The United States blacklisted seven separatists in Ukraine on Friday and threatened "scalpel" sanctions on Russia's financial, defense and high-tech industries as more Russian military material has flowed into Ukraine.

• Date: 20.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 20.06.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukraine's parliament gave President Petro Poroshenko a strong boost on Thursday by resoundingly endorsing his candidates for three key posts in his new team who will have to tackle a pro-Russian uprising, a near-bankrupt economy and endemic graft.

• Date: 19.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 19.06.2014  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

After a late-night telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday set out proposals for a peace plan for eastern Ukraine involving a unilateral ceasefire by government forces.

• Date: 18.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 18.06.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia cut off gas to Ukraine on Monday in a dispute over unpaid bills that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe and set back hopes for peace between the former Soviet neighbours.

• Date: 17.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 16.06.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukraine's president promised a tough response on Saturday to pro-Russian separatists who shot down an army transport plane, killing 49 servicemen and dealing a blow to a military campaign to crush their uprising.

• Date: 15.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 15.06.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The Ukrainian flag fluttered over the regional government headquarters in the strategic port city of Mariupol on Friday after government forces reclaimed the city from pro-Russian separatists in heavy fighting, and said they had regained control of a long stretch of the border with Russia.

• Date: 13.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 13.06.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukraine began preparing on Friday for Russia to cut off its gas after talks on long-running price dispute broke down, raising the prospect of supplies to the European Union also being disrupted from Monday.

• Date: 13.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 13.06.2014  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia plans to submit a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to put pressure on Ukraine to implement a "road map" to peace, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Thursday.

• Date: 12.06.2014  |  Published on EGF: 12.06.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/