NATO's planned new fast-reaction force, centerpiece of its response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, is proving harder to set up than expected because of shortages of vital equipment and arguments over funding, diplomats say.

• Date: 27.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 27.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Lithuania may supply weapons to Ukraine as part of military aid it promised to help Kiev fight pro-Russian separatists, the Lithuanian defense minister told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

• Date: 26.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 26.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian forces are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the backbone of separatist rebels fighting the Kiev government, NATO's top military commander said on Wednesday after talks with Ukrainian leaders.

• Date: 26.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 26.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russia's behavior in Ukraine as "unacceptable" and urged Moscow to abide by a September peace deal and pull military forces out of the country.

• Date: 21.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 21.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Prospects for peace in eastern Ukraine are "bleak", underscoring the need to uphold a shaky ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatist rebels, a senior official from the OSCE security watchdog said on Thursday

• Date: 20.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 20.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

NATO warplanes have had to scramble 400 times this year in response to an increase in Russian air activity around Europe not seen since the Cold War, the alliance's chief said on Thursday.

• Date: 20.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 20.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia warned the United States on Thursday against supplying arms to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, hours before U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden was due to arrive in Kiev.

• Date: 20.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 20.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for deeper ties with North Korea to improve regional security, a day after holding talks with a personal envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

• Date: 19.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 19.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/