The waters near the Crimean Peninsula were the site of a tense standoff between Russian and Ukrainian ships that involved a chase, some gunfire, and fighter jets, followed by strong statements from Moscow and Kiev. At around 7am Moscow time (4am GMT) on Sunday, two artillery boats and a tugboat ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Ukraine Thursday to discuss the peace process in the east of the country as well as the controversial expansion of a Russian gas pipeline. The one-day visit is her first since the signing of the Minsk accord in early 2015, which has so far ...
