Vladimir Putin

Face-to-face high-level talks scheduled to resolve Ukraine crisis.

Oil giant punished with Western sanctions and chief executive faces US blacklist.

Egypt's president visited Vladimir Putin in Sochi and agreed to increase wheat imports from, and food exports to, Russia.

Video going viral in Russia and Ukraine showing Bart writing 'Putin Huylo' on school chalkboard

Russian ban on British beef post-BSE crisis was lifted a year ago and now meat is banned again.

Yuri Kovolchuk, dubbed Putin's banker, owns two of the channels that Coca Cola has dropped.

Oana Lungescu calls Moscow's deployment of up to 20,000 troops near Ukrainian border 'dangerous'.

Russian businessman Timchenko has already been targeted by EU and US sanctions.

European Union and United States to pass sectoral sanctions in defence, finance and energy sectors.

Moscow has a tendency to ban food and drink amid geopolitical disputes, and EU fruit could be next

IBTimes UK speaks to an 86-year-old Donetsk woman who paints a tragic picture of the tumult.

Russia's Interior Ministry wants to identify internet users anonymously surfing the web on Tor.

Tencent video poking fun at North Korean leader goes viral.

Ukraine government sets up committee specifically to impose sanctions against Russia.

EU leaders have been angered by the prime minister's demands for sanctions as he sells arms to the Kremlin.

EU foreign ministers agreed to extend asset freezes and travel bans and explore sectoral sanctions.

Tony Abbott claims there has been a "cover-up" over MH17 crash in Ukraine.

German economic growth could decline by 0.5% due to sanctions.

Refrigerated train carrying 200 victims detained by rebels despite Putin plea.

US defence sources say rebels hit MH17 by mistake after failing to use radar.

The prime minister has joined other world leaders in demanding a full investigation into MH17 disaster.

World Health Organisation worker Glenn Thomas was travelling to AIDS conference.

IBTimes UK covers live the aftermaths of the alleged downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 295 passengers aboard over eastern Ukraine

CEO Igor Sechin says the Russian oil giant is nothing to do with Ukraine Crisis.

Russian foreign ministry says EU is bowing to US pressure over fresh sanctions.

EIB and EBRD asked to halt financing to new projects in support of ongoing insurgency in eastern Ukraine.

Petro Poroshenko accused Russia of allowing weapons and fighters across its border to fuel conflict.

Russia and the European Union are at odds over Ukraine's political future.

Russia's President seeks alliance to prevent future economic sanctions punishment.

Ukraine's defence minister accuses Moscow of downing an Antonov-26 transport aircraft near the border.