NATO will suspend "all practical civilian and military cooperation" with Russia because of its annexation of Crimea, saying it has seen no sign that Moscow was withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border. Foreign ministers from the 28 members of the Western military alliance met in Brussels on Tuesday for the first time since Russia grabbed the Black Sea peninsula from Ukraine last month, triggering the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War. They were discussing ways to boost NATO's military presence in formerly communist central and Eastern Europe to reassure allies worried by Russia's moves. After the session, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia has challenged truths that only a few weeks ago seemed self-evident: that European borders in the 21st century would not be redrawn by force.
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U.S. House gives final approval to bill to sanction Russia, provide aid to Ukraine
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It moves now to the President for his signature
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NATO says it will suspend civilian and military cooperation with Russia
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Gazprom says the price Ukraine pays for Russian natural gas will increase, starting Tuesday
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"It is important for everybody in the world to understand that the @placeholder alliance takes seriously this attempt to change borders by use of force," he said.
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Concerns are high that Russia, which U.S. officials last week said had about 40,000 troops near the frontier, might seek to enter eastern Ukraine, after it annexed Ukraine's @placeholder last month.
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At the same time, NATO and @placeholder announced they would intensify cooperation and promote defense reforms in Ukraine through training and other programs.
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Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday granted permission for foreign military units, including some from @placeholder countries, to conduct military exercises in Ukraine in 2014.
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Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday granted permission for foreign military units, including some from NATO countries, to conduct military exercises in @placeholder in 2014.
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Such military exercises by foreign troops, including naval drills in the @placeholder, are an annual event but take on additional significance this year in light of Russia's military takeover of Crimea.