Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered his officials to seal an agreement which will, in effect, incorporate the armed forces of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region into the Russian military's command structure.

• Date: 14.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

Russian-led peace talks on Syria were derailed on Tuesday as rebels backed by Turkey boycotted a third round of meetings in Kazakhstan and the Kremlin indicated there were international divisions over the process.

• Date: 14.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 14.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

This year's Eurovision Song Contest host Ukraine may ban Russia's competitor from entering the country following reports the singer has visited Crimea since the peninsula was seized by Russia, Ukraine's state security service (SBU) said on Monday.

• Date: 13.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 13.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

President Tayyip Erdogan sought to build cooperation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday over military operations in Syria, as Turkey attempts to create a border "safe zone" free of Islamic State and the Kurdish YPG militia.

• Date: 11.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 11.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

President Donald Trump will ask Chancellor Angela Merkel for advice on how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials said on Friday, as the U.S. and German leaders meet next week after sometimes pointed disagreements in recent months.

• Date: 10.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 10.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday to voice opposition to what the Israeli leader charged were Iran's attempts to establish a permanent military foothold in Syria.

• Date: 06.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 06.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

Ukraine asked the United Nations' highest court on Monday to order Russia to stop funding and equipping pro-Russian separatists, at the start of a hearing where it hopes to prove Moscow is breaking international law.

• Date: 06.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 06.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

Russia said on Friday it was ready to help unify Libya and wanted to foster dialogue between rival authorities in Tripoli and factions in the east of the country.

• Date: 04.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com