Section: The United Kingdom
France ‘agrees warship compensation’ with Russia
Francois Hollande refused to deliver the Mistral warships, pictured, amid international pressure following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and their aggressive action in the Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...
Ukraine court backs self-rule plan
Ukraine’s top court says rebel-held areas in the east can get limited self-rule – but MPs are yet to vote on the changes. …read more Source:...
Demoralised troops lose faith in Kiev
Mood change echoes broader ebbing of public support for post-revolutionary leaders …read more Source: Financial...
France ‘settles Russia warship row’
France agrees to pay compensation to Russia for cancelling the sale of two warships following the outbreak of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
VIDEO: ‘Black Tulip’ faces uncertain future
Black Tulip an organisation working in Ukraine to find and identify the bodies of missing soldiers might have to stop because of funding …read more Source:...
U.S. says imposes further sanctions on Russian, Ukrainian firms and people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed further Russia and Ukraine-related sanctions on Thursday, including on associates of a billionaire Russian gas trader, Crimean port operators, and former Ukrainian officials. …read more Source:...
Germany’s triumph: from the ruins of war, how a new European empire was built
European integration was designed to contain Berlin’s power – instead, it has increased it. Ein reich über alles: Hans Burgkmair the Elder’s woodcut of 1510 shows a double-heaed eagle, symbol of the Holy Roman empire. Photo: AKG-Images In a blistering speech to the Greek parliament on 15 July, the former finance minister Yanis...
Making waves, if not ruling them
MORE than a year after America and its allies set out to punish the Kremlin for backing rebels in Ukraine and annexing Crimea, Russia is finding new friends and dealing with the West from a position of growing strength. At any rate, that is the message that Vladimir Putin has been delivering to his own people and anybody else who will listen. In...
After Russia’s U.N. veto, countries seek court for downed flight MH17 prosecutions
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The five countries investigating the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine a year ago are considering setting up an independent international tribunal after Russia vetoed attempts to establish a U.N.-backed court to prosecute suspects. …read more Source:...
Shelling in eastern Ukraine kills four civilians, soldier
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of shelling civilian areas near the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire, with four civilians and one soldier killed. …read more Source:...
