Section: The United Kingdom
EU adjourns again visa-free travel for Georgia amid immigration fears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states held off agreeing to ease travel rules for Georgia on Wednesday, and Turkey, Ukraine and Kosovo should also expect more delays in visa waiving as the bloc turns more cautious amid immigration fears, EU delegation sources said. …read more Source:...
In Crimea, Moscow labels some opponents dangerous Islamists
BAKHCHISARAY, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian riot police in two trucks rolled down a dirt track on the outskirts of the Crimean town of Bakhchisaray, past a woman standing outside her house in a floral-print dressing gown, before climbing out and forming a line across the road. …read more Source:...
Merkel sees no reason to roll back Russia sanctions: spokeswoman
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel sees no reason at all now to roll back sanctions against Russia in the Ukraine crisis, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Cossack comeback: fur flies as ‘fake’ groups spark identity crisis
Russians divided over who real members are, and whether romanticised past legitimises current paramilitary activity. The Moscow Times reportsIn Moscow, you don’t have be to rich to be a Cossack. A fake-fur version of their traditional red papakha hat will set you back about $10 (£6.80). The full regalia, including the horsemen’s...
In pictures: Ukraine removes communist-era symbols
Goodbye Lenin: Ukraine rids itself of Soviet symbols …read more Source:...
Savchenko hailed in Ukraine parliament, berates ‘lazy schoolchildren’ lawmakers
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, whose resistance to her imprisonment in Russia has made her a national hero and a potentially disruptive force in Ukrainian politics, received a standing ovation in her first address to parliament on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
German foreign minister says unclear if Russia sanctions will be renewed
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday it was no secret that some EU states were skeptical about extending sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis and it was unclear if the 28-nation bloc would decide to renew them. …read more Source:...
Five Ukrainian troops killed by rebels
The Ukrainian military loses five soldiers in fighting with rebels near Donetsk – the second-highest death toll in one day this year. …read more Source:...
Fire at elderly home in Ukraine kills 17 and injures 5
The fire broke out on Sunday morning at the home for 35 residents in Litochki, a village 25 miles north of Kiev. …read more Source:...
