He is a man with three names, sought by Ukrainian intelligence as the top Russian operative in the separatist east. He moves through the streets in a black Mercedes, his face with pencil moustache hidden behind tinted windows, and his aim is to "destroy" Ukrainian forces that venture onto his territory.

• Date: 15.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 15.05.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Europe is partly to blame for the crisis in Ukraine although this is no excuse for Russian behavior towards the former Soviet republic, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's deputy said on Wednesday.

• Date: 14.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 14.05.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia's defense industry should stop relying on foreign components and become self-sufficient following Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine.

• Date: 14.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 14.05.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia said on Tuesday new European Union sanctions will hinder efforts to defuse the crisis in Ukraine and urged the West to persuade Kiev to hold discussions on the country's future structure before a May 25 presidential election.

• Date: 13.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 13.05.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukrainian leader Oleksander Turchinov accused Russia of working to overthrow legitimate state power in Ukraine on Monday after pro-Russian rebels declared a resounding victory in rebel referendums on self-rule in eastern regions.

• Date: 12.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 12.05.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Germany and France are ready to agree more extensive sanctions against Russia if a planned presidential election in Ukraine on May 25 is foiled, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Francois Hollande said on Saturday.

• Date: 10.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 10.05.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

President Vladimir Putin flew in to Crimea on Friday for the first time since it was annexed by Moscow, proclaiming as he marked the Soviet victory in World War Two that incorporating the former Ukrainian territory had made Russia stronger.

• Date: 09.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Pro-Russian separatists voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of holding a referendum on independence, defying calls by Russian President Vladimir Putin to postpone the vote to open the way for talks with the Kiev authorities.

• Date: 08.05.2014  |  Published on EGF: 08.05.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/