VLADIMIR PUTIN

Ukrainians living in the Netherlands staged a protest outside Maria Putin's apartment in Voorschoten.

All Internet firms hosting Russian data must have a data center in Russia, a blow to Silicon Valley.

U.S. officials said evidence suggests MH17 was downed by pro-Russian separatists, and that Putin's attempt to blame Ukraine was "not plausible."

The sanctions will include asset freezes and travel bans on high-ranking officials.

Energy isn't the only weak point for Europe in dealing with Russia.

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would try to ensure Ukrainian separatists cooperate with an investigation into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, but said the West must do more to persuade Kiev to end hostilities.

The Kremlin is believed to have approved Alexander Litvinenko's assassination.

In the letter, Hans de Borst shares his pain over the loss of his daughter.

Borrowing costs in Russia reached a two-month high Monday.

State-run television stations offer an interpretation of the MH17 disaster absolving Putin of responsibility; Russians seem to be buying it.

In comparison, American billionaires have gained more than $56 billion this year.

France's $1.6 billion warship deal with Russia is safe for now, but a third round of sanctions over Ukraine could put a hold on the sale.

Four days after MH17 was shot down in Ukraine, President Obama spoke harshly of Russia and President Vladimir Putin's role in the crisis.

Vladimir Putin has no soul, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden concluded after meeting with the Russian leader at the Kremlin in 2011, according to an article in the New Yorker published online on Monday.

Flight MH17 is said to have been downed by a surface-to-air missile Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard the Boeing aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Monday, reportedly denied claims of any tampering at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17.

The first international investigators reached rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on Monday.

It was unclear whether Russia would block the resolution.

Before the MH17 crash, a flight over Crimea as Russians and Ukrainians fought a war turned into a recreation of the old days of the Soviet Union.

The Security Council might also call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation.

"If President Putin does not change his approach on Ukraine, then Europe and the West must fundamentally change our approach to Russia."