Section: The United Kingdom
French minister calls for reset in Russia-EU relations
Jean-Yves Le Drian urges end to era of distrust but Crimea sanctions to remain in place …read more Source:: Financial...
France’s Le Drian: too early to lift sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine
France’s foreign minister on Monday welcomed positive moves by Russia and Ukraine in past weeks to ease a crisis between the two countries, including a prisoner swap over the weekend, but said it was premature to lift sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source::...
EU will not recognize results of Russian elections in Crimea
The European Union will not recognize the results of Sunday’s Russian local and regional elections in Crimea because the region belongs to Ukraine and not Russia, a spokeswoman for the EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday. …read more Source::...
Macron, Putin discussed Ukraine, Iran by phone
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Sunday ahead of a meeting of the joint Franco-Russian Council on security issues scheduled for Monday in Moscow, the French presidency said in a statement. …read more Source::...
Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap is opportunity to resolve crisis: French minister
France’s foreign minister said on Sunday a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia was an opportunity to find a solution to the crisis. …read more Source::...
Euro 2020 roundup: France find it easy after Albania anthem embarrassment
• 4-1 win for world champions follows Stade de France PA gaffe• Portugal get campaign on track with 4-2 win in SerbiaA weakened France side scored four goals for the fourth time in five Euro 2020 qualifiers as the Group H leaders swept aside Albania 4-1.Their superior goal difference in head-to-head matches with Turkey and Iceland is what is...
Abandoned wall tiles reimagined as fashion – in pictures
Since 2014, for her series Second Hand, Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrova has been exploring “the history of buildings that have changed ownership and function” by making visual analogies with recycled clothing, in a former silk factory in Kyiv, for example, or an abandoned bus station near Chernobyl.The results, including those exhibited at the...
Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap could be ‘first step’ towards peace
Russia and Ukraine have completed a prisoner exchange that could be an important step towards ending the five-year military conflict between them. …read more Source:: Sky...
Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners in bid to improve relations
A major prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine has seen 35 people detained in each country freed and then flown to the other, a move that could advance relations between the two nations and help end five years of fighting in Ukraine’s east. …read more Source:: London Evening...
Trump congratulates Russia and Ukraine on prisoner swap
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday congratulated Russia and Ukraine on a long-awaited prisoner swap that could thaw a deep freeze in relations between the two countries since Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea region in 2014. …read more Source::...
