Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban used an old expression to describe ‘a great distance’ when discussing how close Kiev is to becoming a member Hungary believes that Ukraine is very far from becoming a member of the EU and Budapest will not change its stance on accession talks in exchange for a hypothetical unfreezing of…

The president praised the country’s relationship with Kazakhstan as exemplary during a visit to Astana The relationship between Russia and Kazakhstan is a fine example of a close alliance and greatly benefits the peoples of the two nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during talks with his Kazakhstani counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana on Thursday.

Soaring crude prices have boosted Moscow’s income from energy exports, according to Rossiyskaya Gazeta   Russia’s proceeds from oil and gas sales surged to their highest level in one and a half years in October, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on Wednesday.