In a letter to the leaders of the European Union bloc today, European Council President Charles Michel said, "It is important that we continue to unite and resolve and jointly define our collective approaches and actions."

In response to Moscow's recognition of the two separatist zones in eastern Ukraine and the dispatch of troops to them, United States Secretary of State Anthony Plinkin cancelled

Today, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on all parties involved in the Ukrainian issue to remain calm, ease tensions and resolve differences through dialogue and negotiation.

A source told the French Elysée Palace today that President Emmanuel Macron will make a phone call within hours with German Chancellor Olaf Schultz to discuss the Ukraine crisis.