Ukraine Crisis

"War Will Continue" As Long As Ukraine Government In Power: Putin

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he saw no end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine "as long as the current authorities remain in power."

Putin Says He "Hopes" To Meet Trump For "Necessary Talks"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed regret Saturday at being snubbed at the G20 by US counterpart Donald Trump over the Ukraine crisis and said he remained open to talks.

Trump Moves Past Putin At G20, Exchanges "Pleasantries" With Saudi Prince

World News | Anne Gearan, Philip Rucker and Anthony Faiola, the Washington Post | Saturday December 1, 2018

President Donald Trump kept his distance from Vladimir Putin at a global summit here Friday that was clouded by an escalating Russia investigation in Washington and sniping with the Kremlin over why Trump canceled a planned meeting with the Russian president.

Donald Trump Cancels Meeting With Vladimir Putin Over Ukraine Crisis

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 30, 2018

US President Donald Trump scrapped Thursday a planned meeting at the G20 summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Moscow's detention of a group of Ukrainian sailors.

Putin Defiant On Ukraine Crisis Despite Trump Summit Talks Threat

World News | Reuters | Thursday November 29, 2018

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday shrugged off a threat from U.S. President Donald Trump to cancel a meeting with him due to Moscow's seizure of three Ukrainian navy ships, and accused Ukraine's president of orchestrating the crisis.

Putin Expresses "Serious Concern" Over Ukraine Martial Law

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 27, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed "serious concern" over Ukraine's decision to impose martial law, the Kremlin said today, after a confrontation at sea between the two countries.

US Envoy Holds Russia Responsible For 'Hot War' In Ukraine

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 24, 2017

The new US special envoy on Ukraine said Sunday that Russia is responsible for the "hot war" in the country's east, after fresh clashes between government forces and Russian-backed rebels.

Russia's Actions In Ukraine 'Obstacle' To Improved Relations: US

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 24, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Moscow's actions in eastern Ukraine remain an obstacle to improved US-Russian ties, the State Department said.

Disappearing Books: How Russia Is Shuttering Its Ukrainian Library

World News | Reuters | Wednesday March 15, 2017

First, armed police seized some of its books. Next, its director was put on trial accused of stirring up ethnic hatred. And now, quietly, its shelves have been emptied and its volumes packed up, ready to be merged into another library's collection.

Vladimir Putin Hints Russia Will React If Finland Joins NATO

World News | Reuters | Saturday July 2, 2016

Putin's first visit to Finland since the Ukraine crisis erupted in 2014 comes amid increased Russian and NATO activity in the Baltic region, and with the militarily neutral Finland and neighbouring Sweden increasing their co-operation with NATO. It also comes a week before a NATO summit in Warsaw.

Ukraine PM Faces Possible Dismissal As Crisis Deepens

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 16, 2016

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk was fighting for his political life today as parliament considered holding a vote of no confidence in the government over its perceived failure to fight graft.

3 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Rebel East

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 16, 2016

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and seven injured during a new flareup in clashes between government forces and pro-Russian eastern separatist rebels, the Kiev military said today.

Ukraine's Graft Problem Tests Western Patience And Resolve

World News | Sunday February 14, 2016

Ukraine's failure to fight state graft is testing the patience of its Western allies and threatening renewed economic and political chaos in a country still healing the wounds of war.

NATO Mulls First Russia Talks Since 2014: Jens Stoltenberg

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 28, 2016

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg confirmed Thursday the alliance is discussing whether to hold its first formal talks with Russia since 2014 when the Ukraine crisis plunged relations into a deep freeze.

Western Sanctions 'Severely' Harming Russia: Vladimir Putin

World News | Associated Press | Monday January 11, 2016

President Vladimir Putin acknowledged today in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia.