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      Putin’s Russia risks further EU sanctions over Ukraine, warns Philip Hammond
      Mar08

      Putin’s Russia risks further EU sanctions over Ukraine, warns Philip Hammond

      UK foreign secretary warns of response to any new offensive by Moscow-backed separatists and says ‘difficult’ Russian president treats west as adversariesVladimir Putin risks a further round of punitive EU economic sanctions against Russia if Moscow-backed separatists mount another large offensive in the Ukraine, UK foreign secretary Philip...

      Putin’s tanks in Ukraine and ISIS on the rampage but Tory minister refuses 10 TIMES to guarantee military spending will not be slashed even further
      Mar08

      Putin’s tanks in Ukraine and ISIS on the rampage but Tory minister refuses 10 TIMES to guarantee military spending will not be slashed even further

      Maintaining defence spending at 2 per cent of GDP is now only a ‘target’, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond suggested this morning. He said the final decision would be taken after the election. …read more Source: Daily...

      Russia relations prickly – Hammond
      Mar08

      Russia relations prickly – Hammond

      The UK and Russia will continue to have a “prickly relationship” with no clear change in Vladimir Putin’s intentions towards Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian serviceman killed despite ceasefire: Ukraine military
      Mar08

      Ukrainian serviceman killed despite ceasefire: Ukraine military

      KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three wounded as a result of fighting in separatist eastern territories in the past 24 hours, despite a ceasefire deal, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday. …read more Source:...

      Ukrainian singer Ruslana, 2004 Eurovision winner, wishes Romania to win this year
      Mar08

      Ukrainian singer Ruslana, 2004 Eurovision winner, wishes Romania to win this year

      Ruslana, the Ukrainian singer who won the 2004 Eurovision contest, attends Romania’s national selection for this competition on Sunday, in Craiova (west of Bucharest); she declared she wishes Romania to win this year, as she was a fan of Romanian culture. …read more Source:...

      No sign Putin has changed strategy on Ukraine: UK foreign minister
      Mar08

      No sign Putin has changed strategy on Ukraine: UK foreign minister

      LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday he had detected no change in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategic intentions towards Ukraine, despite a reduction in violence following the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...

      Week in pictures: 1 – 7 March
      Mar08

      Week in pictures: 1 – 7 March

      From an avalanche in Afghanistan to Harrison Ford’s plane crash and a pampered pooch at Crufts Gallery Sunday, March 8, 2015 – 6:30am Afghanistan Harrison Ford crufts Ukraine Chelsea Tottenham Jose Mourinho …read more Source: The...

      Two More Arrests Over Kremlin Critic’s Murder
      Mar08

      Two More Arrests Over Kremlin Critic’s Murder

      Four men are now being held after Boris Nemtsov was shot four times in the back while walking with his Ukrainian girlfriend. …read more Source: Sky...

      ‘Slowly, change is coming’: life for women in the post-Soviet world
      Mar08

      ‘Slowly, change is coming’: life for women in the post-Soviet world

      From bride kidnapping to the gender pay gap, women in the 15 countries that emerged from the ashes of the USSR describe the challenges they face today‘We want a voice’: women fight for their rights in the former USSRIn Russia, the word “feminism” is often spoken with negative connotations these days.The generation that is now 15 already...

      ‘We want a voice’: women fight for their rights in the former USSR
      Mar08

      ‘We want a voice’: women fight for their rights in the former USSR

      Campaigners have their work cut out in the patriarchal societies that dominate the region, especially where the Kremlin’s family values agenda holds sway‘Slowly, change is coming’: life for women in the post-Soviet worldWomen had stood shoulder to shoulder with men in the Russian Revolution of 1917, according to its leader Vladimir...