"Get out of Ukraine, Mr. Putin" - strong words from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in an interview with NBC's Richard Engel.

Here are the top stories from across Europe you need to know about this morning.

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has caused thousands of victims and disrupted civilians' lives. But in that region, people also want to look at the future. Stories of resilience from the East.

"Everyday we lose some citizens of our country; so we cannot forget it."

President Vladimir Putin will hope to keep world's attention on football

Under fire from some for "enabling" Vladimir Putin with the Nordstream gas pipeline projects, Angela Merkel went to the Sochi summit demanding guarantees for Ukraine.

His re-election all but a foregone conclusion, the Russian president's campaign slogan is an apt summary of the image he seeks to project

The European Union continues to support Kiev with aid and Russian sanctions, says the bloc's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.

It's the largest exchange of prisoners since conflict broke out in 2014.

Aid Zone takes us to the frontline in Ukraine, where four million people are in need of humanitarian aid.

Evdokia Taranenko is 80-years-old.

People in Need, a humanitarian aid NGO backed by the European Union, is helping people in eastern Ukraine.