Section: The United Kingdom
Barack Obama attacks Russia involvement in Ukraine at UN – video
Barack Obama says the United States cannot stand by when the territorial sovereignty of countries are “flagrantly violated”. Referring to Russia’s action in Crimea and Ukraine, the US president said the sanctions imposed against Russia are a direct consequence for not respecting other nations sovereignty and are to set an example across the...
Obama stokes tensions with Russia as he blasts Putin over Crimea and calls Assad a tyrant
BARACK OBAMA has today risked stoking diplomatic tensions with Russia following a speech at the United Nations in which he attacked Moscow’s stance on Syria. …read more Source:...
Obama Berates Russia At UN Before Putin Meeting
He calls for consequences on Moscow’s annexation of Crimea and says Syria’s embattled leader, a Putin ally, must go. …read more Source: Sky...
Russia plotting revenge against Ukraine after Kiev launches new sanctions against Moscow
TENSIONS between Russia and Ukraine have heightened, with Russia’s government announcing it is considering banning flights from Ukraine over Russian territory. …read more Source:...
Russia to consider restrictions against Ukrainian airlines
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given an order to the transportation ministry to consider retaliatory restrictive measures against Ukraine for banning Russian flights, the government spokeswoman Natalia Timakova said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Netherlands referendum on Ukraine looms
Website petition forces non-binding plebiscite on EU’s landmark integration pact with Ukraine …read more Source: Financial...
Dutch website says it will trigger referendum on EU-Ukraine ties
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch website said on Sunday it had garnered enough signatures to force the Netherlands to hold a non-binding referendum on the EU’s association agreement with Ukraine, in a move meant to signal popular dissatisfaction with Dutch European policy. …read more Source:...
Italy’s Berlusconi says Crimea split from Ukraine was democratic
ROME (Reuters) – Four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Sunday the Crimean people had made a democratic choice to split from Ukraine and hailed Russian President Vladimir Putin as the world’s greatest political leader. …read more Source:...
Flight MH17: Russia could face legal action over downing of jet over Ukraine
Countries whose nationals lost their lives when the Malaysia Airlines flight went down gather at the UN general assembly to discuss their options Related: David Cameron pushes for MH17 inquiry after Russia blocks UN tribunal Russia could face a barrage of legal action over the downing of flight MH17 as affected countries gather in New York to...
Ukraine and West condemn rebel ban on foreign aid groups
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine and some of its Western allies condemned on Friday a decision by pro-Russian separatists to ban most foreign aid organizations from parts of rebel-held territory, saying the move violated the Minsk peace agreement. …read more Source:...
