Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Russia will ensure the highest standards of security at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

• Date: 10.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 10.06.2010  |  Security  |  from cbssports.com

Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran convened at a security summit meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday in a display of regional power that appeared to be calculated to test the United States just one day before a scheduled U.S.-backed debate in the U.N. Security Council on imposing tighter sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.

• Date: 09.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 09.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from seattletimes.com

Iran faces its toughest sanctions for failing to comply with UN demands over its nuclear enrichment, the US says.

• Date: 09.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 09.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Croatia and Serbia have penned a landmark military cooperation deal. The agreement is part of efforts to normalize ties between the two former foes, and is being seen as a step forward for their EU-membership bids.

• Date: 09.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 09.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

President Barack Obama promised in a letter released on Monday to tackle "serious issues" straining relations with Azerbaijan, an important link in Afghan supply lines and energy export routes to the West.

• Date: 08.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 08.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from reuters.com

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today to express U.S. gratitude to this former Soviet republic on the western shore of the Caspian Sea for its contributions to the coalition’s efforts in Afghanistan.

• Date: 07.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 07.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from globalsecurity.org

Israel has begun expelling the latest group of activists detained for trying to break the Gaza blockade. Meanwhile, Israel's ambassador to the US has rejected a probe into an earlier deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.

• Date: 07.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 07.06.2010  |  Security  |  from Deutsche Welle

When Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala three years ago to personally promote Russia's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, he pledged the Games in Sochi would be "safe, enjoyable, and memorable."

• Date: 07.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 07.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Radio Free Europe