MOSCOW, May 12 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has appointed a new government that looks very much like the one he headed as Russia's president.

Record-high energy prices are increasingly dominating Russia's trade relations with Mongolia. As Mongolia imports nearly all of its oil from Russia, the country is feeling pressure from sharp Russian price increases, and the government is seeking legislative changes to ameliorate the effect of the price increases on the population.

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) -- Russia's size has made supplying oil to Asian markets hard, but that's about to change because of a massive pipeline project.

Banks, oil firms to work on petroleum exchange in Russia; Russian investigators deny criminal probe into TNK-BP; Kazakh Parliament ratifies BTC deal with Azerbaijan

Russia's Railways to invest more than $407M in railways to China; Russia invites Ukraine to develop oil, gas fields; Kazakhstan asks U.S.-led venture to dispose of sulphur waste

Russia, Moldova to boost energy cooperation; StatoilHydro, Arkhangelsk ink MOU; Russian railways to lay extra track to carry oil to China

NEW DELHI, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov has concluded negotiations in New Delhi for Russia to build four more nuclear power plants in India.

MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- The Indians are increasingly criticizing their Russian partners in arms contracts for high prices and unreliable supply of spare parts.

MOSCOW, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov arrives in India on Feb. 12 for the opening ceremony of the Year of Russia in India. A joint project, years in the making, the Year of Russia in India will inject further momentum into military-technical cooperation between the two countries, an area that is already leading Russian-Indian business relations.