The Nato military
alliance, at its summit in Wales, has said it "stands with Ukraine" in
the face of Russia's"destabilising" influence.
Nato also called on Russia "to pull back its troops" from Ukraine and end the "illegal" annexation of Crimea.
UK government officials say fresh EU and US sanctions will be announced against Russia on Friday.
Separately, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and rebel leaders said a ceasefire could be agreed on Friday.
Some 2,600 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian troops and rebels. Ukraine's military says 837 its soldiers have died since the conflict erupted in April.
In a statement delivered by Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the alliance also called on Russia "to step back from confrontation and take the path to peace".
Nato's partnership with Ukraine was "strong" and the alliance was "determined to make it even stronger", including developing the ability of Ukrainian and Nato forces to work together.
Russia denies arming pro-Russia rebels in eastern Ukraine or that it has deployed troops in the country.
The fresh sanctions to be announced by the United States and the European Union on Friday are expected to include further restrictions on the banking, energy and defence sectors.
More associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin will have travel bans imposed on them, and more banks owned by the Russian state will be banned from accessing the financial markets, UK government officials told the BBC.
At the Nato summit, French President Francois Hollande said an EU decision on imposing further sanctions on Russia would depend on what progress was made towards peace in Ukraine in the coming hours.
He had earlier signalled a toughening of European policy towards Russia on Wednesday by suspending a military deal worth 1.2bn euros ($1.6bn; £0.95bn).
Source:BBC
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