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.
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.
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.
Despite the political back-and-forth between Ukraine and Russia over blame of the purposeful destruction of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, rebels in the area are causing a separate issue by blocking investigators and monitors in the area from being able to start their efforts to determine what happened to the plane.
The Ukrainian government has accused pro-Russian rebels of tampering with evidence and restricting experts from assessing the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss who and what brought down Malaysian Airlines' Flight MH17 Thursday.
Ukrainian troops prepare for an attack on the rebel stronghold of Donetsk. A rebel attack on Ukrainian troops has killed 30 and has caused an uproar within Kiev's government.
