The Obama administration was confronted in 2014 with a wave of foreign policy crises that sent it scrambling to mobilize U.S. military and economic might to stamp out fires across the globe.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic says the conflict in Ukraine reminds him of what happened in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Speaking ahead of Serbia assuming the presidency of OSCE, he said Serbia would use its experience from that time to act as a mediator in Ukraine.
Serbia's foreign minister says the crisis in Ukraine is "proof of how fragile European security is."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued his New Year's greetings to fellow world leaders and dignitaries, but Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is not among the dozens of recipients.
U.S. filmmaker Oliver Stone, who is working on a documentary film about recent events in Ukraine, says he believes the February 20 shootings in Kyiv that left dozens dead and injured were carried out by "foreign elements."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to maintain a strong and united European position against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine.
From shock resignations to military offensives to crackdowns, bad news often strikes in late December while much of the world is busy ringing in the holidays. So far, Russia leads the trend.
President Petro Poroshenko has signed a law abandoning Ukraine's neutral "non-bloc" status, and said Ukrainians will decide whether the country should seek NATO membership once it meets the standards of the Western military alliance.
In 2014, Russian propaganda outlets ramped up beyond Russia's borders. If the Kremlin's aim at home is to convince a captive audience, the goal abroad may be to confuse.
A pro-Russian separatist leader in eastern Ukraine claims the former Soviet republic has taken a big risk by using fuel from a U.S. company in its nuclear power plants.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Russia to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to implement a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the conflict.
Bad news abounded in 2014. So let's focus on the lighter side, those instances where famous folks endured public humiliation or embarrassment, suffered severe cases of foot-in-mouth disease, as well as poor judgment or just plain ignorance.
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