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EU warns Serbia to cancel free trade pact with Russia if it wants to join bloc
Brussels has warned Serbia it must dissolve a proposed new free-trade deal with Russia if it wants to join the European Union.
Russia, India ready to negotiate FTA agreement
Russia is ready to start negotiating with India to set up a Free Trade Area with the Eurasian Economic Union.
Ukrainian energy company Ukrenergo filed lawsuit against Russia due to lost assets in occupied Crimea
The energy company Ukrenergo submitted claims in a dispute with Russia to the arbitration court regarding the illegal seizure of the company’s infrastructure in the annexed Crimea.
Ukraine Naftogaz files $5.2 bln lawsuit against Russia
Ukraine's state energy group Naftogaz has asked the Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration to force the Russian Federation to pay the Ukrainian company $5.2 billion compensation for assets lost in annexed Crimea.
South Korea and Russia initiate FTA talks in service and investment sectors
South Korea and Russia initiated the two sides’ FTA negotiations in service and investment in Moscow on June 20.
Medvedev sees huge potential in expansion of EAEU members cooperation with third countries
According to the Russian Prime Minister, "bilateral trade and trade with third countries has gained a lot thanks to the Union".
Russian fund sends notice of arbitration to Lithuania
The Fund for Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States sent an notice of arbitration against Lithuania for the illegal expropriation of the Bank “Snoras”, in accordance with the investment agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Lithuania.
Nord Stream 2 invokes Energy Charter Treaty to challenge EU gas link rules
EU plans to extend its internal energy market rules to Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas link to Germany could breach the Energy Charter Treaty, which protects international investors, according to the Swiss-registered company building it.
MTS files USD 1.5 bln claim against Turkmenistan govt with ICSID
Russian and the CIS mobile operator MTS has announced that it has filed its statement of claim in the dispute with the state of Turkmenistan at the World Bank's ICSID.
Berlin court orders Yukos ex-shareholders to pay Russia 188,000 euros in legal costs
A Berlin court has ordered former shareholders of Hally's Parsons Green, linked to now defunct oil company Yukos, to compensate Russia its legal costs to the tune of 188,000 euros.