09:33
24.4.2014
09:27
24.4.2014
Our news desk has some more details on Lavrov's latest comments on Geneva:
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is quoted as saying he expects that the Geneva agreement on Ukraine "will be implemented in practical actions in the near future."
On April 17, Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and the European Union agreed to a deal under which illegal armed groups in eastern Ukraine would disarm and public buildings would be vacated.
Speaking today at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Lavrov also accused the United States and European Union of trying to stage an unconstitutional "color revolution" in Ukraine with the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych in February.
He said Ukraine is being used as a "pawn in a geopolitical game" against Russia.
Lavrov's comments come shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russia of not abiding by the Geneva agreement.
Speaking during a trip to Japan, Obama said that if Russia does not fulfill the terms of the agreement, the United States "will ramp up further sanctions."
On April 17, Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and the European Union agreed to a deal under which illegal armed groups in eastern Ukraine would disarm and public buildings would be vacated.
Speaking today at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Lavrov also accused the United States and European Union of trying to stage an unconstitutional "color revolution" in Ukraine with the ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych in February.
He said Ukraine is being used as a "pawn in a geopolitical game" against Russia.
Lavrov's comments come shortly after U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russia of not abiding by the Geneva agreement.
Speaking during a trip to Japan, Obama said that if Russia does not fulfill the terms of the agreement, the United States "will ramp up further sanctions."
09:10
24.4.2014
09:01
24.4.2014
Reuters quotes Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying he expects the Geneva agreement on Ukraine to be implemented in practical steps "in the near future."
08:12
24.4.2014
08:02
24.4.2014
Ukrainian authorities continue their search for two activists who went missing at or on their way to Euromaidan demonstrations.
07:57
24.4.2014
Powerful video (in Czech and Ukrainian) from our Ukrainian Service of a symbolic event in a Prague park yesterday to honor the 107 people who've died in Euromaidan-related incidents in Ukraine since November. Former Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg participated, saying that while he supports "broad dialogue with the Russian Federation," there are also times when people must assert their positions and "defend freedom and defend democracy, not merely discuss it."
07:41
24.4.2014
EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger and Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister Yuriy Prodan are both in the Slovak capital today, where they are expected to discuss possible ways for Bratislava to ship gas to Ukraine.
Russian and European officials could meet soon -- on Moscow's invitation -- to discuss gas supplies to Ukraine, which Moscow has threatened with a cutoff over late payments and hit with a recent price hike.
Russian and European officials could meet soon -- on Moscow's invitation -- to discuss gas supplies to Ukraine, which Moscow has threatened with a cutoff over late payments and hit with a recent price hike.
07:29
24.4.2014
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she thinks international sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine must be "tightened and widened." Speaking at the University of Connecticut, Clinton said Russia will pay "a big price" for its intervention in Ukraine. She said the West must be "very clear, strong, and to some extent patient" in order to pressure Putin. She also accused Putin of "trying to turn the clock back to the Soviet Union days."
07:28
24.4.2014
U.S. President Barack Obama says during a visit to Japan that Russia is not abiding by the April 18 Geneva agreement intended to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine. "So far, at least," he says. He adds that if Russia does not fulfill the terms of the agreement the U.S. "will ramp up further sanctions." "There are some things the United States can do alone," Obama says, "but ultimately it's going to have to be a joint effort, a collective effort."