Today's situation map from Ukrainian military authorities.
Business Insider says that "Russia is reportedly getting military bases in an EU state," citing Russian media:
Cyprus has offered Russia to have air and navy bases on its territory.
Cypriot president Nicos Anastasiades announced that the country is ready to host Russian aviation and naval bases. The official agreement on military cooperation between the two nations is expected be signed on February 25, 2015, according to Lenta.ru.
From our newsroom:
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has raised doubts about the prospects of a four-way Ukraine peace summit on February 11, saying it is not yet certain the proposed gathering in Minsk will take place.
Steinmeier said In Brussels on February 9 that there was still much work to be done on “open points” before the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France, and Germany would meet.
Meanwhile, ahead of a vote on new sanctions targeting Russians and pro-Russian Ukrainians for their role in the conflict, EU foreign ministers in Brussels disagreed on whether Ukrainian government forces should be supplied with weapons.
That issue also was expected to be the focus of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s talks in Washington later on February 9 with President Barack Obama.
Germany announced the summit during the weekend after a phone conversation between Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin on February 9 said Putin would not accept ultimatums over Ukraine.
Based on reporting by Reuters, AP, AFP, and dpa