Section: France
Trump’s campaign chief linked to Kyiv cash scandal
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau say secret documents link Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, to $12.7m in ‘off the books payments’ from the party of ousted president Viktor Yanu …read more Source:...
Russia and Germany hold talks on Crimea tensions
Amid rising tensions over Crimea, Germany and Russia’s top diplomats have held talks in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg. …read more Source:...
No significant increase in Eastern Ukraine clashes despite Crimea tension
Despite high tensions over Crimea, Ukraine has said there has been no significant increase in clashes with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country. …read more Source:...
Russia deploys missile system to Crimea
It comes two days after President Vladimir Putin promised counter-measures after what he said were clashes between Russian forces and Ukrainian saboteurs in northern Crimea. …read more Source:...
Russian navy holds an exercise in the Black Sea
Preparation or provocation? Ukraine says the presence of Moscow’s troops in the area may reflect some “very bad intentions”. …read more Source:...
International concern grows over rising Russia-Ukraine tension
Sharply escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine are raising concerns in the international community. …read more Source:...
Crimea: the disputed region fueling tensions between Moscow and Kyiv
Russia’s 2014 annexation of the strategic peninsula of Crimea is at the centre of renewed tensions between Moscow and Kyiv. …read more Source:...
Ukraine puts military near Crimea on alert amid Russia tensions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday put the military on a heightened state of alert along the frontier with Crimea after Russia accused Kiev of making attempted incursions into the annexed region. …read more Source: France...
Ukraine puts border troops on full alert
Tension is high even though Kyiv has dismissed Moscow’s claims of armed incursions into the contested Crimean peninsula. …read more Source:...
Putin accuses Ukraine of Crimea ‘terror’ campaign
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. …read more Source: France...
