UKRAINE

Russia's largest arms manufacturer, which increased production five-fold this year, is now on a U.S. sanctions list.

The Ukrainian military is reportedly preparing for an imminent rebel attack before a potential cease-fire starting Friday at 7 a.m. EDT.

A Twitter account belonging to the Russian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates has trolled the NATO summit with a sarcastic tweet.

Rebel forces appear to be making a final push prior to a cease-fire agreement set to take effect on Friday afternoon.

Rasmussen's comments stepped up Western rhetoric against Moscow and set the tone for the two-day meeting.

Sergei Lavrov also urged Kiev and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine to back peace moves outlined by President Vladimir Putin.

The contest page for the 'My Ultimate Bucket List' contest had earlier announced “Bon voyage and good luck!”

NATO's summit in Wales has one main topic: Russia and Ukraine. What are the alliance's options?

The $1.6 billion deal between Russia and France for two warships is on hold over the crisis in Ukraine.

On a flight to Mongolia, Putin sketched out a "plan of actions" for peace in Ukraine. The plan will be discussed on Friday at a Belarus summit.

In a speech in Estonia Wednesday, Obama also said NATO "must continue to stand united against Russia's aggression in Ukraine."

European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger spoke to fears that Russia could cut off Europe's natural gas supplies in the winter.

Amid overall flat growth in air travel globally, Russian domestic air travel grew almost 10 percent in July.

David Cameron warned that Vladimir Putin must be stopped from seizing Ukraine — a situation that could lead to a new world war.

Ukraine's Poroshenko had earlier claimed in a tweet that a cease-fire was reached in a part of eastern Ukraine, but Russia refuted the claim.

The military offensive in the country's restive northwest has also displaced over 800,000 people from their homes.

Hackers who targeted JPMorgan last month were “a nation-state backed group” with “exceptional skills,” a former NSA chief told Bloomberg.

Australia, which will host a G20 summit in November, has said that opposition to Vladimir Putin's presence at the meeting is growing.

Russia denies its troops are involved in fighting on the ground, in the face of what Western countries and Ukraine say is overwhelming evidence.

Tuesday's upbeat data added to reports on employment and housing that have suggested growth remains sturdy, despite a slowdown in consumer spending in recent months.

Vladimir Putin's claims that he could take Kiev in two weeks have been taken out of context, says the Russian president's advisers.