Section: The United Kingdom
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...
VIDEO: Trying to bring MH17 victims home
A team of Dutch forensic investigators will again try to access the Malaysia Airlines wreckage site in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: stronger Russian sanctions sought
Malcolm Rifkind condemns ‘useless’ asset freezes as western leaders push for new EU trade restrictions with key sectorsSanctions against Russia that will inflict economic damage are needed because asset freezes on cronies of president Vladimir Putin have been “pretty useless”, Sir Malcom Rifkind, a former foreign...
Ukraine conflict: EU squeezes Russia
EU braces for economic pain with further sanctions …read more Source:...
Civilians killed in eastern Ukraine amid fierce fighting
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine killed at least 19 civilians, local officials said on Tuesday, as Kiev pressed an offensive to close in on the separatists. …read more Source:...
EU set to widen Russia sanctions
The European Union is set to back new sanctions against Russia, targeting its finance, energy and defence sectors over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
MH17: Abbott and police frustrated over lack of access to plane crash site
For the second day unarmed Australian and Dutch police contingent forced to turn around due to shelling and gunfireTony Abbott and police are frustrated with both the Ukraine government and pro-Russian militia over a lack of access to the MH17 crash site.For the second day running an unarmed Australian and Dutch police contingent was forced to...
Telegraph to continue publishing Russian propaganda supplement
The Daily Telegraph is to continue distributing its monthly Russian supplement in print, and carrying its content online, despite the paper’s stated hostility towards Vladimir Putin’s regime since the shooting down of flight MH17.”We must not imagine that we can settle for a quiet life so long as there are dictators in the world...
US: Russia ‘violated missile treaty’
Russia has violated an arms treaty by testing a nuclear cruise missile, the US says, as Barack Obama discusses sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Ossetia Fenced Off As Ukraine Tensions Grow
Georgians find themselves on opposite sides of a permanent divide as Russia recreates the iron curtain in the breakaway region. …read more Source: Sky...
