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/

Russian soldiers parachuted into open fields in western Serbia on Friday as part of an unprecedented joint military drill that has stirred controversy in the European Union candidate-country given the West-Russia standoff over Ukraine.

• Date: 14.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 14.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukraine said on Wednesday it was redeploying troops in the east because of fears that separatists will launch a new military offensive, despite Russia's denials it has sent troops to reinforce the rebels.

• Date: 12.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 12.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/