Section: The United Kingdom
Putin renovates Cold War MISSILE BUNKERS in Crimea as Russia prepares for global assault
VLADIMIR Putin has restored crumbling missile bunkers used during the Cold War as Moscow shows yet more signs it’s preparing for a global war. …read more Source:...
Russia restores abandoned Soviet missile bunkers along Crimean coast
Moscow has reanimated multiple Soviet-built facilities in the region, built new bases and stationed soldiers there, as tensions between Russia and NATO mount. …read more Source: Daily...
The Guardian view on Russia: neither a partner nor an enemy | Editorial
Russia’s behaviour on the international stage is unsettling. But the western response should be neither aggressive nor complacent – and it should be based on transatlantic unityRecent warnings about Russia’s behaviour have become as numerous as they have been, at times, alarmist. Which isn’t to say they are unfounded. The...
Ukraine MPs forgo pay rise as public balks at wealth
Declarations raises fresh questions over extent of corruption …read more Source: Financial...
MI5 boss warns of growing threat from Russia
Alt Text Andrew Parker Moscow using whole range of powers to push its foreign policy abroad in ‘increasingly aggressive’ ways, says Andrew Parker One-Minute Read Tuesday, November 1, 2016 – 10:14am See related Russia vs Nato: Is there …read more Source: The...
Dutch government holds firm against latest EU deal giving Ukrainians visa-free travel
THE DUTCH government has asked for an extra six weeks to push through a controversial trade deal between the European Union and Ukraine – which huge seen huge public opposition. …read more Source:...
Where is the anti-war left’s fury over Syria?
A real anti-war movement would oppose all military aggression, be it American, Russian or Syrian. The word “Orwellian” is one of the most overused in the English language. Yet occasionally it is justified. At the Stop the War Coalition’s recent conference in London, there were chants of “No more war” as visitors tried to drown out a...
Ukraine stunned as vast cash reserves of political elite are made public
New wealth declaration system shows officials owning Fabergé eggs, weapons collections and huge stashes of currencyTwo years after angry Ukrainians deposed Viktor Yanukovych and broke into his vast, opulent residential compound outside Kiev, revelations thrown up by a new system that requires government officials to declare their wealth and...
Dutch government to keep seeking EU-Ukraine compromise
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Ukrainians shocked as politicians declare vast wealth
KIEV (Reuters) – An anti-corruption reform requiring senior Ukrainian officials to declare their wealth online has exposed a vast difference between the fortunes of politicians and those they represent. …read more Source:...
