18 November: Russia’s energy giant Gazprom has doubled exports of natural gas to Europe in the past two years to 4.7 billion cubic meters. (Vedomosti)

18 November: Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief of staff of the Russian Armed Forces, warned on Thursday that the danger of local armed conflicts along Russia's borders has grown following the Soviet Union's breakup, and these conflicts could devel

17 November: Russian newspapers this morning report that leaders of the pro-Kremlin United Russia party discussed the idea to create the Eurasian Union. The Union would have a single language, currency, Central Bank and justice system (Ria-Novosti)

17 November: Azerbaijan and Russia yesterday conducted bilateral discussions on Caspian Sea issues at a meeting held in Baku at Deputy Foreign Minister level (APA)

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16 November: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a decree to dissolve the lower house of parliament and set early elections for January 15, 2012.(agencies)

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