(Reuters) - The European Union agreed on a framework on Wednesday for its first sanctions onRussiasince the Cold War, a stronger response to the Ukraine crisis than many expected and a mark of solidarity with Washington in the drive to make Moscow pay for seizing Crimea. U.S. PresidentBarack ObamawarnedRussiait faced costs from the West unless it ...

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is to visit U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on March 12. During the visit, the two leaders will discuss how to find a peaceful resolution to Russias ongoing military intervention in Crimea that would respect Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to White House Press Secretary ...