Section: The United Kingdom
An escalator deep under Kyiv has the power to change the rider’s existence
There should be some way of apprehending the wondrousness of even our most banal transports. The alternative is everyday murderousness. Here’s how Louis-Ferdinand Céline characterises travel in his trippy 1932 novel, Journey to the End of the Night: “An infinity opens up just for you – a laughable little infinity; and you fall into it.”...
Ukraine says could suspend arms withdrawals from east after rebel attacks
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government will stop withdrawing light weapons from the frontline of its war against separatists in the east if the pro-Russian rebels continue to violate a ceasefire, a senior security official said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Russia does not respect Ukraine peace process, sanctions review to reflect that: EU’s Tusk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia is not fully abiding by the terms of the Minsk peace agreement for Ukraine and this will be taken into account by the European Union when it reviews its Russia sanctions before the end of the year, the chairman of EU leaders said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Ukraine prosecutor ‘targeted by sniper’
Ukraine’s officials launch a criminal investigation into what they believe was an assassination attempt by a sniper on the country’s top prosecutor. …read more Source:...
Bulletproof Glass Saves Ukraine’s Top Prosecutor
Viktor Shokin is the target of an apparent assassination attempt as three shots are fired at his office. …read more Source: Sky...
Russia: impolite to begin U.N. chief race without Ukraine, others
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it does not want to offend Ukraine and other recently elected United Nations Security Council members by officially launching the race for a new secretary-general before the Jan. 1 start of their council terms. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says bulletproof glass saved prosecutor-general from sniper
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Moscow library of Ukrainian literature raided by ‘anti-extremist’ police
Observers say facility was targeted, and its director charged with inciting ethnic hatred, as a result of current cross-border tensionsEmployees of the Moscow Library of Ukrainian Literature arrived at work last week to find armed and masked police waiting for them.The target of the morning raid by riot police wasn’t a dangerous criminal,...
Smugglers profit from Ukraine’s dirty war
Blockade of separatist areas is a headache for locals and a boon to illegal tradeA pillar is all that remains of the bridge’s steel structure. It stands in the calm waters of the Seversky Donets river. The bridge was destroyed by two shells, falling in quick succession, during the fighting last winter. Since then the Ukrainian army and...
Sinai plane crash: what happened to the Russian airliner?
Credits Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images Alt Text Sinai plane crash Officials say the plane broke up in mid-air killing 224 people on board and dismiss Islamic State claims In Depth Monday, November 2, 2015 – 9:58am …read more Source: The...
