Up to first five investment deals are expected to be signed in the next three months and attract partners from China, South Korea and the UAE.
But Berlin wants to see Russia and Ukraine meet the terms laid out in the Minsk II agreement first.
The entire Su-24 fleet was grounded after one of the aircraft crashed in far eastern Russia, killing both pilots.
The number of internally displaced people in Ukraine has climbed to nearly 1.4 million as the war with Russian-backed rebels takes its toll.
The EU's unity, solidarity and international standing are at risk from Greece's debt, Russia's role in Ukraine, Britain's pursuit of opt-outs and Mediterranean migration.
Countries pushing for justice over the downed airliner face a difficult task to persuade UN veto-holder Russia to cooperate in bringing suspects to trial.
Under the Minsk ceasefire agreement signed last February, any rebel elections would require oversight from the Ukrainian government in Kiev.
Moscow is arming many of its former Soviet allies as it looks to continue moves out of recession while also building up support against NATO.
The proposal "considerably narrowed" the circumstances under which Ukraine could hold nationwide referenda, a top official said.
A private U.S. company wants to help Ukraine produce its own enriched uranium to fuel its nuclear power and rely less on Russia.
China said Tuesday some of its land reclamation in the Spratlys, where it's building seven islands on top of coral reefs, had been completed, although it gave few details.
Ukraine's failure to strike a deal for Russian natural gas now leaves Kiev without enough supplies going into the winter months.
Russia is now committed to building its own helicopter landing ships, ending any small hope that it might one day take French Mistrals.
Russia said the deal had fallen through for "political" reasons, but pledged that the supply of gas to Europe would be unaffected.
The move comes a week after Russia ruled that its 1954 transfer of Crimea to Ukraine was illegal.
Construction of the bridge will begin in two months as Russia looks to create quicker routes in the annexed peninsula.
Hacker group CyberBerkut leaked documents exposing Kiev's plan to increase military spending in the next 3 years.
The world's second- and third-most powerful militaries are getting a little closer.
Russia wants to counter sanctions placed on its big energy companies by Canada, a Russian parliamentary leader says.
Ukraine will have to meet NATO's minimum standards and hold a nationwide referendum before it can join the alliance, the country's president said.
The Russian government’s move is significant in light of the ongoing rift between Moscow and Kiev.
The leader of the rebel Luhansk People's Republic in eastern Ukraine says Kiev has 15,000 more troops in the area than it's willing to admit.