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/

Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) growth in China is expected to slow to around 10 percent this year from 16 percent in 2013 due to a conservative strategy that has limited its production capacity, the head of its Chinese operations said on Tuesday.

• Date: 18.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 18.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

German government and business computers are coming under increasing cyber attack every day from other states' spy agencies, especially those of Russia and China, Germany's domestic intelligence (BfV) chief said on Tuesday.

• Date: 18.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 18.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/