Iran's embassy in Romania has announced that Iranian nationals residing in Ukraine can apply for visa at Romanian diplomatic missions in Ukraine. The Iranian embassy issued a statement on Friday, urging Iranian nationals in Ukraine to apply for visa at Romanian diplomatic centers in Chisinau, Cern?u?i, Cahul and B?l?i or receive visas at Romania-...

EU member states have agreed to bring a new round of sanctions into effect against Russia on Friday, diplomatic sources said, after sharp disagreements on how to react to a ceasefire in Ukraine. A statement on the long-delayed measures is expected later Thursday from European Council President Herman Van Rompuy spelling out how they should be introduced ...

[caption id="attachment_116077" align="alignright" width="231"] Photographer: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty ImagesUkrainian servicemen patrol on their armored personnel carrier in Avdeevka, 5 kilometres north of Donetsk, on Sept. 8, 2014.[/caption] European Union nations are struggling to agree on a trigger to expand sanctions againstRussiaover its ...

Kiev must withdraw troops from southeastern regions of Ukraine and rebels must stop offensive to stop bloodshed, Russias President Vladimir Putin says. He and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko discussed "a ceasefire regime." President Putin has outlined a seven-point plan to stabilize the situation in the crisis-torn east of Ukraine. On my way ...