China foreign minister says Minsk Agreement ‘only way out’ on Ukraine

(Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday called the Minsk Agreement the "only way out" for resolving the Ukraine situation, and said Ukraine should not be a frontline…

Russia voices alarm over sharp increase of Donbass shelling

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced alarm on Friday over a sharp increase in shelling in eastern Ukraine and accused the OSCE special monitoring mission of glossing over…

Putin says Russia does not want war, calls Donbass ‘genocide’

MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia does not want a war in Europe, but described the situation in east Ukraine's breakaway regions as "genocide" and…

Finland’s president says Minsk agreement should be looked at again

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The Minsk agreement should be revisited to find a solution to the ongoing crisis between Ukraine and Russia, Finland's President Sauli Niinisto said on Friday. Niinisto said…

Factbox-What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict?

(Reuters) - The United States has warned Russia not to invade Ukraine and urged both countries to return to a set of agreements designed to end a separatist war by…