UKRAINE

Ukraine said under the Vienna Document of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe it was entitled to an exercise account.

The reporter for Brooklyn-based Vice News was freed after being held by pro-Russian insurgents for two days.

The IMF tentatively agreed in March to provide a $14-18 billion bailout to help Ukraine recover from months of political/economic turmoil.

Russia has threatened to do the same in previous east-west spats, but each time failed to follow-through.

The U.S. said further sanctions are ready to be deployed, while Russia's foreign minister accused the U.S. of "running the show" in Ukraine.

Behind the scenes, negotiators were working around the clock on a two-way trade pact crucial to a broader trans-Pacific agreement.

Americans, Ukrainians and others have been detained in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian forces, in one case for "incorrect reporting."

U.S. weapons makers are benefiting from workforce reductions and other cost-cutting measures that began around 2007.

Ukraine has relaunched a security operation to crack down on pro-Russian armed groups, after an Easter pause.

The Ukraine crisis has raised fears that gas supplies flowing to several European countries via Ukraine could be disrupted.

Both the manufacturing and services sector grew more than expected in April.

The incident occurred just hours after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden left Ukraine after meeting the country's president and prime minister.

U.S. concerns about the global economy, a weakened ruble and the interdependent nature of key industries may be why Russia isn't feeling the heat.

Journalists on social media rallied around Simon Ostrovsky, a Vice News journalist reportedly kidnapped while covering the Ukraine crisis.

As tension between the West and Russia continues to build, academics and politicians are proposing a fresh idea for the problem's mitigation.

Russia also accused the Ukrainian government of stirring up trouble, and said the U.S. must prevent "hotheads" from provoking a bloody conflict.

U.S. VP Biden added that the May 25 presidential election is an opportunity to lay the groundwork for a more unified and prosperous country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has consistently denied that Russian forces are stationed in eastern Ukraine.

The U.S. will consider more sanctions soon if Russia doesn't move to implement an agreement to ease tensions in Ukraine.

Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov urged U.S. Secretary of State Kerry to "influence Kiev, not let hotheads there provoke a bloody conflict."

Kerry urged Russia to call for separatists to vacate illegal buildings and checkpoints, accept amnesty and address their grievances politically.