Section: The United Kingdom
China’s Xi says willing to help resolve Ukraine crisis
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to play a constructive role in seeking a political resolution to the crisis over Ukraine, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart, adding that he considers the eastern European country a friend. …read more Source:...
Ukraine and Russia take $3bn bond case to UK court
Kiev argues claim against it for default is part of strategy of oppression by Moscow …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine sues Russia over Crimea annexation and on-going war
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Ukraine files case against Russia at UN’s highest court
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The state of democracy: voting out
“I worry that a serious assault on the ballot box is coming” ©Teenbull, Mega/Pixel, Claire McAdams/Rex Shutterstock, Means/Getty Images A few days after 9/11, one of my more excitable friends said: “very soon, we’ll be discussing whether we can justify torture.” I put it down to one war film too many. But before long, it turned out he was...
In U.N. lawsuit, Ukraine demands Russia end support for separatists
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ukraine filed a lawsuit at the United Nations’ highest court demanding that Russia immediately halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Poroshenko says Ukrainians at risk of losing faith in EU path
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday Ukrainians risked becoming disillusioned with Ukraine’s pro-European path if there are further delays to plans to cement its closer integration with the European Union. …read more Source:...
Serbia wants to annex part of Kosovo using ‘Crimea model’: president
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Serbia plans to seize a slice of northern Kosovo just as Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014, Kosovo’s president told Reuters on Monday, as the two Balkan neighbors trade accusations of wanting to ignite a new regional war. …read more Source:...
On final Ukraine trip, Biden urges Trump administration to keep Russia sanctions
Comments while meeting with Ukraine’s president came after Trump indicated he could end Crimea-related sanctions in return for a nuclear arms reduction dealVice-president Joe Biden, on a last foreign trip before leaving office, met Ukraine’s president on Monday and called on the incoming Donald Trump administration to retain...
Biden tries to reassure Ukraine about US support
Kiev concerned about policy switch towards Moscow and backs continued sanctions …read more Source: Financial...
