WASHINGTON - US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko in a phonecall urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow, the White House said.
Agence France-Presse: US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia
Ukrainian servicemen walk past the wreckage of a military car destroyed by pro-Russian separatists shelling in the small town of Shyrokyne, in Donetsk region, on August 14, 2016.