Section: The United Kingdom
The illusions of the 1990s have been shattered but the decade is still distorting world politics
The future has turned out to be nothing like the optimists of that decade supposed. The 1990s was a decade of grand optimism. This hope appeared grounded in the Soviet Union’s fall, the subordination of Chinese communism to raising living standards and the domestic absence of radical politics. Many assumed that the future would be peaceful,...
Ukraine frees jailed Russian journalist amid prisoner swap talks
A court in Ukraine ordered jailed Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky to be freed on bail and released from custody, as Moscow and Kiev hold behind-the-scenes talks on a possible prisoner swap. …read more Source::...
The absurd and frivolous G7 summit signalled the end of the world order
The elite of every country is increasingly out of control. For a group of people supposedly craving the return of great power politics, the leaders at the G7 meeting in Biarritz looked remarkably crap at it. There was romance – Melania’s swoon over Justin Trudeau; there was comedy – Johnson and Trump on the stairs. And there was even drama,...
At least one killed in gas explosion in Ukraine
At least one person died and seven were injured after part of an apartment building collapsed in the western Ukrainian town of Drohobych, Ukrainian state emergencies service said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Deputy head of presidential office may serve as Ukraine’s next premier
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s political party is considering Oleksiy Honcharuk, a deputy head of the presidential office, as its nominee for prime minister, one of the party’s lawmakers said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
U.S. adviser Bolton visits Ukraine, touts Trump meeting with Zelenskiy
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton flew into Kiev on Tuesday for talks to gauge Ukraine’s new authorities and touted a possible meeting between comic-turned-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump. …read more Source:...
U.S. advisor Bolton visits Ukraine to gauge new authorities
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said on Tuesday that he had traveled to Kiev to hear the priorities of the new government following the election of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source:...
U.S. advisor Bolton arrives in Ukraine for talks
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, traveled to Kiev on Tuesday, the U.S. Embassy said, the first visit to Ukraine by a top U.S. official since the election of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source:...
U.S. adviser Bolton set to visit Ukraine, he says on Twitter
John Bolton, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, said late on Monday he was set to travel to Kiev, the first trip to Ukraine by a top U.S. official since the election of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. …read more Source:...
Campbell v Lomachenko: Ukrainian fighter unsure of future beyond lightweight target
Vasyl Lomachenko says he is unsure on what his future in boxing holds if he wins all four lightweight world titles. …read more Source:...
