U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday that Moscow and pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine must implement a ceasefire or face consequences that could hit Russia’s economy. Kerry told a news conference in Geneva that the ceasefire must be respected in all areas, including the …

Over 6,000 people have been killed since April 2014 in the Ukraine conflict, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported Monday. “Heavy civilian tolls of dead and wounded have resulted from indiscriminate shelling of residential areas” by both the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, leaving …

France’s President Francois Hollande said Monday that commitment to implement the Minsk peace accord by all sides would be the only possible way to restore peace in Ukraine. France must not tolerate any infringement of the Minsk peace accord to re-establish peace and stability in Ukraine, Hollande told reporters after …