Ukraine will impose sanctions on the Ukrainian subsidiaries of Russian state-owned banks, the central bank said on Wednesday, part of a wider crackdown over increased tensions in eastern separatist regions.

• Date: 15.03.2017  |  Published on EGF: 15.03.2017  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com

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

Germany and the Netherlands revised travel advice for Turkey this week amid a deepening row over European cancellations of events by Turkish officials aimed at rallying support for a vote to expand the powers of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.

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

The Syrian government has called on the United Nations to force Turkey to pull "its invasion forces" out of Syria, state media said on Friday.

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