UKRAINE

Heavy smoke and sporadic gunfire was seen in the area as calls grow for a cease-fire.

EU’s sanctions list so far includes nearly 61 people and two energy companies based in the Crimean peninsula.

As U.S. troop numbers dwindle in Europe, NATO is being asked to spend more on defense or face the consequences.

Will eastern separatists lay down their arms in the face of a Ukrainian blockade or will they battle for their self-proclaimed capital?

Alina Kovalevskaya is another Ukrainian "living doll," but the 21-year-old said her doll-like appearance was not enhanced by any plastic surgery unlike her "Human Barbie" counterpart, Valeria Lukyanova.

In a slow economy, the Russian Finance Ministry plans to slash dividend revenue from Gazprom and Rosneftegaz.

Demonstrators rally in support of separatists in Donetsk.

Separatists, outnumbered 50-1, flee Slovyansk as Ukraine military advances, part of a push that began Monday.

Moscow denied Ukraine’s accusations that Russia had sent arms to the separatists and called such claims “shameless.”

A new measure requiring websites to store user data on Russian servers has again raised fears of Internet censorship in the country.

The agreement to meet is a good step, but Friday saw 13 Ukrainian servicemen and unspecified numbers of separatists killed in fighting.

“America is and always has been a nation of immigrants,” the president said.

The violence came two days after a cease-fire abruptly ended.

Ukraine launched airstrikes following the end of the cease-fire on Monday.

Petro Poroshenko made a fiery speech on Monday, criticizing Russia and promising to proactively handle eastern separatists.

A Russian recession could result should the West adopt sectoral sanctions over Ukraine, but it would not be “dramatic,” Alexei Ulyukayev says.

Poroshenko signs a EU trade deal, and Ukrainians hold their breath through a weekend cease-fire extension.

Georgia and Moldova signed similar deals, while Russia immediately said "grave consequences" would follow.

Pro-Russian rebels had detained eight observers from the Organization for the Security and Cooperation in Europe.

EU leaders would discuss possible sanctions moves on Russia at their summit in Belgium starting Thursday, Kerry added.