Russia says US coerces Kiev and violates arms treaties
By Timothy Heritage Russia accused the United States on Thursday of coercing Kiev into pressing on with the conflict in east Ukraine and urged Washington...
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Kiev says cannot withdraw heavy weapons as attacks persist
By Pavel Polityuk and Anton Zverev Kiev accused pro-Russian rebels of opening fire with rockets and artillery at villages in southeastern Ukraine on Monday, all...
Ukraine truce fades as sides refuse to withdraw big guns (Updated)
By Anton Zverev Government forces and pro-Russian separatists said they would not carry out an agreement to pull back heavy guns in east Ukraine on...
Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town (Updated)
Ukraine’s rebels disavowed a new truce on Sunday hours after it took effect, saying it did not apply to the town where most fighting has...
Rebels in new push to cut off Ukraine rail hub ahead of talks
By Aleksandar Vasovic and Gleb Garanich Rebel fighters made a push on Tuesday to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine,...
Russian-backed rebels massing to attack key Ukrainian towns
By Aleksandar Vasovic Pro-Russian separatists have intensified shelling of government forces on all front lines and appear to be amassing forces for new offensives on...
Europe and US clash over how to confront Putin on Ukraine
By Stephen Brown and Noah Barkin Germany’s Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the...
Ukraine says its forces attacked by Russian troops, Lavrov seeks immediate ceasefire
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was cutting short a foreign trip on Wednesday after Kiev accused Russian regular forces of attacking its troops in the country’s...
Russia carried out snap military drills in Kaliningrad region
By Thomas Grove President Vladimir Putin ordered snap military drills in Russia’s westernmost Kaliningrad region earlier this month, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday. The...
Ukraine denounces Russian stance on rebel vote in east Ukraine
By Richard Balmforth Ukraine on Tuesday condemned as “destructive and provocative” Russia’s stance towards elections organised by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine next Sunday, saying...
US steps up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
By Arshad Mohammed and Bill Trott The United States hit Russia’s largest bank, a major arms maker and arctic, deepwater and shale exploration by its...
Ukraine accuses Russia of opening new war front before leaders’ meeting
By Richard Balmforth Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of sending soldiers across the border to open a new front in the separatist war that has...
Fifteen bodies retrieved after Ukraine convoy attack – military
Fifteen bodies have so far been recovered from the site of Monday’s rocket strike on a refugee convoy of buses and cars in eastern Ukraine,...
World leaders demand answers after airliner downed over Ukraine (Updated)
By Anton Zverev World leaders called for a rapid investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine and justice for nearly...
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist ambush
Seven Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven wounded on Tuesday when their armoured column was ambushed by pro-Russian separatists near the eastern Ukrainian town of...
Separatists seize control of TV HQ in east Ukraine city
By Maria Tsvetkova Pro-Russian separatists on Sunday seized control of the offices of regional state television in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk and said...
Deadly gun attack in eastern Ukraine shakes fragile Geneva Accord
At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an...
East Ukraine separatists stay put despite diplomatic deal
Armed pro-Russian separatists were still holding public buildings in eastern Ukraine on Friday, saying they needed more assurances about their security before they comply with...
Separatists fly Russian flag over Ukrainian armoured vehicles (Updated)
By Gabriela Baczynska and Thomas Grove Separatists flew the Russian flag on armoured vehicles taken from the Ukrainian army on Wednesday, humiliating a Kiev government operation to recapture eastern...