Ukrainian servicemen ride in a tank close to the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk, a facility which has been the site of intense fighting for several weeks.
"Russia, through its current actions in Ukraine, has exposed the post-Cold War order in Europe as the geopolitical equivalent of a financial bubble. We have enjoyed two decades of benefits from this order. But we did so under the illusion that it was nearly costless. Now we are finding out that there is a bill to pay."
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Denis Pushilin, the leader of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic," is reportedly meeting with Russian officials in Moscow:
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Russia is building the South Stream pipeline to eliminate Ukraine as a transit state for gas exports to Europe. But after a Bulgarian surprise this week, the planned conduit suddenly has nowhere to go.
Latest on the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute, from our news desk:
President Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine is driving gas talks toward a "dead-end" by asking for further discounts.
Putin, speaking on June 11, instructed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to formalize a decision to reduce by $100 the price Kyiv pays per 1,000 cubic metres -- from $485 to $385.
The reduction comes in the form of an exemption from export duty for Ukraine-bound gas.
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Slovyansk continues to bear the brunt of the current fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists:
