Kerry to meet Russia's Lavrov in Rome on MondayTop US diplomat John Kerry will meet with his Russian counterpart in Rome, amid a toughening American response to a Kremlin-backed separatist insurgency in Ukraine.
Kerry and Lavrov lock horns over Ukraine crisisUS Secretary of State lock horns with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the crisis in Ukraine, as a week of high-stake talks get into full swing.
Ukraine urges Merkel, EU help end pro-Russian revoltUkraine pressed German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other Western allies on Monday to help settle a pro-Russian uprising that has raged on in the industrial east despite Kiev's unilateral ceasefire.
23 June 2014
Dozens die in Odessa blaze as Ukraine violence spreadsMore than 30 people were killed in a "criminal" blaze in Ukraine's southern city of Odessa, as violence spread across the country during the bloodiest day since Kiev's Western-backed government took power.
03 May 2014
Biden meets Ukraine leaders as Russia, US swap blame on crumbling dealUS Vice President Joe Biden met Ukraine's new pro-Western leaders Tuesday to offer firm American backing as Washington and Moscow traded blame over an unravelling peace deal to defuse the country's deep crisis.
22 April 2014
Ukraine crisis stirs Kerry-Lavrov tensionsRussian-US tensions over Ukraine exploded into a public row, as Secretary of State John Kerry refused to attend talks in Moscow after his counterpart snubbed Kiev's interim leaders.
Egypt's Sisi negotiates arms deal in RussiaEgyptian army chief and likely new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets top Russian officials on Thursday to negotiate a $2-billion arms deal that is meant to replace subsiding assistance from old ally Washington.
13 February 2014
Gulf-Russia talks to focus on Syria: KuwaitRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet his Gulf Arab counterparts on February 18 for talks expected to focus on the Syria conflict.
12 February 2014
Syria opposition chief to press Russia on AssadSyria's opposition leader met Russia's top diplomat on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Moscow to pressure Damascus to agree to a transitional government for the war-scarred nation.
05 February 2014
Situation in Ukraine 'getting out of control': RussiaRussia warned Tuesday that clashes between opposition and police in Ukraine were getting out of control and slammed the EU's "indecent" support of the protest movement against President Viktor Yanukovych.
21 January 2014
Kerry seeks to bridge US-Russia gap with potatoesAfter months of tension between the US and Russia, US Secretary of State John Kerry sought to bridge the diplomatic gap by giving his Russian counterpart an unusual gift of potatoes.
14 January 2014
West has 'lost sense of reality' over Ukraine: RussiaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said that Western countries appear to have lost "their sense of reality" over the pro-EU protests in Ukraine, which he called the work of provocateurs.
14 December 2013
Gaps seen narrowing despite Iran nuclear deal failureDiplomats insisted they are closing in on an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear programme despite the failure to clinch a long-sought deal in marathon negotiations in Geneva.