Section: The United Kingdom
With this shock a new, EU-friendly Britain is born | Natalie Nougayrède
The nation voted to leave. But its citizens are beginning to realise – too late – what it means to be part of the European UnionIt is fascinating to note that in just a few days Britain has become a country where so many people are now ready to speak positively and passionately about EU membership. With Brexit-hovering seen as a near-death...
Poland reiterates NATO should uphold open-door policy
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – NATO should keep its door open to countries of strategic importance, such as Ukraine, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Dutch PM Rutte wants ‘legally binding’ assurances over Ukraine deal: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte asked European Union leaders on Tuesday for “legally binding” assurances to address his country’s concerns over a trade and association deal with Ukraine, but did not say he would block it, diplomats said. …read more Source:...
Russian agents accused of ‘harassing’ US officials
Credits SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP/Getty Alt Text President Vladimir Putin Diplomats claim their homes have been broken into and that they and relatives have been followed One-Minute Read Tuesday, June 28, 2016 – 10:45am …read more Source: The...
Dystopian Ukraine novel, written on Facebook during protests, gets English translation
Kaharlyk by Oleh Shynkarenko, a novel that began as Facebook posts to evade censors, tells story of man whose brain is controlled by Russian armyA book that the Ukrainian writer Oleh Shynkarenko published in chunks on Facebook during the Maidan square protests in order to avoid censorship has been translated into English for the first time.The...
‘Brexit’ threatens to undermine U.S.-Britain special relationship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to leave the European Union could send damaging shockwaves through the bedrock Anglo-American “special relationship,” raising questions about London’s willingness and ability to back U.S.-led efforts in global crises ranging from the Middle East to Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia’s Putin says doesn’t expect Brexit to influence EU sanctions on Russia
TASHKENT (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he did not expect Britain’s vote to leave the European Union would influence the economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU. …read more Source:...
Small carrot, medium stick
AT last week’s St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin’s flagship economic conference, a pair of guests raised Russia’s increasingly fervent hopes for a rapprochement with the European Union. Matteo Renzi, Italy’s prime minister, regaled the crowd with references to shared cultural history. The European...
Russia seen putting new nuclear-capable missiles along NATO border by 2019
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is likely to deploy advanced nuclear-capable missiles in its European exclave of Kaliningrad by 2019, casting the move as a reply to a U.S.-backed missile shield, and may one day put them in Crimea too, sources close to its military predict. …read more Source:...
Kremlin’s chief propagandist accuses Western media of bias
Dmitry Kiselyov, one of Russia’s most controversial journalists, hits back at Western media after being sanctioned for his coverage of Ukraine. …read more Source:...
