Biden castigates Putin, casts Ukraine crisis as a testUS Vice President Joe Biden denounced Vladimir Putin's "pure aggression" in Ukraine, warning that Western nations must be prepared to respond with further sanctions.
28 May 2015
Poroshenko says Ukraine waging 'real war' with RussiaUkrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in an interview broadcast that his crisis-torn country was fighting a "real war" with Russia that could escalate at any time.
EU, NATO try to counter Russian propagandaWestern powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort.
02 May 2015
Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summitUkraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting.
27 April 2015
Putin says 'no regrets' over Crimea annexationRussian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview broadcast to mark 15 years in power, said he has no regrets over Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
Six Ukraine soldiers killed as war marks yearSix Ukrainian troops were killed by landmines in the restive separatist-held east, breaking a lull of several days in a conflict that began a year ago this week.
Nazarbayev and Putin discuss UkraineKazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin have discussed the crisis in Ukraine in a phone call.
28 February 2015
Greek PM announces first 'humanitarian' legislationGreece's new anti-austerity government will put before parliament early next week its first legislation tackling the "humanitarian crisis" caused by years of cuts.