Section: The United Kingdom
Europe’s new iron curtains: Motivated by fear of Putin, Islamists and immigration, walls are being constructed once again
The “Great Wall of Ukraine” looks nothing like its nickname suggests. It boasts no stone, brick or tampered earth, you can’t walk along it, and there is little chance (one would hope) that parts of it will remain standing 2,000 years from now. It is, however, “a priority”, according to the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, and its...
New iron curtains: Motivated by fear of Putin, Islamists and immigration, walls are being built across Eastern Europe
The “Great Wall of Ukraine” looks nothing like its nickname suggests. It boasts no stone, brick or tampered earth, you can’t walk along it, and there is little chance (one would hope) that parts of it will remain standing 2,000 years from now. It is, however, “a priority”, according to the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, and its...
Germany urges Ukraine to fulfil ceasefire
EU leaders highlight fears of renewed Russian aggression …read more Source: Financial...
Russia’s Putin says taking Crimea righted historical injustice
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s seizure of Crimea righted a historical injustice, according to news agency reports on Sunday citing a new documentary film. …read more Source:...
Ukraine launches oligarch clampdown
Critics warn over reversing privatisations as state aims to break billionaires’ stranglehold on economy …read more Source: Financial...
Ukrainian-born Blavatnik tops UK rich list, Queen falls out of top 300
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik has become Britain’s wealthiest man, a “rich list” published annually by The Sunday Times newspaper showed on Sunday, but Queen Elizabeth slipped down the rankings despite her net worth growing. …read more Source:...
One more Ukrainian serviceman killed in rebel attacks: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven servicemen were wounded in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, Ukraine’s military said on Sunday. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian oligarch worth £13billion becomes Britain’s richest man as wealth of top 1,000 people more than doubles since 2009 financial crash
The monarch was valued ranked 302 on the Sunday Times Rich list, while Ukrainian businessman Len Blavatnik topped the rankings after his fortune grew £3billion to a whopping £13.17billion. …read more Source: Daily...
US set to revive propaganda war as Putin’s PR machine ‘undermines’ Baltic states
Pressure grows from Congress to counter slick Russian media that erodes support for NatoRussia’s sprawling propaganda network may have failed to persuade much of the world that Ukraine is run by Nazis, that Crimea was annexed in a popular uprising and/or that Germany is a failed state. But the barrage of misinformation has convinced some...
One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded near Mariupol
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in shelling attacks by pro-Russian separatists on Saturday near the port of Mariupol in Ukraine’s south-east, military spokesman Dmytro Gorbunov said. …read more Source:...
