Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has secured a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists has been named as the new prime minister.
Russia's NATO envoy has expressed cautious optimism about the new U.S. approach to a European missile shield, which could use a Russian radar as part of an integrated system.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.
Inter RAO UES expects the amount of trade transactions between Russia and Kazakhstan to triple after the parties sign corresponding agreements on exports and imports of electricity and transition to the daily planning of energy supplies.
State wants to resolve looming debt crisis by paying less