Politics

Rosneft, Transneft, Gazprom Neft, Oboronprom and Uralvagonzavod have been affected.

The US officials on a visit to Minsk sought opportunities for interaction, but asked difficult questions.

A court in Minsk rules to lift preventive police supervision from ex-political prisoner and Youth Front leader Zmicier Dashkevich.

Belarus-Russia Union State Secretary Grigory Rapot says the two allies discuss introduction of a joint visa to ease business travel and tourism.

As expected, the decision was to be published on September 9 in the Official Journal of the EU.

Frozen conflict can stop the movement of Ukraine in the EU and will become a permanent means of pressure on Kiev

Protocol was signed by representatives of Kiev and the self-proclaimed republics PRD and PRL

Polish PM Donald Tusk has been elected to the position at the recent EC summit in Brussels.

Tripartite contact group (Ukraine - OSCE - Russia) will meet to resolve the situation in Ukraine.