
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) stands in front of the huge photo of a fixed offshore ice-resistant platform of the oil giant Lukoil during a signing ceremony between Russia's Rosneft oil company and Sweden's Lundin Petroleum in the Russian Caspian Sea port of Astrakhan, on October 2, 2013

Anti-Putin protesters in Kiev demand action against Russia over alleged actions in Ukraine.

President Putin with Fifa officials. The 2018 World Cup could mean enormous profits for international contractors.

Angus Dundee distillers are among the western companies that remain committed to trade with Russia.

The Captur urban crossover, manufactured by Renault in collaboration with Iran's automaker Iran Khodro, during the International Car Exhibition in the northern city of Tabriz on October 14, 2014

U.S President Barak Obama speaks to students during a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Town Hall meeting on November 14, 2014 in Yangon, Burma

The U.S. embargo on Cuba is being eased, allowing for improved relations with the island. Cuba is now developing business infrastructure, such as this industrial zone in Mariel.