Leaders of rebel-held regions in east Ukraine ask Putin to recognise them as independent

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The leaders of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic, on Monday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognise…

Separatists in eastern Ukraine begin mass evacuation -Interfax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-backed separatist authorities in eastern Ukraine gathered children at an orphanage in the breakaway region on Friday to begin evacuating them to Russia, the Interfax news agency…

Western sanctions on Russia may have to deal with unconventional invasion – official

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Russia is ready to invade Ukraine but the Kremlin could use an unconventional attack on its former Soviet neighbour which might require the West…

Warning siren sounds in rebel-held capital in east Ukraine -Reuters witness

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A loud warning siren sounded in the centre of the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Friday after a Russian-backed separatist leader in the breakaway region…