Section: The United Kingdom
Three years after Euromaidan, how young Ukrainians see the future
Millennials reflect on Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in eastern Ukraine – and what happens nextIt’s been three years since protesters gathered on the streets of Kiev to demand an end to a government they believed was no longer fit for purpose.The demonstration triggered a chain of events that led to Russia annexing Crimea...
Ukraine detains two Russian soldiers near Crimea border
Russia claimed servicemen were captured in Crimea while Ukrainian authorities said the soldiers were army deserters seized on their territoryUkrainian security services have detained two Russian soldiers near the border with Crimea, with Ukraine saying the men were deserters from the Ukrainian army detained on Ukrainian-controlled territory and...
Ukraine abducted two soldiers from Crimea, says Russia
Russia demands the “immediate return” of two servicemen detained by Ukraine on the Crimean border. …read more Source:...
Russia says Ukraine seized two Russian servicemen from Crimea: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that Ukrainian intelligence services had seized two Russian servicemen from Crimea and taken them to Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. …read more Source:...
‘Little bird’ Ukrainian anti-graft body may struggle to investigate MPs’ wealth
KIEV (Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency compared its first failed attempt to launch an online wealth declaration program to a little bird hitting a glass window. …read more Source:...
Former MI6 Chief: Trump could make Britain safer
Donald Trump and Mike Pence ©Van Tine Dennis/ABACA/ABACA USA/PA Images If President-Elect Donald Trump is really the belligerent isolationist of his campaign rhetoric, then the United Kingdom’s national security is in a very difficult and potentially dangerous place. The two pillars on which our national safety rests are membership of the...
How Nadiya Savchenko became Ukraine’s Joan of Arc
She was her country’s first female combat pilot, and stood trial in Moscow after being captured in eastern Ukraine. Now, she’s taking on political corruption. The Podil district of Kyiv is a regenerated industrial area, full of old warehouses that have been transformed into art galleries. There are crumbling baroque buildings on many...
Obama, Putin about Syria and Ukraine in quick summit meet
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for around four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, in what is likely to be their last in-person meeting before Obama leaves office. …read more Source:...
Obama, Putin speak for four minutes about Syria and Ukraine
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for about four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, a White House official said. …read more Source:...
The new special relationship: what does Putin want from Trump?
The unlikely love-in between the president-elect and a former KGB agent who built a career on hating America has spooked many US allies. And it raises serious questions – from the fate of Edward Snowden to whether GCHQ’s secrets are safeIt was, remarkably, their first phone call. Last week, on Monday, Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin....
