The two self-proclaimed republics sought “help in repelling the military aggression of the Kyiv regime,” according to texts published by st...

Putin's decision to recognise the rebels, the foreign ministry said, was "dictated primarily by humanitarian considerations" and "intended ...

Didier Reynders, the European Commissioner for Justice, said the 27-nation bloc is ready to implement sanctions against Russia.

Ukraine has accused Russia of provoking the violence, saying Moscow used it as a pretext to formally recognise eastern Ukraine as independe...

Putin's move to recognise the independence of Moscow-backed rebel regions follows days of heightened tensions in Ukraine's eastern industri...

Shortly after he met with security officials and said a decision would be taken "today" on recognising Ukraine separatists.

Hundreds of artillery shells exploded along the contact line between Ukrainian soldiers and Russia-backed separatists, and thousands of peo...

Ukraine and the two regions held by the Russia-backed rebels each accused the other of escalation. Russia on Saturday said at least two she...

"Given the trend of increasing numbers of people arriving, we consider it appropriate to introduce a state of emergency," the Rostov region...

The move comes amid a spike in violence along the line of contact between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed rebels in the region in recent...

"These sanctions are designed in a way that they will be imposed in the event of a further - or a new wave of - armed escalation, Russia's ...

Oleksiy Reznikov, a lawyer with limited military experience, replaces Andriy Taran, who resigned earlier this week reportedly for health re...

Kiev has been locked in a conflict with Russian-backed separatists since 2014, and this week Ukrainian officials reported Russian troop mov...

The comments came a day after Ukraine's commander-in-chief accused Russia of a military buildup near their shared border and said that the ...

The negotiations were very tough and they tested the limits of patience of all sides involved- Steinmeier

"We believe that Russia continues to provide them with heavy weapons and other military equipment, financing as well," Pentagon said.

He said the airliner was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatists.