Military Intervention

Russia Today news anchor quits on air over Russia's role in Ukraine

Liz Wahl told viewers that "as a reporter on this network, I face many ethical and moral challenges" as she quit on air.

Kerry urges Russia and Ukraine to hold to end crisis

Kerry is currently in France and has held meetings with his French and Russian counterparts, and leaders of other countries on the unfolding developments in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, soldiers await orders amid a tense standoff

Almost a week after Russian forces began their swift and bloodless takeover of the Crimean peninsula, there is a standoff as both sides dig in and play a waiting game.

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.

Stop interfering, withdraw forces from Ukraine, US tells Russia

But Obama's request appeared likely to go unheeded as the Kremlin said Putin, in turn, emphasized to Obama the existence of real threats to the life and health of Russian citizens living in Ukraine and that Russia has the right to protect its interests there.