Section: The United Kingdom
UK newspapers rage against Putin – but offer no coherent solutions
Editorials on Russia’s Syrian intervention also attack Obama and Cameron Vladimir Putin’s intervention in Syria is widely viewed as a way of bolstering the position of Bashar al-Assad rather than a commitment to defeating Isis. That reality complicates matters for David Cameron, who was hoping to secure a Commons vote in favour of the...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 2 Oct 2015
Hollande and Putin to discuss Syria air strikes The French and Russian presidents are meeting in Paris today and will discuss Russian air strikes on Syria. The meeting was called to debate the Ukraine crisis but is likely to be overshadowed by Syria after the US claimed that Russia was carrying out “indiscriminate” bombing there. Russia says it...
Putin pulls the strings in Ukraine and Syria – leaving western powers flat-footed
As Russia hots up its war in Syria, the Kremlin has moved to de-escalate the war in Ukraine in a bid to quietly undermine Europe’s resolve on economic sanctions …read more Source: The...
Ukraine and rebels to pull back heavy weapons in move that ‘could signal end of war’
Two sides agree to withdraw remaining tanks, artillery and mortars from front line, ahead of Paris talks on resolving the conflict …read more Source: The...
Syria clouds Russia-Ukraine accord
Speculation that Putin’s pivot to Mideast is a sign he wants a sanctions deal on Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine fight ebbs as Syria claims focus
Russian-backed separatist leader suggests air strikes on Arab state may mean end to war in east Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Russian media turn attention to Syria as Ukraine conflict dies down
State television coverage appears designed to boost support for military campaign that surveys show is not popularThere was a time not long ago when turning on Russian state television of an evening would almost always mean viewing a heated discussion about the war in east Ukraine and the horror of Kiev’s attempts to win back territory from...
Syria and Ukraine: two fronts in Russian war for influence
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s air strikes in Syria are in part designed to extract concessions from the West over Ukraine by making Moscow a key player in any attempts by world powers to hammer out a post-conflict settlement in Damascus, some Western officials believe. …read more Source:...
As Russia enters war in Syria, conflict in Ukraine begins to wind down
The conflict in Ukraine sees less shelling each week, while hawks and rebel leaders are being told by Moscow to pipe down and toe the lineAt a highly fortified separatist position near the village of Peski outside Donetsk, the pro-Russia fighters have been getting used to an unusual sound in recent weeks: silence.Shelling and exchanges of fire...
Hungary and Malta call for ‘global migrant quotas’ to ease Europe burden
Ukraine and Malta calls for a ‘global system of refugee quotas’ based on post-WW2 Bretton Woods deal, as Europe cannot handle migrant numbers alone …read more Source: The...
