The European Union expects stable gas supplies this winter under a deal by Russia and Ukraine, a senior EU energy official said, even while Moscow has yet to resume shipments and Kiev has yet to pay in advance as agreed.

• Date: 27.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 27.11.2014  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

A majority of Russians believe their country's troops are not fighting in eastern Ukraine but nearly half would be glad if it turned out they were, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

• Date: 27.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 27.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

NATO's planned new fast-reaction force, centerpiece of its response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, is proving harder to set up than expected because of shortages of vital equipment and arguments over funding, diplomats say.

• Date: 27.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 27.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

At a technology fair in Moscow last month, European executives faced the new reality of doing business in Russia since the West imposed sanctions: the number of companies at the international showcase had shrunk by half from a year ago.

• Date: 26.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 26.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Lithuania may supply weapons to Ukraine as part of military aid it promised to help Kiev fight pro-Russian separatists, the Lithuanian defense minister told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

• Date: 26.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 26.11.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian forces are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the backbone of separatist rebels fighting the Kiev government, NATO's top military commander said on Wednesday after talks with Ukrainian leaders.

• Date: 26.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 26.11.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukraine will buy 1 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas from Russia by the end of the year and up to that same amount monthly through the winter, Naftogaz Chief Executive Andriy Kobolyev said on Monday.

• Date: 24.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 24.11.2014  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Ukraine's energy minister said on Monday Russia had suspended coal supplies to Ukraine, a blow to domestic energy suppliers who are struggling with a severe lack of raw fuel for power plants due to a separatist conflict in the industrial east.

• Date: 24.11.2014  |  Published on EGF: 24.11.2014  |  Energy  |  from http://www.reuters.com/