Section: The United Kingdom
Germany and Russia begin trade talks with view to seeking peace in Ukraine
GERMAN Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel is meeting President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for trade talks. …read more Source:...
Clubbers, forget London and Berlin – the place to dance is eastern Europe
The closure of Fabric has reignited debate about diversity in western nightlife, but clubbing is coming of age in the new eastFabric has closed and London’s once-great club culture is on its last legs. Enough ink has been spilled over the shortsightedness of Islington council’s decision, but with rising rents and rapacious property...
Exclusive: How EU firms skirt sanctions to do business in Crimea
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Products for sale in the Crimean stores of two European retailers are being shipped there from Russia via a ferry and port that are subject to EU sanctions, people involved in the transportation said, suggesting companies are finding ways around the punitive economic regime facing Moscow since 2014....
German economy minister to discuss EU sanctions with Putin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, heading to Moscow for talks about trade with President Vladimir Putin, said on Wednesday he favored a lifting of EU sanctions on Russia but that would require making progress on peace in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Ukraine under fire over gas group revamp
Creditors warn government’s decision to impose control over company could jeopardise financing …read more Source: Financial...
Euphoria eludes voters in Putin’s Crimea
Turnout tumbles despite sunshine and handouts of smartphones and cinema tickets at polling stations …read more Source: Financial...
Protesters block Russian embassy in Kyiv on election day
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Ukrainian prisoner left blind and armless in tripwire mine blast is handed over by Russian-led separatists in hostage exchange
Volodymyr Zhemchugov was released on Saturday as part of a hostage exchange between separatists and the Ukrainian government in rebel-occupied Donbas. …read more Source: Daily...
Slovakia’s Fico says Ukraine doing less than Russia to meet Minsk deal
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Ukraine is doing less than Russia to meet its obligations under the Minsk agreement, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday, stepping up calls for the European Union to end sanctions against Moscow. …read more Source:...
Kyiv demands plan to make Russia heed eastern Ukraine pact
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