Ukraine's parliament has passed a bill to create a 60,000-strong National Guard to bolster the country's defenses ahead of Crimea…
Ukraine's interim PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk met President Barack Obama at the White House. During their meeting, Barack Obama pledged to…
The G7 leaders have called on Russia to stop all efforts to "annex" Ukraine's Crimea region. G7 said if Russia…
Russian government is refusing all negotiations with Ukraine, Ukrainian acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said. Oleksandr Turchynov told AFP news…
Secretary of State John Kerry has declined an offer of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin until Moscow engages with…
NATO has decided to deploy reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the Ukrainian crisis. It gave the go-ahead…
Tens of thousands of Ukrainians have held rival pro-unity and pro-Russian rallies, as Moscow continues to strengthen its grip on…
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Russia that any moves to annex Crimea would close the door to…
Ukraine crisis was "created artificially for purely geopolitical reasons", Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. Sergei Lavrov confirmed Russia…
Russia has warned the US not to take "hasty and reckless steps" in response to the crisis in Ukraine's Crimea…
According to new reports, pro-Russian soldiers have stormed a Ukrainian military base outside the Crimean city of Sevastopol, before withdrawing…
The US and EU have joined Ukraine's new government in condemning as "illegal" the Crimean referendum to endorse joining Russia.…
Crimea’s parliament has voted to become part of the Russian Federation. The southern Ukrainian region’s parliament said the decision would…
The foreign ministers from Russia, the US and key EU states are holding talks in Paris to try to resolve…
According to new reports, Russian volunteers are being recruited via social media to cross the border into Ukraine to offer…
Russia and the US are due to hold crucial talks to try to ease tensions over the Ukraine crisis. US…
Russia says it has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, as tension continues over Ukraine's Crimea region. A Topol RS-12M missile…
President Vladimir Putin says there is no need yet to send Russian troops into Ukraine, but he has not ruled…
Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin has claimed that ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asked Moscow to send troops across the…
Russia's military has given Ukrainian forces in Crimea an ultimatum until dawn on Tuesday to surrender or face an assault.…
Russia has taken de facto armed control in Ukraine's Crimea region, despite Western demands that it withdraw. Thousands of Russian…
Russia's military build-up in Ukraine has been condemned by its G8 partners amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a dangerous…
Ukraine is calling up military reservists following Russia's decision to deploy troops in Crimea. Ukraine’s acting President Oleksandr Turchynov had…
President Barack Obama has urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to pull his troops back from Ukraine. In a 90-minute…
President Vladimir Putin's request for Russian forces to be used in Ukraine has been approved by the upper house of…