Section: The United Kingdom
Russian hand seen in arming of rebels
Downing of Kiev fighter jets adds to suspicions among western intelligence officials who point to an extensive weapons-smuggling operation …read more Source: Financial...
John McCain: European sanctions on Russia are ‘a joke’
EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to The Telegraph, Republican senator leads chorus of American fury over EU’s tepid sanctions against Moscow …read more Source: The...
Northern Ireland’s lessons for Ukraine | @guardianletters
It is alarming that western leaders, including Cameron, seek to pose as judge, jury and executioner on the issue of who downed MH 17 (Report, 23 July). Why are none of them championing the legal route? They need to gather the evidence from the crash site, from the witnesses who saw the Buk missiles in Torez etc give it all to the judges at the...
Graphic content: when photographs of carnage are too upsetting to publish
The onslaught in Gaza and the MH17 crash scene in Ukraine have generated thousands of pictures, many of which show the gruesome reality of the violence. How does the Guardian’s head of photography decide whether or not to use such images?”I really can’t bear to look at that picture for more than a moment, it’s just too...
Damning evidence of MH17 crash site looting grows: Relatives claim victims’ phones are answered by ‘eastern Europeans’ – as order emerges for jewellery to be handed into rebel ‘defence fund’
The latest claims add further weight to reports the crime scene in eastern Ukraine has been an unsecured, chaotic shambles that has hampered the investigation. …read more Source: Daily...
Exclusive: Ukraine rebel commander acknowledges fighters had BUK missile
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – A powerful Ukrainian rebel leader has confirmed that pro-Russian separatists had anti-aircraft missiles of the type Washington says were used to shoot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Ukraine: pro-Russia rebels shoot down two fighter jets days after MH17 disaster
Footage has been posted online which appears to show pro-Russian rebels shooting down two Ukrainian fighter jets and wandering through the wreckage of the downed planes …read more Source: The...
Obama pressed to act alone against Russia
The US president is under fire for not taking a more aggressive stance in the Ukraine crisis as Europe prevaricates over tougher sanctions …read more Source: Financial...
Bodies of MH17 victims arrive in the Netherlands on a day of mourning – video
Dignitaries watch as Dutch and Australian military transport planes bring bodies of the victims of the MH17 disaster to Eindhoven, the Netherlands, as the country holds a national day of mourning. Flight MH17 departed from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport before it was downed in eastern Ukraine. More than half of the 298 people killed were...
Germany rejects Russia football ban
Germany’s government rejects calls from allies of the chancellor to stop Russia hosting the 2018 football World Cup over its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
