Section: The United Kingdom
Ukrainian troops are using TRENCHES on the front line in scenes reminiscent of the WW2 battle for Stalingrad as they fight pro-Russian rebels
In scenes reminiscent of the Second World War battle for Stalingrad, a soldier crouches down for shelter in the icy ditch near Luganske village in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine releases 15 people to separatists near front line
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Exclusive: Ukrainian activist faces corruption probe as reforms row festers
KIEV/ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A young activist who became prominent in Ukraine’s 2014 uprising and was later appointed to work on a major project to reform the corruption-plagued customs of Odessa is herself being investigated for corruption. …read more Source:...
Alexander Chekmenev’s Ukrainian passport applicants – in pictures
After the fall of the Soviet Union, all Ukrainians had to get a new passport – and Alexander Chekmenev was on hand to take their photos. The snatched extra shots he took are remarkable in their honesty and tendernessPassport to eternity: photographing the forgotten elderly of Ukraine… …read more Source: The...
Passport to eternity: photographing the forgotten elderly of Ukraine
Alexander Chekmenev was tasked with making new passport photos in eastern Ukraine – and ended up with a powerfully humane portrait series. As the images are published 20 years later, he explains why old people deserve better careAlexander Chekmenev’s Ukrainian passport applicants – in picturesTimes were tumultuous in post-Soviet eastern...
Answers: the New Statesman Quiz of the Year, 2016
The answers – no peeking! Here are the answers to the New Statesman Quiz of the Year 2016. Brexit 1 d Marine Le Pen 2 a Lambeth 3 c Mail on Sunday 4 b Prosecco 5 a Jim Royle US politics 6 c Tremendous 7 a John F Kennedy 8 a “A big silverback gorilla” 9 b Deplorables 10 d Virginia UK politics 11 a George Osborne 12 b Ed Balls 13 d Stephen...
Election hacking: US senators call for sanctions on Russia
Senators from the main US parties say Russia may face sanctions over alleged hacking during the election. …read more Source:...
Russia: Ukraine’s ban on military exports not a big problem
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Putin says new gas pipeline will boost annexed Crimea’s economy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday activated a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Crimea with President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a step that would power economic growth on a peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source:...
Ukraine summons Israeli ambassador after UN controversy
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