UKRAINE

The two-year-old 'Minsk' ceasefire agreement has failed to stem violence between government troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.

As the Russian Ministry of Justice begins dissolving nongovernmental organizations, human rights defenders who continue their work are left in precarious positions.

Crowds on Saturday ransacked the offices of Sberbank and Alfa Bank in Kiev as well as the office of Ukrainian oligarch Rinat Akhmetov.

While the Pentagon has increased its budget in response to Russian aggression, a majority of Americans do not think the Kremlin poses a military threat to the U.S.

Russia and Ukraine's next financial showdown will take place in a London court after months of arguing over bond repayments.

Ukraine's ruling coalition lost another party following a failed no-confidence vote that left Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk in power.

After several officials quit, Ukraine's Parliament will hold a no-confidence vote on Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Russian vodka exports reportedly fell to their lowest levels in a decade.

The transportation of goods by truck between the two countries is the latest target in the trade war between Moscow and Kiev.

The agreement came two days after major powers agreed on Friday to a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in Syria.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says sanctions on Moscow and military activities close to the Russian border “only aggravate” tensions between the two sides.

The meeting between the Roman Catholic pope and the Russian Orthodox patriarch was a historic moment in the 1,000-year-long Great Schism dividing Christianity.

Christine Lagarde will face many challenges during her second term, including a decision over another Greek bailout program.

Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Poland could all see an addition of up to 1,000 troops, as NATO attempts to deter Russian aggression in the region.

Russia's 2002 application to the U.N. to widen its control of the polar region was rejected, but now the Kremlin is trying again.

Russia’s Ukrainian library is facing closure after the arrest of its director amid a dramatic deterioration in cultural ties between the two former Soviet nations.

With the International Monetary Fund delaying its next tranche of aid to Ukraine, the country's young reformers face a growing political storm.

Corrupt tennis umpires allegedly allowed gamblers to gain an edge in placing in-match bets, according to a new report Tuesday.

The exercises are expected to replicate a smaller version of what would be a major military expeditionary force in the southwestern desert of Jordan.

NATO reported increased Russian submarine activity with new technical capabilities and longer ranges in the North Atlantic.

It would be the first since the country faced U.S. and EU sanctions following its involvement in Crimea.