Europe
Russia backs OSCE monitors in non-Crimea Ukraine
Russia on Saturday expressed hopes for the success of the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine, while stressing the observers were excluded from ...Putin formally gets Crimea; Ukraine, EU sign deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law the treaty formally making Crimea part of the Russian Federation, after it was approved ...Turkey blocks access to Twitter website
Turkey blocks access to Twitter. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to block Twitter because the site refuses to adhere to ...Greece reaches deal with international lenders on next bailout loans
Greece says it has reached an agreement with its international debt inspectors that will allow the release of a long-delayed rescue loan ...Obama imposes new sanctions, warns Russia against further escalation
The US has announced sanctions on 20 more senior Russian individuals over Moscow\'s takeover of Crimea and also singled out a bank ...EU mulls fresh sanctions on Russia over Crimea annexation
European Union leaders are due to meet in Brussels to discuss further targeted sanctions in response to Russia\'s annexation of Crimea from ...Russia warns West over Crimea sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Western sanctions over the Crimea dispute were "unacceptable" and ...Defiant Putin signs treaty making Crimea part of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and officials from Crimea signed a treaty Tuesday to make the Black Sea peninsula part of Russia, just ...Crimea declares independence from Ukraine, applies to join Russia
Crimea\'s parliament has formally declared independence from Ukraine and asked to join the Russian Federation.Crimea votes on leaving Ukraine for Russia
Crimeans voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to break away from Ukraine and join Russia, with Kiev accusing Moscow of ...




