Section: The United Kingdom
US says Russia is building air defence systems in eastern Ukraine
As well as conducting training exercises involving drones, it is sending extra troops to Ukrainian border, spokeswoman says The United States has accused Russia of building up air defence systems in eastern Ukraine and of involvement in training exercises of pro-Russian rebels in breach of a European-brokered truce. A state department...
Ukraine crisis: Russia ‘building up troops on border’, claim US officials
Russia is sending more troops to its border with Ukraine, where it has built up its largest force since October last year, US officials have said. …read more Source: The...
Russia ‘ramping up Ukraine presence’
The US accuses Russia of deploying more air defence systems in eastern Ukraine in breach of February’s ceasefire agreement. …read more Source:...
U.S. says Russia ramping military presence on Ukraine border
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has deployed additional air defense systems into eastern Ukraine and is involved in training exercises of Russian-separatist forces in the area in breach of ceasefire accords, the State Department said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Brussels accuses Gazprom of unfair pricing of gas in eastern Europe
EU competition commissioner says Kremlin-controlled energy multinational charged eight countries up to 40% more for their gas than elsewhere in unionEurope’s anti-trust regulator has accused Russia’s massive gas monopoly, Gazprom, of unfair pricing practices in Moscow’s former satellite states of eastern Europe, launching a...
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko against Russia boycott, say IOC
• President had wanted a boycott of the 2018 World Cup• United Nations resolution supports full participationThe International Olympic Committee says that the Ukraine state president, Petro Poroshenko, does not support boycotts of sports events.Last month, Poroshenko suggested to European allies that boycotting football’s 2018 World Cup...
Ukraine, in snub to Moscow, to adopt British war-time symbol, ditch Soviet war name
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine, in a break with tradition that is certain to rile Moscow, is ditching the Soviet name for World War Two and aims to adopt the poppy, a mainly British wartime symbol, to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. …read more Source:...
Poland to buy US Patriot missiles as it keeps wary eye on Russian expansion
Warsaw accelerated the process to select a supplier and modernise its armed forces after Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula last year …read more Source: The...
Poland to buy US Patriot missiles
Poland announces a major deal to buy Patriot surface-to-air missiles from the US, amid rising tensions with Russia over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Ukraine says it aims to prevent Russian attacks at WW2 commemorations
KIEV(Reuters) – Ukraine is planning an operation involving tens of thousands of police to guard against any attack by separatists or Russian agents during World War Two commemorations next month, security chiefs said on Tuesday. …read more Source:...
