The European Union is ready to give EUR 11 B of financial support to Ukraine over the next couple of years. Speaking at a news conference held at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso asserted that

European Union leaders holding a crisis meeting on Ukraine on Thursday could impose sanctions on Russia if there has been no “de-escalation” by then, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.

In a show of U.S. support for Ukraine’s new leadership, Secretary of State John Kerry walked the streets of Kiev on Tuesday and promised the crowds that American aid is on the way.