Section: The United Kingdom
City of London to bear the brunt of EU sanctions on Russia
The City of London will bear the brunt of new European Union sanctions aimed at cutting off Russia’s banks from financing under proposals discussed by ambassadors in Brussels today …read more Source: The...
‘We shot down MH17 thinking it was Ukrainian cargo plane’: Sensational admission by pro-Russian who says he only realised the mistake when he came across the bodies of children not military crew
The militant, who has not been identified, reportedly said fighters blasted the Boeing 777 out of the sky – killing all 298 people on board – after mistaking it for a Ukrainian government cargo plane …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine rebels deny having missile
A pro-Russian rebel leader tells the BBC his forces do not possess the Buk missile thought to have brought down flight MH17 in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
EU to weigh extensive sanctions on Russia
Proposal includes ban on buying new debt or stock of Russia’s largest banks and from listing new shares on European exchanges …read more Source: Financial...
Russia still supplying rebels weapons — Nato
NATO has said it continues to see evidence of weapons being moved into the rebel-held eastern Ukraine from Russia following… …read more Source: The...
MH17 crash site: Australian foreign minister pushes for access
Julie Bishop says negotiations are under way amid reports Australian police and troops may be deployed to areaThe crash site of MH17 remains under the control of Russian-backed separatists and negotiations for access for international investigators are under way, the Australian foreign minister, Julie Bishop, has said. The Dutch foreign minister,...
Britain ‘still sending millions of pounds of military equipment to Russia’
Despite a promise to stop sales of equipment which could be used against Ukraine, permits for sniper rifles, small arms ammunition and gun mountings remain in place …read more Source: Daily...
Villagers still await crash investigators
Chaos surrounds the investigation into the cause of the Malaysian flight’s destruction over eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Separatists shoot down two Ukrainian fighter jets
Pro-Russian separatists shot down two Ukrainian air force jets yesterday close to the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines… …read more Source: The...
New sanctions on Russia could mean capital flight from UK
Britain faces the loss of billions of pounds of Russian investment if the European Union imposes fresh sanctions against the… …read more Source: The...
