Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine security chief calls for better cyber defence against Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian security chief said on Wednesday Ukraine needed to beef up its cyber defences, citing a recent spate of attacks on government websites that he said originated in Russia. …read more Source:...
Germany expects consensus for Russia sanctions extension at EU summit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expects a consensus at an EU summit on Thursday for extending economic sanctions against Russia by six months for its intervention in Ukraine, a senior German official said. …read more Source:...
Crimean gold artefacts must go back to Ukraine, Dutch court rules
Kiev argued for return of treasures, which were on loan to Amsterdam museum when Russia seized the peninsula in 2014 A priceless collection of gold artefacts from Crimea that was on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine and not Crimea, a Dutch court has ruled, in a judgment likely to anger Moscow.Kiev...
Ukraine foreign minister does not see improved Russia-US ties under Trump: agency
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin does not think relations between Russia and the United States will improve under Donald Trump’s administration, news agency Interfax Ukraine reported him as saying late on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
Dutch court: Crimea treasures must return to Ukraine
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Crimean gold must go back to Ukraine, says Dutch court
An Amsterdam court rules that ancient Crimean treasures in a Dutch museum should be handed to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
McDonald’s: outposts in a cultural empire
©Zuma Press inc./Alamy stock photo I know it’s become a dogma that McDonald’s is the fount of all ill-health, but I can’t help but remain a fan. I am very fond of a quarter-pounder with cheese. It once restored me from heat-stroke while reporting on a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. There’s nothing more...
Trump could lift Obama’s sanctions on Russia with the ‘STROKE OF A PEN’ & cosy up to Putin
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump could lift sanctions on Russia immediately upon getting into office in a ploy to form closer ties with Vladimir Putin, Senate Democrats have warned. …read more Source:...
Trump and Russia critics fear Rex Tillerson will upend European relations
Republicans assert ‘friend of Putin’ must back Nato and sanctions at Senate confirmation hearing amid concerns that business ties could drive state agendaThe surprise pick of Rex Tillerson as Donald Trump’s nomination for secretary of state has led to excitement in Moscow – and trepidation in other eastern European capitals – at the...
Ukraine’s defence ministry says website hit by cyber attack
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Tuesday its website was down due to cyber attacks that appeared aimed at disrupting it giving updates on the pro-Russian separatist conflict in eastern regions. …read more Source:...
