Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine comedian gets serious about presidential bid
Volodymyr Zelensky, who plays the president on TV, is leading polls in the actual race …read more Source: Financial...
Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline likely to go ahead after EU deal
Concerns had been raised over project increasing German reliance on Russian energy Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, called it a mistake, while the US president, Donald Trump, has branded it very inappropriate and a “very bad thing for Nato”.The Nord Stream 2 pipeline to take Russian gas to Germany is arguably Europe’s...
Tymoshenko v Tymoshenko: Funny business at the polls
Two candidates in Ukrainian presidential election have the same name. Some suspect it’s a trick to confuse voters. …read more Source:...
Two killed after minibus hits landmine near east Ukraine’s Donetsk
A minibus hit a landmine while crossing the border between Ukraine and the breakaway Donetsk region on Saturday, killing two civilians and injuring a third, local authorities and witnesses said. …read more Source:...
The arrest of Michael Calvey in Russia rattles foreign businesses
ONE OF MODERN Russia’s oldest and largest investment funds, Baring Vostok Capital Partners (BVCP) was launched in 1994. It has raised $3.7bn in capital, investing $2.8bn into 80 companies across the former Soviet Union, including some of Russia’s leading firms, such as its tech star, Yandex. Vedomosti, Russia’s top business...
The remains of Chernobyl: Town abandoned during 1986 nuclear disaster is captured in photographs
Haunting photos of the abandoned Chernobyl power station and town of Pripyat in Ukraine show how nature is reclaiming the streets and supermarkets once occupied by 50000 people. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine security service accuses Russia of meddling in election
Ukraine’s State Security Service SBU accused Russia on Thursday of meddling in the electoral process in Ukraine by creating illegal structures to help guarantee victory for a certain candidate. …read more Source:...
Vladimir Putin ups the nuclear ante against the West
Credits Alexy Nikolsky/AFP/Getty Images Russia says it may be forced to aim weapons at Washington and cut strike time One-Minute Read Thursday, February 21, 2019 – 6:35am Vladimir Putin has threatened to develop new long-range weapons to target Western capitals and cut nuclear …read more Source: The...
Ukip wife swap: Channel 4’s surreal show Sleeping with the Far Right
Plus: BBC One’s The Missing spin-off Baptiste. Jack Sen is not your average British right-winger, and not only because his views are so extreme he has been expelled from Ukip and suspended by the BNP. For one thing, he grew up in America, where he lived from the age of seven until he was 20, and still speaks with a certain twang. For...
Cyprus Orthodox Church backs Ukrainian church’s independence
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