UKRAINE

The campaign was first launched in earnest when the U.S. introduced new sanctions against the Russian government.

Ashton Carter was nominated to become Obama's fourth defense secretary after Chuck Hagel resigned under pressure last year.

Svetlana Davydova called the Ukrainian embassy in April to warn of Russian military movement to Ukraine, she was detained in January.

The outperformance was due to an unexpected profit of $470 million from Rosneft which has been hit hard by Western sanctions.

Amid a surge of new fighting in eastern Ukraine, the U.S. government and military leaders are considering providing lethal aid to Ukraine.

Baird's departure leaves the Harper government with a major post unfilled in an election year.

The president's proposal includes $75 million in military aid to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova to "counter Russian aggression."

Sending weapons to Ukraine could escalate fighting, but may be necessary to confront Russia's wider aggression.

The Ukrainian government also announced plans to boost its forces in the country's east.

As pro-Russian rebels intensify their attacks in Ukraine, the U.S. is reconsidering the question of providing more lethal assistance to Kiev.

The call comes one day after the latest round of truce talks buckled in Minsk Saturday.

Even the Belarusian president dubbed "the last dictator in Europe" is distancing himself from Moscow these days.

The rearmament of strategic nuclear missile forces is an absolute priority, according to the Russian government.

Global fears weighed on the financial markets Friday after the U.S. economy grew slower than expected last quarter.

Shells rained down on the East Ukrainian city, prompting the scrapping of peace talks. It's unclear who fired.

Russian oil giant Rosneft won't drill in the Arctic this year -- a major blow to Russia's efforts to expand its much-needed oil revenue.

It's unclear whether Romney's announcement Friday will be a presidential run, forming an exploratory committee or not running in 2016.

The bank hiked its key rate by a total of 11.5 percentage points last year in response to panic on the currency market and soaring inflation.

The Sarmat Nuclear ICBM would replace the largest nuclear missile in the world, nicknamed “SS-18 Satan” by NATO.

Ukraine reported earlier this week that it had shot down several Soviet-era fighters from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is accusing the West of "dragging" Russia into a military conflict.