Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine moves to blacklist Le Pen over Crimea comments
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine indicated on Wednesday it would bar French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen from entering the country after comments she made that appeared to legitimize Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. …read more Source:...
US vows to CRUSH Russia as ‘2017 will be year of the OFFENSIVE’ with Putin
VLADIMIR Putin has been warned he is doomed to failure in Ukraine and that 2017 will be a year of anti-Russian aggression. …read more Source:...
Is Russia hacking democracy?
As Putin’s relationship with the rest of the world grows ever more significant, what destabilising powers does his regime really have? Whether the bombing of Aleppo, the hacking of Democratic Party’s email servers or the threat of incursion in the Baltic states, Vladimir Putin is readily framed as the West’s public enemy number...
Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies. …read more Source:...
Senator McCain says U.S. stands with Ukraine against Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senator John McCain promised on Saturday continued support for Kiev in the face of aggression from Moscow, as he spent New Year’s Eve on the front line in Ukraine’s eastern conflict zone. …read more Source:...
Heartwarming video of brave dog protecting injured friend stuck on train track in Ukraine goes viral
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Happy ending for dogs found on railway tracks in Ukraine
Two dogs have been rescued after a video showing them ducking under trains went viral. …read more Source:...
Best of the NS in 2016: World
Our best pieces from the past year. In this selection, our favourite writing about foreign affairs. Photo: Moises Saman/Magnum The price of a life By Sophie McBain In 2014, Islamic State fighters murdered thousands of Yazidis and kidnapped many others, mostly women and children. Their desperate relatives are now trying to buy them back. How...
US slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats
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Ukraine hit by 6,500 hack attacks, sees Russian ‘cyberwar’
KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers have targeted Ukrainian state institutions about 6,500 times in the past two months, including incidents that showed Russian security services were waging a cyberwar against the country, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. …read more Source:...
