Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that more than 9,000 Russian troops were backing Ukrainian separatist fighters that Moscow will be under pressure to reel in at high-stakes peace talks in Berlin. Poroshenko´s claims followed days of heavy fighting that has left an already shaky September truce in tatters …

Ukraine’s Defence Ministry says it has withdrawn its troops from the main terminal of Donetsk airport The defence ministry has said that the military has kept control of some areas of the airport where harsh fighting has been underway for the last few weeks. Six soldiers are believed to be …

NATO’s military leaders will re-establish contact with their Russian counterparts amid fighting in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels, according to NATO’s top military commander. NATO’s top military commander General Philip Breedlove told a news conference at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels on Thursday: “We have talked an awful lot about …