Section: Daily Mail (The United Kingdom)
Now Vladimir Putin threatens Europe with ‘retaliation’ for sanctions which have hit its Kalashnikov factory as West to stock up on gas for winter
The row over the new action came amid new claims that Moscow has moved almost 100 armoured vehicles including tanks and Grad missile launchers onto Ukrainian territory. …read more Source: Daily...
North Korea comes out in support of Scottish independence
Pyongyang’s embrace of Mr Salmond comes after Russian separatists in Ukraine embarrassed the SNP by launching an online campaign in support of a ‘Yes’ vote. …read more Source: Daily...
Mother of Ukrainian rebel hostage ‘received his head in the post’
Reports of the woman receiving the severed head in a wooden box came as the organisation said they had documented evidence both sides have committed human rights abuses. …read more Source: Daily...
Pro-Russian rebels mockingly compare battle for Ukraine with Scottish independence
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have offered their own idiosyncratic take on the debate over Scottish independence as they back the Yes vote. …read more Source: Daily...
Putin announces Russia is developing new nuclear and conventional weapons to counter moves from Nato and the US in wake of Ukraine crisis
Russia’s President revealed the move today amid a worsening stand-off between the Kremlin and the West which has seen Nato create a ‘spearhead’ force to defend eastern Europe. …read more Source: Daily...
MH17 ‘broke up in the air over Ukraine after being struck by high energy objects’
A preliminary report into the disaster by the Dutch Safety Board said it was likely the damage caused ‘resulted in a loss of structural integrity of the aircraft, leading to an in-flight break up.’ …read more Source: Daily...
West’s ‘plan to force out Putin will backfire’: Moscow claims US is exploiting Ukraine conflict in bid to force Russian president out of power
Former Russian prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, has called Barack Obama ‘a hawk who dresses up as a peacekeeper’ and claims he is creating a new Cold War to force Putin out. …read more Source: Daily...
Ceasefire under threat as Ukrainian forces come under artillery fire near port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine just 30 hours after leaders declared truce
Witnesses reported hearing prolonged artillery fire late on Saturday to the east of Mariupol, a key flashpoint in the past week of fighting. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels agree ceasefire due to go into place today – but separatists still want a split from Kiev
Petro Poroshenko confirmed that envoys in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, signed an agreement. Rebels announced separately a deal on Twitter. …read more Source: Daily...
Putin ‘cannot be stopped’ as NATO warns Russia has 3,000 troops in Ukraine
The news came as the Nato summit in Wales, attended by 60 world leaders, got under way, with the conflict in Ukraine top of the agenda. …read more Source: Daily...
