UKRAINE

U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department said.

Fears of a Russian military threat in the pro-Russian Transnistria region have prompted Ukraine to place as many as 7,000 troops on its southern border.

A French lawmaker on a diplomatic trip to Crimea says he regrets a canceled deal with Russia for two Mistral helicopter landing ships.

Zoryan Kis, who helped make the video, said that most Ukrainians are relatively tolerant but warned of the country's far-right extremists.

The Tu-22M3 has a maximum range of 4,200 miles, and can carry long-range cruise missiles for about 1,500 miles.

The tanker is alleged to have been holding around 1,600 tons of illegal and undocumented diesel fuel.

Russia’s three main naval fleets have each contributed ships to the standing Mediterranean force since it was first deployed.

The radar will help the Ukrainian military better defend itself from incoming Russian artillery while also helping it return fire with accuracy.

This Eid el-Fitr, many Muslim worshippers were, as in other years, forced to pray on the street, as the city refuses to allow more mosques to be built.

The sale of the S-300 missile defense system is set to go ahead despite Iran being banned from buying missiles for eight years.

The trial of Gennady Kravtsov is one of many treason cases in Russia in recent months amid heightened tensions due to the conflict in Ukraine.

Russia's oligarchs have been transferring their vast wealth to their relatives to beat Western-led economic sanctions.

The Eastern European nation had hoped to host alliance troops within its borders as a check against Russian aggression.

The deal, centered on a pipeline from Azerbaijan to Italy, will help Europe diversify its suppliers and move away from Russian natural gas.

The U.S. is working to reinforce its military presence in Eastern Europe to reassure support for its allies in the region, according to local media.

The Right Sector group has been linked to violence and abduction, which it has refuted, claiming it is cracking down on official corruption.

Interpol says it has taken former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych off its list of "wanted persons" pending further investigations.

Russia is pressing forward with a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could hit targets more than 10,000 kilometers away.

Russia has been aggressively working on strengthening its missile forces, spurred on by the U.S.'s growing military presence in Eastern Europe.

Pro-Russian separatists have been accused of shooting down the plane last July, but they have denied the allegations.

"Our suggestion is a different kind of suggestion," Russia ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters Monday.