-BID TBILISI. June 1 (Interfax) – Georgia and Azerbaijan will put together a task force within the next 10 days to prepare a joint bid for the European …

MOSCOW-OPPOSITION-ACTIVISTS-DETENTION MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) – Police officials have detained seven people for attempting to hold an unsanctioned event in the center of Moscow, the Interior Ministry department …