Complete coverage of the U.S.-Russia summit, being held July 6-8 in Moscow.

President Vladimir Putin told an annual gathering of the nation's military top brass Tuesday that an appropriate response to ""muscle-flexing"" by NATO is crucial when setting guidelines for development of the armed forces.

The idea of reducing the number of steps to get things done is catching on.

Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri on Tuesday urged President Vladimir Putin to help resolve the troubled Middle Eastern nation's political deadlock over selection of its next president.

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Turkmenistan will press ahead with a planned gas pipeline through Russia despite reports the project has been put on hold due to a pricing dispute, Turkmen officials said Tuesday.

Canadian oil and gas firm Petro-Canada on Tuesday urged potential partner Gazprom to approve a plan to build a $3.5 billion liquefied natural gas plant on the Baltic Sea to capitalize on the decline of the product's supply in North America.

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The price of gas to Europe will rise to $300 to $400 per 1,000 cubic meters next year, Gazprom deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev told analysts Tuesday, Deutsche Bank said in a research note.

Workers at Ford's plant near St. Petersburg began an indefinite strike Tuesday, as a dispute worsened between management and the plant's union over pay and conditions.