In his article for The National Interest, Eurasia policy expert Paul J. Saunders argues that expert analysis of the Ukraine crisis will require scrutiny in order to avoid disastrous and expensive policy outcomes, adding that post-Maidan Ukraine's continued misery is the result of Western leaders' inability to make a genuine commitment to Kiev.

It is very difficult to change the rules in the middle of the game, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov told the Austrian newspaper Der Standard

Roundup of the day for June 23-24, 2014
1. The situation over the last day in the DPR and the LPR.
2. The results of the "Norman Four" meeting.
3. The results of the subgroups’ meeting in Minsk.
4. Lyashko: $ 5 million paid for the post of Minister of Environment.

Anti-Russia sanctions imposed by the West over the Ukrainian crisis will not return the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea to Ukraine, German lawmaker Andrej Hunko told Sputnik Tuesday.

A spokesperson from the BBC explained to Sputnik why certain portions of its Yanukovych interview, such as dealing with his personal zoo were aired while those dealing with political issues such as Crimea were not.

Russia and Ukraine continue to have a multi-billion-dollar trade volume according to latest reports, despite the latter accusing Russia of militarily attacking it.

The initiators of creating any republics will be brought to justice, should anyone try, the response will be instantaneous, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warns

The Minsk agreements clearly define the steps necessary to bring peace in crisis-hit Ukraine, and any new proposal on reconciliation is simply an attempt to avoid their implementation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

The foreign ministers unanimously spoken against attempts to disrupt the Minsk accords and bring the situation in Donbass to a military scenario