Section: The United Kingdom
Kremlin rebuffs U.S. call to release Ukraine naval crews
The Kremlin on Friday rebuffed a U.S. call to release Ukrainian ships and sailors, saying it could not take precedence over Russia’s justice system, but added that Moscow remained interested in a top-level meeting with the United States. …read more Source:...
Some see ‘devil’s work’ as Ukrainian Church prepares to split with Russia
Ukrainian security service officers raided the Orthodox Christian cathedral in this northwestern town this month, saying it suspected its Russia-aligned clergy of spreading religious hatred. …read more Source:...
Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece’s holy Mount Athos
Orthodox church’s decision to make Ukrainian branch independent of Russia causes schism and predictions of violenceIn the chilly pre-dawn gloom one recent morning, Father Makarios hurried to his chapel, one of dozens of churches and cathedrals across Mount Athos, to perform morning liturgy. A two-hour marathon of biblical recitations and...
EU offers Ukraine more help but holds off on new Russia sanctions
European Union leaders offered Ukraine more aid at a summit on Thursday after Russia’s seized its ships off Crimea but calls to punish Moscow with more sanctions went unheeded for now as Berlin and Paris try to secure the release of captured sailors. …read more Source:...
EU offers Ukraine more help but shies away from new Russia sanctions
European Union leaders will offer Ukraine more aid at a summit on Thursday after Russia’s seized its ships off Crimea but calls to punish Moscow with more sanctions lacked support. …read more Source:...
No Trump-Putin meeting while Russia holds Ukraine ships: Bolton
There will be no meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Russia still holds Ukrainian ships and sailors seized near Crimea, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
EU leaders to pledge support for Ukraine at summit
European Union leaders will reaffirm support for Ukraine in its standoff with Russia and their readiness to increase aid to the country at a summit on Thursday, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said. …read more Source:...
Captured Ukrainian navy captains tell Russia: we won’t testify
Two Ukrainian navy captains being held in a Russian jail have refused to provide testimony because they consider themselves prisoners of war, their lawyers said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
NATO to send Kiev signals equipment after latest Ukraine-Russia spat
NATO will supply Ukraine’s military with secure communication equipment this month, its head Jens Stoltenberg told President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting on Thursday called to discuss an escalation of Kiev’s conflict with Moscow. …read more Source:...
NATO to deliver secure comms to Ukraine military by years’ end
NATO will deliver secure communication equipment to Ukraine’s military this month, its head Jens Stoltenberg told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at a meeting on Thursday over the escalation of its conflict with Russia. …read more Source:...
