"Securing this support is becoming increasingly difficult for our diplomats due to different objective and subjective factors."

 

  The investigation was looking into whether U.S. companies and the financial system were used to enable corruption by a...

  "Europe had to react against this violation of basic principles," Merkel said.

  The AP report comes less than three months before the Nov. 8 election 

  Putin is sending a signal to the West that his patience is wearing thin and that he may resort to other...

 

  Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine of not honouring its obligations under the peace deal.

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Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of sending saboteurs into Crimea to carry out terrorist acts.  

 

  Most of the weapons from Ukraine will be destined for other conflict zones in places such as Iraq, Syria and...

  "Admitting out loud that the problem exists is the first step towards solving it. There is no other way".

 

  The scale of exchanges of heavy weapons fire appears to have grown exponentially after weeks of relative calm.