Section: The United Kingdom
Journalist in Crimea charged with extremism
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Glencore and Qatar buy $11.3bn stake in Russia’s largest oil company
Glencore and Qatar buy a 20% stake in Rosneft, Russia’s biggest oil company, despite US and EU sanctions. …read more Source:...
Tusk BEGS EU chiefs to SIGN OFF on Ukraine deal & open Europe’s doors to 50 MILLION people
DONALD Tusk has issued a desperate rallying cry to European Union chiefs in a bid to stop Brussels infighting from stalling a promise to lift visa restrictions against Ukraine and Georgia. …read more Source:...
My hunting trip with Yeltsin killed off the Soviet Union
Belarusian politician recalls his role 25 years ago in reaching deal that led to breakup of USSR without major bloodshedThe man whose signature in effect dissolved the Soviet Union 25 years ago on Thursday has admitted that was not his intention as he travelled to the fateful meeting.The Belavezha Accords, which were signed in Belarus on 8...
EU puts credibility at risk over Ukraine visa wrangle: Tusk
BRUSSELS/KIEV (Reuters) – The European Union is putting its credibility and reputation at risk by letting internal political wrangling stall a promised easing of visa requirements for Ukraine and Georgia, the head of the European Council said. …read more Source:...
NATO chief urges West to keep pressuring Russia over Ukraine
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Uncertainty over U.S. position delays action on Ukraine peace deal: Germany
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Uncertainty in Moscow and Kiev about what policies U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will adopt means there is little prospect of making much progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire accord on Ukraine, Germany’s foreign minister said. …read more Source:...
Defence secrets
Ukraine’s defence contracts are cloaked in secrecy and reformers complain of corruption, David Stern reports. …read more Source:...
Adorable white tiger cubs being hand-reared in Crimean zoo
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Ukraine feels let down by EU with visa deal elusive
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine feels let down by the European Union for not keeping to a promise to give its citizens visa-free travel in the bloc, senior Ukrainian officials said. …read more Source:...
