Poroshenko and Putin meet face-to-face for the first time since June Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met Tuesday in Minsk, Belarus, for a summit with hopes that the international community will help bring peace between the two countries.
First convoy was called a direct invasion by Ukrainian officials Less than a week after a convoy of Russian trucks entered Ukraine and angered the international community, Russia said it is planning another convoy to send to eastern Ukraine.
Convoy cleared customs without Red Cross, violating a deal At least 134 Russian vehicles have entered eastern Ukraine, claiming to be a convoy bringing aid to a war-torn part of the country.
Food prices are rising in Russia, but it could reverse Buying food in Russia recently has gotten much more expensive as the county's ban on Western food imports appears to be hurting people across Russia.
Kiev changes stance on truck blockade, bemoans Russian "cynicism" Russian aid trucks heading to Ukraine stopped on Wednesday as confusion continued to mount over the entire situation, the New York Times reported.
Russia put a ban on imported foods from the EU and U.S. The European Union appears set to hold talks with Latin American countries to discourage them from exporting food to Russia, according to a report from RT.
Russian troops and armor have gathered along Ukraine's borders. Russia threatens to escalate the situation in Eastern Ukraine by hinting at sending forces over the border.
After spending more than a year residing in Russia on temporary asylum, National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden has been granted permission to stay in the country for three more years.
Message comes at a time when U.S.-Russian relations are falling apart As if relations between the U. S. and Russia weren't already strained enough, some Russians couldn't resist sending President Barack Obama a racially charged birthday message, the Washington Times reported.
Fighting between pro-Russia rebels and the Ukraine military is continuing to block international investigators from accessing the downed Malaysia Airlines flight.
As more sanctions were imposed on Russia Friday, a Pentagon official said there is some evidence that Russia is once again amassing troops at Ukraine's border.
Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down by rebels in east Ukraine Wednesday. Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down in a rebel-controlled area of east Ukraine Wednesday in a continuation of hostilities between pro-Russia separatists and the Ukrainian military.
