After Russias President Putin sent his military into Ukraine in a clear violation of the countrys sovereignty, the White House released a statement that Russia now faces greater political and economic isolation. But how exactly would the United States enforce this? The main method discussed in the news has been sanctioning Russias all-important energy ...

Pro-Moscow authorities in Crimea on Thursday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to examine a request for their region to join the Russian Federation, which will be put to a referendum on March 16, Agence France-Presse reported. The parliament of Crimea has adopted a motion for Crimea to join Russia. It has asked the Russian president and parliament ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday defended his actions in Crimea and said he would use force in Ukraine only as a last resort. The comments came as hedeniedthat Russian armed forces were directly engaged in the bloodless seizure of Crimea, saying the uniformed troops without national insignia were "local self-defense forces". "As for ...

THE spectre of secession suddenly haunts Ukraine and Thailand, two countries where demonstrators have uncompromisingly battled corrupt or unresponsive rulers. Militant protests have set off chain reactions that may result in the fracturing of national territories and the creation of new states in what are now eastern Ukraine and northeast Thailand....

(Reuters) - One senior Obama administration official called Vladimir Putin's actions in theUkraine"outrageous." A second described them as an "outlaw act." A third said his brazen use of military force harked back to a past century. "What we see here are distinctly 19th and 20th century decisions made by President Putin," said the official who spoke ...

"The country has plunged into chaos and anarchy," Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin read from an unofficial translation of the letter while speaking to reporters after an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. "The country is in the grip of outright terror and violence driven by the West." "People are persecuted on political and language ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Calling reports of Russia's military movement in the Ukraine an "invasion," "a brazen act of aggression" and "violation of international law," US Secretary of State John Kerry hit Sunday morning talk show circuit on Sunday. "Russia is engaged in a military act of aggression against another country, and it has huge risks," Kerry said ...

ILNA: President Barack Obama is warning Russia "there will be costs" for any military maneuvers it launches in Ukraine, a move U.S. and Ukrainian officials say they believe is already underway. Officials say Obama may retaliate by canceling a trip to Russia this year for an international summit and could cut off trade discussions with Moscow. ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Pro- and anti-Russian protesters have clashed in the Ukraine region of Crimea, as Russia orders battle-readiness checks on armed forces near the nations' borders and says it is moving to ensure the security of its Black Sea fleet. Scuffles broke out outside the Crimea regional parliament on Wednesday between thousands of pro-...