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The U.S. is funding $70 million in infrastructure upgrades in the Baltic states, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania through September.

The provision seems broad and even vague, allowing simply for consultations when a NATO member feels threatened.

The region where the shooting reportedly took place has long been the site of violent disputes between Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists.

Russia said that its revised maritime doctrine and increased focus on the Atlantic are justified by NATO's expansion in the east.

Kuala Lumpur's budget passenger terminal is plagued with cracked tarmac and pools of water as the structure sinks into the ground, according to its biggest user.

Malaysia last month circulated a draft resolution to form the tribunal. Russia last week proposed a rival text that demands justice for the victims of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, but does not establish a tribunal.

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.

According to information from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Kiev has extended the service term for existing military personnel to an indefinite period.

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.