A statement jointly issued on Sunday by Finnish president Sauli Niinisto and the Finnish government condemned the rocket attacks on Mariupol, Ukraine.
Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday accused Russia of sending troops and armament into eastern Ukraine to support independence-seeking insurgents.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko here on Wednesday that Beijing stands for a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis and will continue to play an active and constructive role in such efforts.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Kazakhstan to continue its efforts toward a resolution of the unending Ukrainian crisis, as the Central Asian country will probably host a summit on the unrest in Ukraine's east.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Monday that Kiev has asked Moscow to sign a schedule for implementation of the Minsk ceasefire agreement designed to bring peace to eastern Ukraine.
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday voiced concern over an upsurge in violence in eastern Ukraine, calling for a "full and prompt" implementation of ceasefire deals.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and visiting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday reconfirmed the path of seeking a political solution to the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
French President Francois Hollande on Monday believed that economic sanctions imposed on Russia over tensions of Ukrainian crisis should be lifted if Moscow would made progress in restoring stability in the region.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday reiterated the importance of implementing the Minsk deal in solving the Ukraine conflict, and expressed willingness to address international challenges by working together with Russia.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a bill aiming for tougher sanctions on Russia, but ruled out additional steps at the moment.
Four central European countries of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland stand ready to assist Ukraine with implementing its major reforms, Slovak foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak announced here Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama intends to sign into law a bill that will ratchet up sanctions on Russia and provide additional assistance to Ukraine, the White House said on Tuesday.
At least 4,707 people have been killed and 10,322 wounded in the violent conflicts in eastern Ukraine since mid-April, the United Nations assistant secretary-general for human rights Ivan Simonovic said here Monday.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday pledged "ongoing political and practical support" to Ukraine when meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at NATO Headquarters, according a statement posted on NATO official website.
Moscow will definitely respond to new sanctions should the United States decide to impose them, a senior Russian diplomat said Saturday ahead of a bilateral meeting of the countries' foreign ministers.
Russia has sent a group of military officers to Ukraine's Donetsk region at Kiev's request to facilitate peaceful settlement of the crisis, Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces said Wednesday.
Moscow hoped coordination on the division line between conflicting sides in eastern Ukraine would support the ceasefire regime and the withdrawal of heavy armaments, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.
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