Section: The United Kingdom
German minister says Europe, U.S. should stick to Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe and the United States should keep sanctions in place against Russia until there is progress in implementing the 2015 Minsk accords aimed at ending the violence in eastern Ukraine, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. …read more Source:...
Kremlin says Ukraine cuts off rebel east with its own hands
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Ukrainian language set for media boost in new law
Ukraine aims to spread Ukrainian language use on TV, with a law that sets quotas. …read more Source:...
Germany’s Merkel to make rare Russia visit for Putin talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, for the first bilateral visit since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014. …read more Source:...
Ukraine to receive 600 million euros in EU aid, Commission says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission agreed on Thursday to send Ukraine 600 million euros ($643.20 million) to help its finances, ending months of delays over EU conditions linked to the loan. …read more Source:...
How should Britain engage with Russia?
Theresa May and Vladimir Putin at a G20 meet in China ©Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive/PA Images When Theresa May visited Donald Trump in January, she also spoke to the Republican caucus about the need to “engage but beware” with regard to Russia. This advice came too late for Trump’s now-former National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, and his...
The Duel: Should we regret the Bolshevik Revolution?
Should we regret the Bolshevik Revolution? Yes No Poll Maker One hundred years ago this spring, there were remarkable events in Russia. But when I was young it was the October Revolution that I was taught about—how it had ushered in the world’s first worker’s state, and constituted the greatest moment in world history. It had, I knew,...
Key U.S. Senate committee leaders say Russia sanctions must remain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee both said on Wednesday that sanctions imposed on Russia over its involvement in Ukraine must not be lifted without drastic changes by Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine imposes cargo blockade on breakaway east
President’s order comes after pro-Russian separatists seize steel and coal businesses …read more Source: Financial...
Germany very concerned about developments in eastern Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Tuesday said it is very concerned about recent developments in eastern Ukraine and called on both Moscow and Kiev to work against what it called “increasing partitionist tendencies” in the embattled region. …read more Source:...
