Putin pledges help to unrecognized Donbass republics, warns Ukraine against attack

Vladimir Putin has said that any aggravation of the military conflict in Ukraine would "inflict a tremendous damage" to the country's statehood and added that Russian support for the Donbass republics will continue.

Russia blasts Ukrainian Donbas law as preparations for war

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that it saw Ukraine's new law on the return of the insurgent Donbas region in eastern Ukraine as "preparations for a new war."

Echange de prisonniers sans précédent entre Kiev et séparatistes

Les autorités ukrainiennes et les séparatistes prorusses ont commencé mercredi à procéder à un échange de prisonniers qui pourrait concerner un total de 380 personnes dans l'Est rebelle de l'Ukraine, soit le plus important en près de quatre ans de conflit, ont constaté des journalistes de l'AFP.

Transatlantic vaccination against the Russian virus of aggression: Ukraine 'grateful' to US decision to provide arms

President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday thanked the U.S. for its decision to supply Ukraine with lethal defensive weapons.

Moscow warns US decision to arm Ukraine could cause 'new bloodshed'

Moscow on Saturday said Washington was encouraging "new bloodshed" in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide Kiev with "enhanced defensive capabilities."

Fighting in eastern Ukraine escalates

Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, according to officials monitoring the conflict.

Ukraine: l'UE hausse le ton contre Moscou

L'UE et six pays issus de l'ex-URSS ont promis vendredi à Bruxelles d'approfondir leur "partenariat", lors d'un sommet à l'issue duquel le président du Conseil européen Donald Tusk a condamné avec virulence "l'agression russe" en Ukraine.

Klimkin: proyecto de resolución sobre misión de paz en Donbás está casi preparado

Ucrania, EEUU, Alemania y Francia acordaron un borrador conjunto de resolución de la ONU sobre misión de paz en Donbás, declaró el ministro ucraniano de Asuntos Exteriores, Pavló Klimkin.

L'Ukraine prolonge le "statut spécial" pour l'Est rebelle

Le Parlement ukrainien a prolongé d'un an la loi octroyant davantage d'autonomie à l'Est séparatiste prorusse lors d'une session houleuse vendredi marquée par des accrochages entre députés, décision aussitôt saluée par les Occidentaux et Moscou.

Kremlin comments on US potentially funneling weapons to Kiev

Any steps inciting tension along the conflicting parties’ engagement line in the Donbass region will only further drive the parties further away from a political settlement in eastern Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Russian Government Wants to Extend Counter Sanctions on EU

The Russian government wants to extend counter sanctions on the European Union until the end of 2018, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

La Russie rallume Lougansk plongée dans le noir par Kiev

La Russie s'est chargée d'assurer l'approvisionnement en électricité de la République populaire de Lougansk (RPL), selon une source informée.

American monitor killed by land mine blast in Ukraine

 An American observer was killed and two European monitors wounded Sunday in an explosion in eastern Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said.

ICJ Declines Kiev's Request to Introduce Provisional Measures Against Russia

The International Court of Justice declined Kiev's request to introduce provisional measures against Moscow over the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.

Ukraine: la CIJ doit trancher sur les mesures d'urgence demandées contre Moscou

Les juges de la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ) doivent décider mercredi d'octroyer ou non les mesures d'urgence réclamées par Kiev contre Moscou, accusé de "soutenir le terrorisme" dans l'est ukrainien.

2,652 government troops killed in three-year-old conflict in E. Ukraine

Some 2,652 Ukrainian troops have been killed since fighting erupted in the country's eastern regions three years ago, said the Defence Ministry on Friday.

Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian state-owned banks

Ukraine Tuesday slapped sanctions on Russian state-owned banks in the country, ratcheting up tensions with Moscow amid a bitter trade war with Kremlin-backed rebels in the east.

US Urges Russia to 'Immediately' Observe Ukraine Ceasefire

The United States called on Russia to "immediately" observe the ceasefire in Ukraine, accusing combined Russian-separatist forces of targeting international monitors.

Russian FM announces truce accord from Monday in eastern Ukraine

A truce between pro-Russian rebels and the Ukrainian army will come into force on Monday in eastern Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, hours after Moscow controversially announced it would begin recognizing passports issued by rebel authorities in separatist regions.

US ‘Deeply Concerned’ about Uptick in Violence in Eastern Ukraine

The United States said Tuesday it was “deeply concerned” with a spike in violence in eastern Ukraine, where rebels and Ukrainian forces have clashed for three days, and called for a ceasefire.