Once, in what now feels like an age ago, I described the Donbas coal-mining town of Dobropillia as a 'safe haven'.

We expect Russia’s Vladimir Putin and his top minions to soon regret their decision to make a fool of President Donald Trump.

Russia said power and energy facilities had been targeted by Ukraine, which accused Russia of "spreading manipulations".

Volodin arrived in China on Monday heading a Russian parliamentary delegation for an official visit. "On the agenda: ...