Section: The United Kingdom
Pensioner gives Kiev apartment block a baroque makeover
Ukrainian man spends 15 years transforming stairs and hallways into Versailles-style spaces. …read more Source:...
Sweden re-thinks emergency communications because of tension with Russia
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden is reviewing its communication systems for emergency and security services because of tensions in the Baltic region that have been heightened by Russia’s actions in Ukraine, Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist told Reuters. …read more Source:...
Don’t forget Crimea and Aleppo, German minister warns Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany supports a dialogue between the United States and Russia, but Donald Trump must not ignore Russian actions in Crimea and Aleppo when he sits down with President Vladimir Putin, the German defence minister said on Friday. …read more Source:...
Trump’s row with Nato will make Britain stronger and force EU nations to take control
I no longer believe it is absurd to contemplate war with Russia. After all, Vladimir Putin has already seized the Crimea, intervened in Ukraine and is calling the shots in Syria. …read more Source: Daily...
France’s Hollande to seek clarity from Trump in Friday phone call
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he hoped U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would clarify his position on issues including conflicts in Syria and Ukraine and Iran’s nuclear deal when the two men talk by phone later in the day. …read more Source:...
Ukraine fears Trump-Putin ‘grand bargain’
Kiev concerned US will cede ‘sphere of influence’ to Moscow in effort to improve ties …read more Source: Financial...
Mapping the Trump factor: 10 countries and regions feeling the heat
Our writers outline what is at stake for those around the world likely to be immediately affected by Donald Trump’s presidency … …read more Source: The...
Donald Trump’s America: Welcome to the void
You’re hired: Trump’s image projected on the Empire State Building on the night of his election victory ©Smith/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock/ In the early hours of 9th November, at the tag-end of perhaps the most improbable election night in history, tens of millions of Americans who had spent a long night absorbed in a heart-stopping...
EU set to extend Russia sanctions, but may be harder when Trump president
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is likely to extend economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine in December but could find it much harder to renew them in the future if Donald Trump succeeds in warming up relations with Russia. …read more Source:...
Russia says it has detained Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Thursday it had detained a group of saboteurs who it said were planning to attack military sites and vital infrastructure in Crimea. …read more Source:...
