Eurasia

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said his government supports the European Union and NATO’s policies regarding Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula. “We stand together with the EU and NATO on Crimea,” Davutoglu said on March 18.

The Syrian air force bombed a northwest suburb of Damascus Wednesday, killing eight people and violated a truce that had been in place since October, activists said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was Wednesday preparing to leave for Russia and Ukraine to promote a peaceful settlement of the crisis of conflict between threatening.

French President François Hollande will visit the South Caucasus. Azerbaijan is the first country on the list during his visit.

Vice President of the United States Joe Biden arrived in Poland Tuesday during a visit to reassure allies that the United States will stand up to Russian aggression in neighboring Ukraine.

EU “provide financial support” of Ukraine and help “ensure energy supply.”

NATO ends its practical cooperation with Russia, due to tensions in Ukraine. NATO is currently reconsidering its cooperation with Russia, Secretary

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a diploma recognizing the Republic of Crimea as a sovereign and independent State, a day after the Crimean voted to secede from Ukraine.

Turkey could close the Bosphorus for Russian ships, if there is violence against Crimean Tatars, said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan.

EU is “forced” to use the enlargement policy towards Ukraine, Commissioner Stefan Füle said on Tuesday. Füle said that the block should use ” its strongest instrument ” if it wants to deal with ” this part of Eastern Europe that have affected recent events . “