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      EU leaders try to defuse Ukraine crisis as fears over war grow
      Aug31

      EU leaders try to defuse Ukraine crisis as fears over war grow

      Warnings that Putin decision to send troops and armour risks spiralling into all-out conflictEuropean leaders gathered in Brussels on Saturday night to wrestle with how to get a failing policy on Ukraine back on track, amid fears that Vladimir Putin’s campaign in the east of the country could spiral into full-scale war.The summit was...

      No sweet dreams for David Cameron
      Aug31

      No sweet dreams for David Cameron

      Chris Riddell on the prime minister’s mounting woes … …read more Source: The...

      The readers’ editor on sharp-eyed readers
      Aug31

      The readers’ editor on sharp-eyed readers

      It may be August, but our readers remain alert to errors, and offer some clever, wise and sometimes funny observationsThese are the dog days of August when our UK readers have been enjoying the delights of the summer holidays, but that doesn’t mean that they or others around the world are any less engaged with their Sunday paper. People...

      David Cameron is caught between the virtues and vices of Europe
      Aug31

      David Cameron is caught between the virtues and vices of Europe

      In Brussels this weekend the PM will plead for a European response to the crises in Ukraine and Iraq. But at home he has to appear stridently anti-EU to placate the right of his partyDavid Cameron has become accustomed to going to EU summits to fight battles over the budget, veto treaties, or try to block appointments of federalists.In December...

      EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum
      Aug31

      EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum

      The EU gives Russia one week to reduce its military involvement in Ukraine or face new sanctions, as Ukraine’s leader talks of the “point of no return”. …read more Source:...

      Poroshenko: Ukraine approaching ‘point of no return’
      Aug31

      Poroshenko: Ukraine approaching ‘point of no return’

      The European Union appears set to step up sanctions on Russia over the situation in eastern Ukraine. Not only the country’s president has warned that Ukraine is “close to the point of no return.” …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Tusk and Mogherini appointed to EU’s top jobs
      Aug30

      Tusk and Mogherini appointed to EU’s top jobs

      Donald Tusk is to leave the prime ministership of Poland to become president of the European Council in succession to Herman Van Rompuy. His appointment balances the choice of Federica Mogherini, Italy’s foreign minister, as the European Union’s high representative for foreign policy. The decisions were announced by Van Rompuy, who...

      Ukraine: Mariupol digs trenches, prepares to defend city
      Aug30

      Ukraine: Mariupol digs trenches, prepares to defend city

      Locals from Mariupol in eastern Ukraine have been digging trenches and are poised to defend what many fear will be the next battle zone. Ukrainian… …read more Source:...

      On the borders of ‘New Russia’, pro-Putin forces point their tanks towards central Ukraine
      Aug30

      On the borders of ‘New Russia’, pro-Putin forces point their tanks towards central Ukraine

      The arrival of troops in the town of Novoazovsk has triggered fears of a Russian invasion …read more Source: The...

      Ukraine near ‘point of no return’
      Aug30

      Ukraine near ‘point of no return’

      Ukraine’s president says his country is “close to a point of no return – full scale-war”, as the EU discusses more sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...