Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine separatists protest against OSCE mission in east
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Around 300 people held a protest against the OSCE in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, picketing a hotel in rebel-held Donetsk in what the security watchdog said was an orchestrated move to restrict its work. …read more Source:...
French MPs’ Crimea visit condemned
France and Ukraine condemn a visit to Crimea by a group of French MPs in defiance of Western sanctions against Russia. …read more Source:...
Explainer: Ukraine threatens markets
Default fears rise as repayments are due and reserves shrink …read more Source: Financial...
Vladimir Putin’s approval rating at record levels
Almost nine out of 10 Russians approve of thier president, according to survey that also highlights support for Ukraine strategyVladimir Putin’s approval rating is at record levels with nine out of ten Russians saying they have a positive view of their president. Putin had an approval of 87% in July, and an all-time high of 89% in June,...
Gay couple kicked and pepper sprayed in Kiev – video
A gay couple are attacked in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev after being spotted sitting closely on a bench. The video, uploaded to YouTube on 22 July, shows a group of men approach the couple, who are then kicked and pepper sprayed. The pair filmed the attack as part of a social experiment on tolerance in the Ukraine. The couple had earlier filmed...
Ukrainian radical MPs beat up a rival Alexey Durnev after he ‘flashed’ them
The alarming incident, which happened in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine’s Chernihiv Oblast region, was captured on video and shows several men punching and kicking Alexey Durnev. …read more Source: Daily...
Kremlin disowns officers held in Ukraine conflict
Russia’s Defence Ministry has formally disowned two servicemen captured in Ukraine, laying them open to charges of terrorism and espionage…. …read more Source: The...
Gérard Depardieu reportedly blacklisted by Ukraine as threat to national security
Film star is put on list of 500 foreign cultural figures who allegedly speak out ‘in support of violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine’ French actor Gérard Depardieu has reportedly been blacklisted by Ukraine as a “threat to [the country’s] national security” after making comments in support of his adopted homeland, Russia.The...
Pro-Russian ‘republic’ Transnistria calls up reservists as East-West tensions flare
Self-proclaimed country regarded as a Moscow proxy in south-east Europe at odds with its neighbours Moldova and Ukraine …read more Source: The...
U.S. could send tanks to Hungary for military exercises: report
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States Army could send Bradley fighting vehicles and M1 tanks to Hungary next year for military exercises as part of NATO’s response to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the Napi Gazdasag newspaper reported on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
