Britain will pay attention to Russian military activities and opposes outside interference in Ukraine, the British defense secretary said on Wednesday after Moscow ordered an urgent drill to test its armed forces across western Russia.

• Date: 26.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 26.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Egypt's government has resigned, the prime minister said on Monday, paving the way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare his candidacy for president of a strategic U.S. ally gripped by political strife.

• Date: 24.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 24.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Fugitive Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, ousted after bloody street protests in which demonstrators were shot by police snipers, is wanted on an arrest warrant for mass murder, authorities announced on Monday.

• Date: 24.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 24.02.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

China urged its neighbor Afghanistan on Saturday to embrace an inclusive political solution to its long-running conflict during a rare visit by a top Chinese official, who said the very security of his own country's western regions depended on peace.

• Date: 21.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 22.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Fresh fighting broke out in central Kiev on Thursday, shattering a truce declared by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, as the Russian-backed leader met European ministers demanding he compromise with pro-EU opponents.

• Date: 20.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 20.02.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The European Union moved quickly on Wednesday towards agreeing sanctions on officials who used excessive force during Ukraine protests that killed at least 25 people.

• Date: 19.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 19.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich accused pro-European opposition leaders on Wednesday of trying to seize power by force after at least 26 people died in the worst violence since the former Soviet republic gained independence.

• Date: 19.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 19.02.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry blamed the Assad government for stalling Syrian peace talks and pressed Russia to stop supplying it weapons, telling Moscow it needed to be part of the solution.

• Date: 17.02.2014  |  Published on EGF: 17.02.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/