Section: The United Kingdom
Economic sanctions against Russia agreed by EU governments
Sanctions will target oil industry, defence, dual-use goods and sensitive technologiesEuropean Union governments reached a deal on Tuesday to impose economic sanctions against Russia, targeting its oil industry, defence, dual-use goods and sensitive technologies.The sanctions will be reviewed after three months, a diplomat said. …...
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...
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:...
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 …...
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:...
MH17 Crash Investigators Stopped By Fighting
Officials who had been due to collect the remains of victims of flight MH17 have abandoned their visit due to fighting in Ukraine. …read more Source: Sky...
