Eurasia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Bundestag (Parliament) that Russia would suffer “enormous damage, both politically and economically” by the sanctions of the West.

France warned Friday its partners in the European Union they must respect their commitments to help the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), noting that the EU had not received the promises to deploy forces in

Russia will send more warplanes to its military ally Belarus in response to the increased activity of NATO near the borders of the former Soviet republic, the commander of the Belarusian air force announced on Wednesday.

Russia said on Thursday it had started military exercises near the border with Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed exercises began in the military district

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with Secretary General of the UN Ban Ki -moon in New York on Tuesday , reiterated the importance of unity in Ukraine and stressed that any concessions on the territorial integrity of

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to London to meet with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday to discuss proposals for resolving the Ukrainian crisis. “Our job is to try to present them with a series of options that are appropriate in order to try to respect the people of Ukraine, international

The European Parliament Wednesday expressed deep concern at recent allegations of high-level corruption in Turkey and stressed that

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso Wednesday called on Russia “to cease all efforts to annex Ukraine’s autonomous Republic of Crimea.”

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Russia’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and calling for Russian sanctions.

United States President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House on Wednesday, a high profile gesture aimed at cementing the West’s allegiance to Ukraine’s fledgling government.