Section: The United Kingdom
Russian foreign ministry says Crimea will not be returned to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will not hand back control of Crimea to Ukraine, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, responding to comments from the White House that the United States expected the Black Sea peninsula to be returned. …read more Source:...
Donald Trump expects Russia to ‘return Crimea’ as he GETS TOUGH on Vladimir Putin
DONALD Trump has demanded the ‘return of Crimea’ and an end to violence in the region according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer as the White House gets tough with Putin. …read more Source:...
Russian troops in amphibious tanks practice invasion
Video posted online by the Russian Defence Ministry shows two tanks storm the beach, thought to be in Ukraine, in a show of strength posted online as part of a training exercise. …read more Source: Daily...
Trump expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear he expects Russia to return Crimea to Ukraine and reduce violence in Ukraine, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine publishers speak out against ban on Russian books
Latest skirmish in conflict with hostile neighbour will threaten domestic book trade, say leading figures from the industryUkrainian publishers have reacted angrily to their government’s ban on importing books from Russia, claiming it will create a black market and damage the domestic industry.The ban, passed by Ukraine’s parliament,...
What makes Europeans terrified
Voters have the jitters. But what keeps them up at night may be real – or fantasy. “France is scared,” Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right Front National declared this week, as she stood on the promenade in Nice where a terrorist ploughed into revellers on Bastille Day last year. A new report from Demos charts this turbulence. As the...
Paris Gourtsoyannis: Is it time for a basic income for all?
There isn’t much to distinguish the town of Dauphin, Manitoba (population 8,457) from anywhere else in the Canadian prairies. Its junior ice hockey team won the provincial championships in 2010. The high school and airfield are named after a decorated local First World War hero. Most of its citizens owe their living to oilseed and grain...
Avdiivka under fire as violence flares again on frontline of Ukraine war
As Ukrainian forces trade shellfire with Russia-backed rebels, the residents of Avdiivka face endless stress and miseryNot much is audible over the noise of the hulking, powerful machinery at Avdiivka’s sprawling factory – except for the artillery barrages. Since the war started in 2014 more than 300 shells have fallen on the grounds of the...
Boris Johnson in new row over ‘siphoning off’ from foreign aid budget
Foreign secretary criticised for diverting new £700m ‘empowerment fund’ away from countries in Africa and Middle EastBoris Johnson has been criticised for “siphoning off” from the UK’s foreign aid budget to fund diplomacy in former Soviet states and the Middle East via a new £700m “pro-democracy” fund.The row came as the...
Dutch approval of Ukraine-EU treaty delayed until after elections: ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A landmark cooperation agreement between the European Union and Ukraine will delayed and might even be voided as the Netherlands puts off approving the treaty. …read more Source:...
