Section: The United Kingdom
EU widens sanctions against Russia
The EU adopts new economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, going beyond asset freezes and travel bans, sources say. …read more Source:...
MH17 victim’s father calls on Ukrainian rebels to allow bodies to be repatriated – video
The father of Liam Sweeney who died when flight MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine said on Tuesday that he wants his son’s body returned home. On his way to meet the prime minister, Barry Sweeney said he wishes rebels in Ukraine would let investigators do their job and allow the bodies remaining at the crash site to be repatriated …...
Putin may have passed point of no-return over Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin risks becoming an international pariah over the Ukraine crisis but the Russian president is battening down the hatches for the gathering economic and political storm. …read more Source:...
Civilian death toll mounts in Ukraine
Intense fighting in the east between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels kill dozens as forces push separatists back towards Donetsk and Luhansk …read more Source: Financial...
Crowdfunding in Ukraine’s DIY war
How Ukrainians are crowdfunding war effort …read more Source:...
Companies warn of sanctions impact
BP and Renault become the first European companies to warn that of the negative impact the threat of sanctions on Russia is having on their businesses …read more Source: Financial...
Children and pensioners die as death toll mounts in east Ukraine fighting
Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 22 civilians overnight and has stopped… …read more Source: The...
MH17: Dutch PM urges Ukraine to stop fighting near crash site
The call comes after Dutch and Australian experts were unable to leave Donetsk to visit the crash site for third day running because there is ‘too much fighting’, the Dutch justice ministry said …read more Source: The...
Where Ukraine’s separatists get their weapons
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – On the last day of May, a surface-to-air rocket was signed out of a military base near Moscow where it had been stored for more than 20 years. …read more Source:...
The Belarusians fighting on both sides of the Ukraine conflict
Divisions over Belarus’s future are being played out in Ukraine, where some Belarusians are volunteering to fight for Kiev’s sovereignty, while others have joined the pro-Russian separatists. BelarusDigest reportsFor years, Belarusians have been divided over whether the future of their country should involve closer relations with...
