Section: The United Kingdom
Rebels ambush convoy in east Ukraine
Pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine kill at least 10 soldiers in an ambush near where flight MH17 crashed, as forensic experts get to work. …read more Source:...
Russia bans Polish fruit and veg
Russia imposes a sweeping ban on imports of fruit and vegetables from Poland, as EU sanctions on Russia over Ukraine start to bite. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: Civilians in Ukraine flee fighting
Civilians from towns around the area of Eastern Ukraine where flight MH17 was shot down are continuing to flee heavy fighting. …read more Source:...
Western sanctions do not help to de-escalate Ukraine crisis: Russian official
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western sanctions against Russia are not helping to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine, state-run Itar-Tass news agency quoted Russia’s envoy to the European Union as saying on Friday. …read more Source:...
Euro manufacturing fails to gather pace
Escalation of Ukraine crisis blamed for low PMI figure because of growing concerns about the geopolitical tensions among the bloc’s businesses …read more Source: Financial...
Sberbank says sanctions hit global finance
Russia’s largest lender says its partial blocking from European capital markets under new EU sanctions would do nothing to ease Ukraine crisis …read more Source: Financial...
North Atlantic Drilling signs Rosneft deal
A $4.25bn deal between the world’s largest offshore drilling group and Rosneft appears unaffected by the latest EU sanctions on Russia …read more Source: Financial...
MH17 crash: Investigators reach site for first time after Ukraine troops killed in bloody ambush nearby
At least 10 Ukrainian troops have been killed in an ambush by pro-Russian rebels near where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: Separatist Attack ‘Leaves 14 Dead’
Pro-Russian rebels launch an offensive some 15 miles from the crash site of MH17, where investigators have now arrived. …read more Source: Sky...
Ukraine crisis creates UK tensions
Ukraine crisis creating high-level UK tensions …read more Source:...
