Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday Moscow was helping the fight against Islamist insurgents in Iraq with the consent of the Baghdad government.

• Date: 14.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

China said on Wednesday it had no plans to send military ships to Syria to fight with Russian forces after reports in overseas media that it was planning to do so.

• Date: 14.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Hosting NATO’s top brass, Montenegro said on Wednesday it was optimistic of being invited to join the Western military alliance in December, over the objections of Russia.

• Date: 14.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Iran's conservative-dominated parliament passed a bill on Tuesday approving its nuclear deal with world powers, signaling victory for the government over hardline opponents who worry the accord opens a door to wider rapprochement with the West.

• Date: 13.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2015  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Turkey has warned the United States and Russia it will not tolerate Kurdish territorial gains by Kurdish militia close to its frontiers in north-western Syria, two senior officials said.

• Date: 13.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Saudi Arabia's defense minister on Sunday, in Moscow's biggest attempt so far to reach out to enemies of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad since Russia joined the conflict with air strikes.

• Date: 12.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 11.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The United States announced on Friday it would overhaul its failed efforts to support moderate Syrian rebels battling Islamic State, saying it would provide arms and equipment to vetted rebel leaders and their units.

• Date: 09.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 09.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Europe must improve its relationship with Russia and should not let this be something decided by Washington, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday.

• Date: 08.10.2015  |  Published on EGF: 08.10.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/