Section: The United Kingdom
Russian protester Roman Roslovtsev requests Ukrainian asylum
The Ukrainian government says a Russian opposition activist has requested asylum in the country. …read more Source:...
The church no one may enter
A Ukrainian village church has had its doors locked for the last two years because of a community dispute over the right to worship there. …read more Source:...
Russian ‘Putin mask’ activist claims asylum in Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities say Roman Roslovtsev, famous for protesting in Putin mask, has requested asylum in the country. …read more Source:...
Promised prosperity never arrived in Russian-held Crimea, locals say
ARMYANSK, Crimea (Reuters) – More than two years after Russia annexed Crimea and promised its 2 million people a better life, residents say prices have soared, wages and pensions have stagnated and tourists have fled. …read more Source:...
Almost Holy review – child welfare activist in close-up
A compelling study of a controversial Ukrainian pastor whose forceful approach borders on vigilantismThis gripping documentary about Gennadiy Mokhnenko, aka Pastor Crocodile, a controversial child-welfare activist in Ukraine, has the propulsive power and arc of a drama. And in this burly man of God, with his thunderous laugh and larger than life...
Ukraine conflict: Cars burn amid Donetsk shelling
The Ukrainian government and rebels accuse each other of breaking the ceasefire agreement, as video released by the defence ministry purports to show burning buildings and cars near Donetsk on Friday. …read more Source:...
Biden, Ukraine’s Poroshenko discuss surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke by phone on Friday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and both leaders expressed concern over a recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine, where Kiev is fighting pro-Russian separatists, the White House said. …read more Source:...
FBI probing possible U.S. ties to corruption by former Ukraine president: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and U.S. Justice Department are investigating possible U.S. ties to alleged corruption involving the former president of Ukraine, including the work of firms headed by political operatives Paul Manafort and Tony Podesta, CNN reported on Friday, citing multiple U.S. law enforcement officials. …read more...
Putin blasts Ukraine tensions
Moscow accuses Kiev of armed incursion in Crimea …read more Source: Financial...
Putin flies into Crimea amid war games and tension
BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday a day after staging war games there, and said he hoped Ukraine would see “common sense” when it came to resolving a diplomatic crisis over the peninsula. …read more Source:...
