Vladimir Putin

The USA took the oil prices into account when imposing sanctions on Russia, the American President said.

Tripartite contact group will meet in the Belarusian capital on 24 and 26 December.

The exchange of captives and removal of military equipment from the line of battles will be the main topics on the agenda.

Moscow was initially scheduled to launch the gas pipeline in 2018.

The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine talked for 90 minutes.

Putin does not want to stay president for life but may run again in 2018. If he is elected then, he will stay the resident until 2024.

Russia wants to be ‘100%’ sure’ that Ukraine will not join NATO

The Polish ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs has been interviewed by Politico Magazine.

European leaders are present at the meeting. The situation in Ukraine is the main topic on the agenda.