A Russian fighter jet intercepted a US surveillance plane in waters off Russia’s east coast in April, flying unusually close…
A Ukrainian military helicopter has been shot down near Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russian separatist rebels, killing 14 people.
A Swiss court has ordered a Russian billionaire to pay his former wife 4 billion Swiss francs (£2.7bn; $4.5bn) to settle their divorce battle.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his troops near the Ukrainian border to pull out, says the Kremlin.
In Ukraine, separatist leaders rejected the Russian president’s call for postponing the referendum. This is a high-risk game for them – not only if Putin’s call for a delay was genuine, but also in light of the most recent opinion polls.