'I add my voice to those calling on Russia to urgently release Savchenko' - Mogherini - uatoday.tv19:20 Putin says troops build-up near Ukraine borders was part of "exercises" 19:00 Volodymyr Zelensky tells Boris Johnson Nord Stream 2 commissioning by Russia "unacceptable" 18:20 Zelensky asks U.S. for clarity on NATO MAP – media 16:20 U.S. financial institutions prohibited to buy Russian bonds 15:40 Education minister: Best lecturers at President's University in Ukraine to be paid at least US$
Putin has responded to a quote attributed to First Deputy Head of The Presidential Administration Vyacheslav Volodin, "If there's Putin, there's Russia, if there's no Putin, there is no Russia." - 16:24October 24, 2014 : Live Blog: Ukraine In Crisis
U.S. plans to impose new sanctions on Russia this week
