The Kremlin on Tuesday rejected as biased a ruling by the U.N. aviation council that Russia was responsible for the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014 that killed all 298 passengers and crew.

A Malaysian air crash investigator inspects the crash site of MH17 in the Donetsk region of Ukraine in July 2014 Russia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July 2014,

The European Union must focus on a new sanctions package to suffocate Russia's economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, France's foreign minister said on Wednesday. Speaking after the EU adopted a 17th sanctions package,

A leading economist has been telling EU finance ministers that Russia’s economy is under growing strain as its invasion of Ukraine drags on

European Union ambassadors approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday 14 May. Source: European Pravda, citing a diplomat from one of the key EU states familiar with the proceedings of the relevant meeting Details: The diplomat noted that the sanctions target Russia's shadow fleet in particular,