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Ukraine Crisis: Ukrainian Troops to Retake Cities as Battle Continues

Aug 15, 2014 10:11 PM EDT

Luhansk, Donetsk and Horlivka - three Ukrainian cities that have been held by insurgents for months - are receiving efforts from tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops to retake the areas in an ongoing process.

Ukraine Crisis Finally Hits Home for Many Russians

Jasmine Solana |

Aug 15, 2014 02:15 PM EDT

The reality of the Ukraine crisis and President Vladimir Putin’s possible hand in it is finally sinking in for many ordinary Russians.

Ukraine Crisis: Pro-Russian Rebel Leaders Resign Amid Artillery Fire

Jin Tuliao |

Aug 15, 2014 12:31 AM EDT

Two senior leaders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic quit Thursday while artillery shells landed on the separatists stronghold. Russian convoys were stopped during the battle.

A Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine travels along a road south of the city of Voronezh August 14, 2014.

Ukraine Thinks Russian Convoy is 'Cynical' [with Video]

Ren Benavidez |

Aug 14, 2014 08:33 AM EDT

Russia sent its own humanitarian aid to Ukraine, an act that the embattled country described as "cynical."

Snowden Willing To Be Jailed In U.S. For ‘Right Purpose’

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 14, 2014 08:08 AM EDT

Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and exiled whistle-blower Edward Snowden told Wired magazine that he is willing to return to the U.S. and go to jail for the “right purpose” after discussing the possibility of a cyber attack on innocent countries.

EU: Red Cross Must Vet Red Cross Aid In Ukraine

Bianca Ortega |

Aug 13, 2014 04:55 AM EDT

The European Union (EU) said the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) must vet the Russian aid in eastern Ukraine to prevent it from being used for political motives.

ExxonMobil Starts Offshore Drilling in Russia's Arctic

Cody Brooks |

Aug 12, 2014 02:22 AM EDT

The US gas company ExxonMobil started drilling for oil offshore in Russia's Arctic on Saturday after signing a deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin, despite US and European Union sanctions.

Russia to send humanitarian convoy to Ukraine

Russia Sending Non-Military Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine Despite Warnings

Jin Tuliao |

Aug 12, 2014 12:00 AM EDT

Russia sending a civilian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine regardless of the suspicion that it can be used to cover military intervention.

Russia Promises to Boost Non-West Cooperation In Wake Of Sanctions

Cody Brooks |

Aug 11, 2014 05:01 PM EDT

Russia plans to develop stronger bonds with other countries despite the sanctions of the West, a spokesman said.

"High Probability" Russia Will Invade Ukraine

David Perry |

Aug 11, 2014 01:46 PM EDT

NATO announced Monday there is a "high probability" Russia will invade Ukraine and assist separatists.

Steven Seagal Peforms a Concert Organized by Pro-Russian Separatists in Crimea, Claims He is Russian

Kat De Guzman |

Aug 11, 2014 10:09 AM EDT

American Actor Steven Seagal was invited by a motorcycle gang of Russian Nationalists to play for them in an event in Crimea. The motorcycle gang known as "Night Wolves" welcomed Seagal as he played for them and the stage was decorated with flags of Pro-Russia Separatists from Ukraine.

Canada Sends Two Icebreaker Ships, Seeks Ownership Over North Pole Oil

Cody Brooks |

Aug 11, 2014 02:47 AM EDT

Canada sends two icebreaker ships to map the seabed of the Arctic in a bid to prove that the country's continental shelf extends beneath the North Pole so they can claim oil and natural gas reserves in the region.

A police officer walks past the national flags of countries attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting and ASEAN Regional Forum in Singapore in this July 2008 file photo.

ASEAN: Cooperation And Dialogue With Russia Key To Probe In Downed Malaysian Flight MH17

Christl Leong |

Aug 09, 2014 01:27 PM EDT

Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said talks during the Regional Forum would not touch on Russia's alleged involvement over the downed Malaysian Airline Flight MH17, but instead stressed a dialogue to gain Moscow's cooperation for a probe.

Russian Bombers Conduct 16 Missions Near U.S. Airspace In 10 Days -NORAD

Christl Leong |

Aug 09, 2014 06:38 AM EDT

Russian nuclear bombers have carried out at least 16 missions in recent weeks near the northwest U.S. air defense identification zones, according to air command officials.