VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, March 5 (UPI) -- The Russian military will be closely monitoring scheduled U.S. naval drills off the coast of Alaska, a military official said Thursday.

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- China Thursday demanded Russia explain how a Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters after reportedly being fired on by Russian coast guard ships.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The Indonesian air force Monday officially confirmed its acquisition of three Russian-built Sukhoi Su-30MK2 (NATO designation Flanker) multirole combat fighters, RIA Novosti reported.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Alexei Miller, the CEO of Russian energy monopoly Gazprom, arrived in Brussels Thursday for talks with top European officials over a gas row with Ukraine.

PARIS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Russian natural gas was reaching Europe in full measure Friday, one day after Russia cut supplies to Ukraine in a contract dispute, the European Union said.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Foreign radio broadcasts can no longer be offered on local frequencies in Azerbaijan, the communication ministry said Thursday.

MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Russian gas monopoly Gazprom said Wednesday it would cut gas supplies Jan. 1 if Ukraine did not settle its $2 billion debt by the end of the day.

MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The board of directors at Russian energy giant Gazprom Monday said they would meet European gas demands despite a row with transit country Ukraine.

ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The government in Kazakhstan said Monday it will cut export duties on crude oil by more than 31 percent and adopt new monthly adjustments.