Section: The United Kingdom
Russians clear unexploded WW2 mines from Crimea peninsula
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Canada says Russian sanctions must be upheld by all countries
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion on Friday urged all countries to remain firm about upholding sanctions against Russia for its actions toward Ukraine and said Canada will not ease them as long as Moscow keeps its current stance. …read more Source:...
Spanish police bust smuggling ring that brought 6,000 people into the UK from Ukraine
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Trump win puts U.S.-Russia hostility on hold – but for how long?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After years of rising U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine, Syria, cyber attacks and nuclear arms control, Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president may offer a narrow window to repair relations as he and Russian President Vladimir Putin size up each other. …read more Source:...
Russia says expects sanctions to stay in place despite Trump win
JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) – Russia expects Western sanctions over the Ukraine conflict to stay in place despite Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential election, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Hollande and Trump agreed to ‘clarify’ key issues including Middle East: source
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande and U.S President-elect Donald Trump had a phone conversation on Friday in which they agreed to clarify positions on key issues such as the Middle East and Ukraine, said a source in Hollande’s camp. …read more Source:...
Invoking Trump, ex-Georgian leader launches new party in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Citing past praise by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his reforms, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili launched a new political party in Ukraine on Friday to fight corruption, just days after resigning bitterly as a regional governor. …read more Source:...
Ukraine hopes Trump is ‘no Tsar’, will not abandon Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities are laying the groundwork for President Petro Poroshenko to visit Washington early next year, hoping to shore up U.S. support against Russia and allay concerns about what a Donald Trump presidency means for Kiev. …read more Source:...
Big Question: Is Donald Trump’s election good news for Britain?
©Richard Drew/AP/Press Association Images On Tuesday, Donald Trump pulled off a stunning upset. The President Elect defied the polls—and dozens of critics within his own party—to win a likely 306 electoral votes. Hillary Clinton is on course to win 232. During the course of his campaign, Trump made a series of highly controversial claims,...
Saakashvili declares push for early elections in Ukraine
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