Ukraine announced Wednesday its redeploying of troops to the east because of growing fear that separatists in that area of the country will launch another offensive. Russia has repeatedly denied that it has sent in reinforcement troops for the rebels.
Russia has been accused of sending 32 tanks as well as various soldiers, trucks and weapons into the separatist region of Luhansk, in spite of the fragile Minsk ceasefire.
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".
An election in the separatist regions of Ukraine may shatter a fragile ceasefire between the rebel forces and Kiev. Backed by Russia, the separatist rebels held elections in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, but no country other than Russia recognized the election results.
Pro-Russian rebel areas in Ukraine hold elections to create local governing body A controversial election began in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian rebels, and Western powers are urging Russian President Vladimir Putin not to recognize the process.
More human remains from Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 were found amidst a break in the fight between Ukrainian forces and Russian-backed separatists. A team of Dutch investigators recovered the remains, The Netherlands said Friday.
The New York Post's speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be suffering from cancer was sharply rebuffed by a Kremlin spokesman on Wednesday.
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A group of hackers believed to be working for the Russian government gained access to unclassified White House computer networks over the past couple of weeks, interrupting some services. Cybersecurity teams are investigating.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that Ukraine runs the risk of running out of natural gas if it fails to settle a dispute over payments with Russia.
Also, after losing to Poland on Saturday, current World Cup winners Germany struggled yet again ending their game against the Republic of Ireland in 1-1 draw while the Serbia-Albania game is delayed due to a drone interrupting match.
In a speech at a benefit dinner in Las Vegas on Monday, potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton emphasized the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the importance of European countries becoming energy independent.
World Cup winners Germany were upset 2-0 on Saturday by Poland in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, giving Poland their first win over their neighbors in 18 previous games. Also, LA Galaxy's Robbie Keane scored a hat-trick for the Republic of Ireland against Gibraltar in their 7-0 at Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
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.
Partial Russian withdrawal could be positive sign for Ukraine conflict Russia has removed several thousand troops from within eastern Ukraine in what appears to be a positive step in the months-long Ukraine conflict.
An Alaskan base scrambled two F-22 fighter jets to intercept a group of six Russian planes approaching the U.S. sovereign airspace near Alaska on Wednesday.
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.
Ukraine wants to be major non-NATO ally to help establish peach Ukraine has to give the eastern regions which are part of the separatist movement veto power over future membership in NATO and European Union to end the movement, a former envoy of Russian President Vladmir Putin told Bloomberg.
