Section: The United Kingdom
Rebel trio may have slipped Moscow’s bonds
Russia has said it will use its influence with rebels to move towards a political solution in east Ukraine, yet it remains unclear how much control the Kremlin now has …read more Source: Financial...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: Russia votes for independent investigation into downing of jet in UN Security Council
After days of heavy diplomatic pressure, Russia joined with other nations on the United Nations Security Council this evening in voting in support of a resolution demanding an independent investigation into the downing of MH17 over eastern Ukraine and an end and to military activity around the crash site. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine rebels hand over black boxes
Rebels in eastern Ukraine have handed over two flight-data recorders from the downed MH17 plane to Malaysian officials. …read more Source:...
Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: France and Germany accused of going soft on Putin as sanctions talks stall
American and British attempts to persuade other European leaders to impose a package of tough new EU sanctions on Russia appeared to have stalled this evening. …read more Source: The...
How far do EU-US sanctions on Russia go?
Do Western sanctions hurt the Russian elite? …read more Source:...
Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts. …read more Source:...
MH17: UN backs resolution demanding access to crash site live updates
The Security council has unanimously backed an Australian-drafted resolution condemning the “downing” of flight MH17 as separatists handover the black boxes to a Malaysian delegation Train holding bodies leaves rebel-held station Obama: ‘Burden on Russia’ to ensure crash access Five killed as clashes break out in Donetsk...
MH17: UN resolution passes as Russia points fingers at Ukraine video
Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop welcomed the acceptance of a UN resolution condemning the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 and demanding access to the crash site. Russia backed the resolution, but soon after accused Ukraine of exploiting the situation for political means … …read more Source: The...
Revived government forces push to win back rebel capital
Fighting erupted in the Ukrainian city of Donestk today as pro-government forces pounded Russian-backed separatists in what is expected to… …read more Source: The...
MH17 black boxes handed over by pro-Russia rebels
Malaysian officials receive flight recorders from downed plane in ceremony after 12 hours of negotiationsFour days after the Boeing 777 came crashing down into the fields of eastern Ukraine, the black box recorders from flight MH17 were finally handed over to the Malaysians at a surreal night-time ceremony in Donetsk.Almost 12 hours after...
