Section: The United Kingdom
EU criticizes ‘unjustified’ Russian travel blacklist
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, according to a list seen by Reuters, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its standoff with the West over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source:...
Bloodshed on the frontline exposes hollowness of Ukraine peace deal
Any new Russian offensive would target the village of Shyrokyne in eastern Ukraine, where “there is no ceasefire” and shells explode every day …read more Source: The...
Former Georgian president named governor of Ukraine region
Appointment of Mikhail Saakashvili will further rile the Kremlin and his old foe Vladimir Putin, who once threatened to “hang him by the balls” …read more Source: The...
Russian aircraft head off US warship in Black Sea, news agency says
According to Russia’s state news agency a US destroyer was moving along the edge of territorial waters in yet another encounter with western militariesRussian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a US warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea, the state news agency RIA reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous source...
Russian aircraft head off U.S. destroyer in Black Sea: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a U.S. warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea, state news agency RIA reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous source in Russia’s armed forces in Crimea. …read more Source:...
Ukraine appoints former Georgian president as Odessa governor
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president, has been appointed the governor of Ukraine’s troubled Odessa region, a move likely to antagonise Russia’s Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Germany’s Steinmeier criticises Russian EU travel ban – video
Speaking from Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German foreign minister, criticises a Russian travel ban against European politicians on Saturday, calling for Moscow to be more transparent. Russia has imposed an entry ban on 89 European politicians and military leaders, a move that has angered Europe and worsened its...
Ex-Georgia leader gets Ukraine job
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili – who is wanted in his country – is appointed governor of Ukraine’s southern Odessa region. …read more Source:...
Saakashvili takes on Ukraine governor role
Former Georgia president to head strategically important Odessa region …read more Source: Financial...
Ukraine appoints Georgia ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili governor of Odessa
Controversial pro-western exile, who fought a war with Russia, takes control of strategic region, where there are fears Moscow could be trying to stoke unrest The Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, on Saturday appointed fiercely pro-western former Georgian leader Mikheil Saakashvili, who once fought a war with Russia, governor of the...
