Ukraine is ready to use military force to defend itself if Russia further expands its presence on Ukrainian soil, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Thursday, emphasizing that Ukraine would not be made subordinate to its neighbor.

• Date: 06.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 06.03.2014  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Depositors wanting to withdraw money from a rural bank in eastern China's prosperous Jiangsu province ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday found the doors locked, their money gone and employees offering a simple explanation.

• Date: 05.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

NATO announced a full review of its cooperation with Russia on Wednesday to try to pressure Moscow into backing down on Ukraine and said it would suspend planning for a joint mission linked to Syrian chemical weapons.

• Date: 05.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The Israeli navy seized a ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday that was carrying dozens of advanced Iranian-supplied rockets made in Syria and intended for Palestinian guerrillas in the Gaza Strip, the military said.

• Date: 05.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in Ukraine by telephone on Tuesday and their positions on the issue are "close", the Kremlin said.

• Date: 04.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

President Vladimir Putin delivered a robust defense of Russia's actions in Crimea on Tuesday and said he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort, easing market fears that East-West tension over the former Soviet republic could lead to war.

• Date: 04.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 at a record high, as fears of a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine eased and Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no need to use military force in the Crimea region for now.

• Date: 04.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2014  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday alongside other risky assets globally as Ukraine and Russia prepared for possible war after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared he had the right to invade his neighbor.

• Date: 03.03.2014  |  Published on EGF: 03.03.2014  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/