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US condemns 'provocative' Russian activity in Ukraine The White House urged Moscow to stop its "extremely dangerous and provocative" attempts to destabilize Ukraine.

16 August 2014 12:47

EU 'shot itself in foot' with Russia trade sanctions: Hungary PM The EU "shot itself in the foot" by imposing trade sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict.

16 August 2014 11:42

Crimea wants out of Russian food sanctions Crimea has asked Moscow for an exception to Russian sanctions blocking food imports from Ukraine.

16 August 2014 10:25

Russian Katyusha Cycling Team to participate in Tour of Almaty-2014 Russian cycling team Katyusha will participate in the one day international road cycling competition Tour of Almaty-2014.

15 August 2014 21:48

Russian armoured vehicles near Ukraine border: AFP Russian armoured vehicles were moving towards the Ukrainian border. British media reports that a small group had crossed into Ukraine.

15 August 2014 14:15

Putin and Nazarbayev to meet with Poroshenko by August's end President Nazarbayev's press service informed about the possibility of a meeting between the heads of Customs Union member states and Ukraine.

14 August 2014 22:56

Ukraine sending own aid convoys to war-torn east Ukraine said it was sending its own aid convoys to the war-torn east of the country, as wrangling continued over a column of Russian trucks.

14 August 2014 15:34

Hit by US sanctions, Rosneft pleads for debt relief US sanctions against Moscow appeared to have claimed their first major victim when the head of Russia's largest oil company asked for help.

14 August 2014 15:09

Ukraine sets conditions for Russian convoy as death toll soars Ukraine set conditions for letting in Russian aid shipments to rebel-held eastern regions.

14 August 2014 11:35

Moscow police arrest dozens outside Ukraine embassy Moscow police detained dozens of protesters who had gathered to show their support for Kiev in its campaign against pro-Russian insurgents.

13 August 2014 12:56

Ukraine crisis hits German investor confidence German investment sentiment is taking a hit from the crisis over Russia and Ukraine in a further setback for the eurozone.

13 August 2014 12:14

Russia says to send aid to Ukraine despite West's warnings Russia said it would dispatch a humanitarian convoy to conflict-torn east Ukraine despite fierce warnings from the West.

12 August 2014 14:03

Mother takes son back to Ukraine prison after war jailbreak Just hours after he bust out of a high-security prison, Natalya Nikitenko drove her son right back to jail.

12 August 2014 11:15

Re-export of banned goods to Russia through Kazakhstan and Belarus Vladimir Putin’s response to the countries supporting sanctions against Russia in the form of an import ban might not be as effective as expected.

11 August 2014 20:05

Russia's stocks soar after avoiding delisting The shares of Russia's two biggest banks soared after avoiding being delisted from a top emerging markets index as part of the West's response.

11 August 2014 14:25

Putin discusses sanctions and bans with Nazarbayev and Lukashenko President of Russia Vladimir Putin has discussed trade and economic harmonization in the context to Russia’s ban of Western imports of food with Kazakhstan and Belarus.

09 August 2014 15:59

US warns Russia against using aid to invade Ukraine The US warned Russia against using the crisis in Ukraine as a pretext for an invasion, saying such a move would be "completely unacceptable"

09 August 2014 13:53

Fierce Ukraine border battles leave 15 dead as sanctions war heats up Fierce battles on Ukraine's porous eastern border left 15 government troops dead.

09 August 2014 10:44

Kazakhstan sees opportunity as Putin bans Western food import Kazakhstan is eyeing the newly created niche in the Russia market that was previously occupied by now banned importers of food from the countries supporting anti-Russian sanctions.

08 August 2014 16:02

Kazakh President: No alternative to peaceful negotiations in Ukraine President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev paid special attention to the situation in Ukraine during the Wednesday extended government meeting.

08 August 2014 15:22

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