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Ukraine threatens to wall off part of Donbass region if no agreement with Russia
A top Ukrainian presidential aide on Thursday said Ukraine would wall off the rest of the country from occupied territories if Russia failed to agree to a ceasefire and prisoner swap at a summit in Paris next week. …read more Source::...
West’s choice: back Ukraine or reconcile with Russia
Vladimir Putin’s support for secessionist rebels has backfired …read more Source:: Financial...
Little wiggle room as Ukraine, Russia leaders meet for crunch Paris talks
Ukrainian and Russian leaders will try to seal a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and agree on prisoner swaps when they meet next week, but with Kiev politically constrained and Moscow unlikely to bend, the prospects for peace remain bleak, diplomats said. …read more Source::...
Hungary to block Ukraine’s NATO membership over language law
Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Budapest would block Ukraine’s membership in NATO until Kiev restored the rights that ethnic Hungarians had before a language law curbed minorities’ access to education in their mother tongues. …read more Source::...
Why Nato is still essential for peace
Europe still lacks a serious substitute for the collective might of the Western alliance. There is nothing like the threat of nuclear Armageddon for focusing minds. That, at least, was true for Nato over the decades from its foundation in 1949. During the Cold War the alliance had a common purpose (collective defence), a common space (the North...
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 4 Dec 2019
Tory and Labour migration plans ‘both bad for NHS’ The migration policies of the two main UK parties would worsen already chronic understaffing levels in the NHS, the Nuffield Trust is warning. New research by the health charity found that the proportion of NHS staff born overseas has almost doubled since 2000 and is now close to one in...
Trump impeachment evidence ‘overwhelming’ says panel
Description House Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff stands next to a photograph of Donald Trump and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Inquiry moves to next phase as House intelligence committee votes to adopt report One-Minute Read Wednesday, December 4, 2019 – 6:21am …read more Source:: The...
Model Veronika Didusenko launches discrimination challenge against Miss World after losing crown for having a child
Model Veronika Didusenko won the title of Miss Ukraine in 2018, but had her crown removed after it was discovered she had a son. …read more Source::...
Trump abused presidency for own gain, Democrats’ impeachment report concludes
Congressional Democrats lay out damning findings and say president improperly pressured Ukraine to influence 2020 electionKamala Harris drops out of 2020 race – US politics liveDonald Trump “abused the power of his office for personal and political gain, at the expense of [US] national security”, congressional Democrats alleged in a report on...
Nato turns 70: the biggest threats facing the alliance
Description The Nato flag and troops from among the 29 member states Credits Getty Images Alt Text Nato troops Trump hits back at Macron’s criticism of ‘brain dead’ military alliance as ‘very, very nasty’ In Depth …read more Source:: The...
