Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting statutory corporation. The BBC is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London The BBC is the world’s oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff.
The BBC is a corporation, independent from direct government intervention, with its activities being overseen by the BBC Trust ( formed on 1 January 2007). Trustees are appointed by the British monarch on advice of government ministers.
BBC has an office in Kyiv since 1993.
British military trainers in Ukraine
British military personnel have begun training members of the Ukrainian army engaged in fighting against pro-Russian rebels, the BBC learns. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s refugees find new future in Poland
Ukrainian refugees begin new lives in Poland …read more Source:...
Putin admits Crimea sanctions damage
As thousands of Russians hail the anniversary of Crimea’s annexation, President Putin says sanctions have been damaging but not fatal. …read more Source:...
Eastern Ukraine’s divided families
Ukraine war leaves families divided and apart …read more Source:...
Rebel ‘status’ row erupts in Ukraine
A row about the proposed “special status” of rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine threatens the country’s fragile ceasefire deal. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Crimea: Putin’s ‘mission accomplished’
As Crimea marks the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine, supporters of the ‘Russian Spring’ on the peninsula appear to outnumber its opponents. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: ‘Nostalgic atmosphere’ in Crimea
Thousands of people in Crimea are celebrating the anniversary of the Russian annexation that took place last spring. …read more Source:...
Fear amid annexation joy in Crimea
Exodus sours Crimea’s annexation party …read more Source:...
Crimea has left Ukraine ‘for good’
Crimea’s prime minister tells the BBC the territory has returned to its historical Russian homeland and will never again be part of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘was ready for nuclear alert’
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he was ready to put the country’s nuclear weapons on standby during tensions in Ukraine and Crimea. …read more Source:...
