Economic Aid

Amid Ukraine crisis, French warship latest addition to Russian fleet

The warship is part of a 1.2-billion-euro deal ($1.6 billion) that marked the biggest-ever sale of NATO weaponry to Moscow

US-Russia talks to ease escalating tensions amid Ukraine crisis

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet face-to-face for the first time since the crisis reached cold war proportions

Ukraine crisis: France threatens Russia with rapid sanctions

EU leaders holding a crisis meeting on Ukraine on Thursday could impose sanctions on Russia if there has been no "de-escalation" in the Ukraine crisis by then.

Analysts says Moscow unlikely to heed West's warnings over Ukraine

Unsettling scenario for President Barack Obama, who is under pressure to show he has leverage over Putin in a deepening conflict between East and West.

EU, Russia pursue diplomacy amid sanction threats over Ukraine

European governments step up diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine, encouraged by Putin's assurance that Russia does not intend annexe Crimea or go to war

'I am Russian, I don't need protection' protesters say in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin's declaration that Russia had the right to invade Ukraine was met with cheers, however the tide of opinion in eastern cities appears to be turning back towards Kiev.

Ukraine: Pro-West cabinet takes charge, Washington promises aid

Ukraine's new leaders on Thursday named a strongly pro-Western cabinet as the United States offered economic aid to the crisis-hit country, and warned Russia that military intervention would be a "grave mistake."