European Union member states have formally adopted a fresh package of sanctions against Russia despite Moscow’s retaliation warnings.
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy announced the sanctions on Monday saying that their implementation will take place over the next few days.
The new measures include restrictions...
In an attempt to bring to an end the nearly five months of war that has plunged Russian-Western relations into crisis., Russia, Ukraine and pro-Russian insurgents finally decided to open ceasefire talks in Minsk today
A Belarussian official in Minsk confirmed to AFP that the negotiations, which also include representatives from...
Russia has banned meat, fish, dairy, fruits, and vegetable imports from the United States, European Union, Canada, Norway, and Australia.
This move is Russia’s way of retaliating against countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow for the country’s support of the annexation of Crimea and rebels in eastern...
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands in 1987 after signing the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which Russia is now accused of breaching by Washington. Photograph: Bob Daugherty/AP
The Obama administration in Washington has accused Russia of conducting missile tests in violation of a 1987 nuclear treaty,...