28 February: The next round of talks on the Transdniestrian settlement in the format Five Plus Two (Moldova, Transdniestria, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Russia, Ukraine and observers from the United States and the E
European Foreign Ministers send clear message to the governments and people of the South Caucasus that the European Union remains committed to the region.
The arrest of the leader of the Islamic Party of Azerbaijan, the detection of a ramified network of Iranian spies in Baku and the response criticism of Ilham Aliev's policy are all links of the same chain
On the eve of his expected return to the Presidency of Russia Vladimir Putin has published a wide ranging article on foreign policy in which he outlines his views on Russia's role in the world including a vision of a Europe stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
27 February: Russian and Ukrainian security services have uncovered an assassination attempt against Russian leader Vladimi Putin according to news by Russia's Channel 1 TV which has been confirmed by Putin's spokesperson (Itar-Tass)