NATO jets violate Finland airspace while intercepting Russian planes

Two NATO jets which were intercepting Russian planes over neutral waters near Estonia briefly violated Finnish airspace, the alliance said.

Pence pledges U.S. commitment to NATO during Estonia trip

Speaking in Estonia Monday, Vice President Mike Pence reinforced the United States' commitment to a NATO against aggression.

U.N. court denies request to act against Russia in Ukraine

The United Nations' International Court of Justice on Wednesday declined a request by Ukraine for the world body to effectively cut off Russian supplies of funding and weapons to the region, which has seen constant fighting between Kiev government forces and pro-Russian rebels for more than three years.

EU extends Russia sanctions to Jan 2017

The European Union on Friday ­formally extended damaging ­economic sanctions against ­Russia by six months due to a lack of progress in resolving the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

Visit to Crimea by Russian leadership is Russia’s internal affair (Russian FM)

Visits to Crimea by the Russian leadership are Russia’s internal affair, and Moscow is perplexed over Ukraine’s demarche in response to such a visit, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Putin: was probability of putting nuclear forces on alert after change of power in Kiev

After a change of power in Kiev Russia could have declared putting its nuclear forces on an alert, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted in an interview with the authors of the documentary Crimea. The Path to the Motherland that was aired by Russia’s television channel Rossiya 1 on Sunday.