Hillary Clinton’s campaign is questioning Donald Trump’s top political aide’s ties to a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine, claiming it is evidence of the Republican nominee’s cozy relationship with Russia.

Russia made it to Rio by the skin of its teeth and it may see Putin suspend his bid for military glory, writes Nina L Khrushcheva

Ukraine’s belief it was forging closer ties with the West was shaken by Brexit, but it remains a vital ally on the frontier between democracy and autocracy writes Erik Berglof.

Russian president Vladimir Putin said in a July Fourth message to President Barack Obama that he hopes ties between the two countries will get back on track.

A two-year feud between Ukraine and Russia is on the verge of being played out in a London courtroom after the government in Kiev defaulted on $3 billion (€2.75bn) in bonds.

Ukraine’s government has approved a list of debt that should be restructured under an IMF programme to save the nation $15.3bn (€13.94bn), including $3bn in Eurobonds sold to Russia.

Ten people have been injured in an explosion at a march in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.

The British government has been accused by a parliamentary inquiry of “sleep-walking” into the crisis over Ukraine.

Interpol has issued a wanted notice for former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych on charges of embezzlement.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has defended the Kremlin’s aggressive foreign policy, saying the actions are necessary for his country’s survival.

Two pro-European parties in Ukraine running on a platform to enact tough reforms have taken the lead in the Ukrainian parliamentary election.

Ukrainians overwhelming voted in several pro-Western political parties yesterday in a landmark parliamentary election, another nudge in the former Soviet nation’s drift away from Russia.

Ukrainians have overwhelming voted in several pro-Western parties in a landmark parliamentary election today, another nudge in the former Soviet nation’s drift away from Russia.

The United States is destabilising the global order by trying to impose its will on other nations, Vladimir Putin has declared.

Sunday’s election is crucial for Ukraine but there are hopes it will also encourage a more democratic Russia, writes Carl Bildt

Some of Ukraine’s top officials have ended up in a wheelie bin after being targeted by far-right groups.

Thousands of people marched through central Moscow today to demonstrate against the fighting in Ukraine and Russia’s alleged complicity in the conflict.

Regarding the chaotic situation in Ukraine, the treachery and delusion of the European Union is plain for all to see: firstly, by backing the violent overthrow of a democratically elected president, Viktor Yanukovych; secondly, by signing an association agreement with Ukraine in the middle of a civil war; and, thirdly, by supporting president Petro Poroshenko in Eastern Ukraine.

Sustained shelling in the main rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine has struck residential buildings and a hospital, killing at least four people and wounding 10 others.

Three people have been killed and five wounded in overnight shelling in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, according to officials.

The downing of the Malaysian jet MH17 could have a transformative impact on the crisis in the Ukraine, massively increasing pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his support for anti-government rebels, experts have said.

Ukraine’s president has spoken with his counterparts from Russia, Germany and France about how best to resolve the deadly conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the east.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed up to a trade and economic pact with the European Union, saying it may be the “most important day” for his country since it became independent from the Soviet Union.

Russia is to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine as a payment deadline passed and negotiators failed to reach a deal on prices and unpaid bills.

A total of 49 people have died after pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, officials said.

Petro Poroshenko has taken the oath of office as Ukraine’s president, assuming leadership of a country mired in a violent uprising and economic troubles.

Hundreds of armed insurgents have attacked a border guards’ camp in eastern Ukraine leaving at least five rebels dead, a spokesman for the guards said.

Moscow is ready for a direct dialogue with Ukraine’s new president and does not need any Western mediation, Russia’s foreign minister has said.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to “work with” the new authorities in Ukraine which result from the presidential election planned for tomorrow.

Vladimir Putin says Russia will recognise the outcome of Ukraine’s presidential vote.

Russia has accused the West of triggering the Ukrainian crisis with its “megalomania”, as fighting continued in Ukraine’s east between pro-Russia insurgents and government forces two days before a presidential election.

Ukraine must pay in advance for Russian gas supplies starting from next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Ukraine’s police and security forces are “helpless” to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, the country’s president has said.

The mayor of Ukraine’s second-largest city has been shot in the back and pro-Russian insurgents have seized more government buildings in the country as unrest continued.

The US said yesterday it was prepared to impose further targeted sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine and that European leaders had agreed to coordinate on steps to make Moscow pay.

Russia’s foreign minister has promised a firm response if its citizens or interests come under attack in Ukraine – a vow that came after Ukraine announced a renewal of its “anti-terror” campaign against those occupying buildings in its troubled east.

Vladimir Putin wants to restore Russia to what he claims is its former glory. And Ukraine is the starting point, writes Richard Haass

Pro-Russian insurgents commandeered six Ukrainian armoured vehicles and hoisted Russian flags over them, dampening the government’s hopes of re-establishing control over restive eastern Ukraine.

Pro-Russian separatists have seized a police building in yet another city in Russian-leaning eastern Ukraine, defying government warnings that it was preparing to act against the insurgents.

Ukraine is launching a “large-scale anti-terrorist operation” to resist attacks of armed pro-Russian forces, Ukraine’s President Oleksandr Turchynov said in a televised address.

At least a dozen armed men have seized a police station in a small town in eastern Ukraine as tensions in the country’s Russian-speaking regions intensify.

Ukraine’s prime minister has told leaders in the east of the country he is committed to allowing regions to have more powers.