US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has decried the vote by Russia's parliament urging President Vladimir Putin to recognize two pro-Russia regions in eastern Ukraine as independent

Russia urges the leaders of France and Germany to help stop Ukraine's "provocative" actions in the restive east of the country and to encourage Kiev to observe ceasefire agreements.

Moscow says Russia is not moving toward war with neighboring Ukraine.

Hundreds of nationalists held a rally outside Verkhovna Rada in Kiev on Tuesday, to demand the adoption of a bill granting citizenship to foreign volunteers who fought in Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation in Donbas.

Russia says any US decision to provide Ukraine with weapons will set back peace talks and heighten tensions.

Ukraine is seeking to reintegrate its breakaway areas. The government's proposal specifically targets the pro-Russia Donbas region in the east.

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has demanded more steps from Russia for advancing the Minsk peace process in Donbas.

A fresh uptick of violence in eastern Ukraine kills 2 soldiers, wounds 11 more.

Ukraine’s forces open fire on positions of pro-Russia fighters in Donetsk, reports say.

Russia condemns a US decision to withdraw accreditation of most of Russian honorary consuls and Washington's 'provocations' against Moscow.