Merkel calls the elections ‘illegal' German Chancellor Angela Merkel again spoke out against elections in Ukraine's eastern region, which is controlled by separatists, calling them "illegal".
New round of Ukraine-Russia peace talks set for next week A meeting is scheduled next week between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek a solution to the six-month conflict over eastern Ukraine.
Red Cross worker killed in rebel-held Ukraine town from shells A Red Cross worker in Ukraine was killed Thursday after mortar shells hit near the office in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, the Associated Press reported.
Ukraine parliament grants some autonomy to eastern areas In a rare bit of cordiality between the two opposing nations, Russia said Ukraine took a "step in the right direction" by giving special status to two regions held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.
In addition to denying that Russian military forces have recently invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin compared Kiev's attack on cities that are occupied by pro-Russian rebels to Nazis German militants.
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.
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.
The Ukrainian government has accused pro-Russian rebels of tampering with evidence and restricting experts from assessing the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site.
Secretary of State John Kerry made a statement in Paris saying that Russia only has hours to act in order to prevent separatists from crossing the Russian boarder into Ukraine.
