We won’t invade Ukraine – Russian Foreign Minister

MOSCOW, March 29 (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had no intention of sending its armed forces intoUkraine, signalling Moscow wants to ease tensions in the worst East-West standoff since the Cold war. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reinforced a message from President Vladimir Putin that Russia will settle – at least for now – for annexing Crimea, although it has thousands of … Read more

Ukraine: Russia faces sanctions, isolation

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) – The White House warned President Vladimir Putin on Sunday that Moscow would face sanctions in coming days and international isolation that will hurtRussia’s economy, as Washington fumed over a referendum in Ukraine’s Crimea region that it was powerless to stop. “We are putting as much pressure on the Russians as we can to do the right … Read more