Ukraine cease-fire

Ukraine truce takes hold but U.S. says Russia ‘destabilsing’ the country

A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of finally taking hold in Ukraine, even as the United States accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of destabilising...

Questions over Russian control of Ukraine rebels cloud hopes for ceasefire

Ukraine’s new President Petro Poroshenko today announced plans for a unilateral ceasefire, but ongoing violence and a new gas war will challenge the...