Section: The United Kingdom
Putin reveals secret Crimea takeover
Russian President Vladimir Putin reveals he planned the annexation of Crimea four days before unidentified gunmen appeared in the region. …read more Source:...
Putin reveals the moment he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea
In a trailer shown Sunday for an upcoming documentary on state-run Rossiya-1 television called “Homeward bound”, Mr Putin openly discusses Moscow’s controversial grabbing of Crimea a year ago …read more Source: The...
VIDEO: Ukraine’s precarious ceasefire
As the precarious ceasefire in eastern Ukraine remains in place, the BBC’s Tom Burridge reports from the front line by Donetsk airport on the edge of the city. …read more Source:...
‘Dancing Man’ Sean has gone into hiding in Ukraine ahead of star-studded party for him
A Londoner who became an online sensation after being ridiculed for dancing in public has gone into hiding in eastern Europe. …read more Source: London Evening...
Vladimir Putin describes secret meeting when Russia decided to seize Crimea
Documentary shows Russian president discussing how he decided to rescue fleeing Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych President Vladimir Putin has revealed the moment he says he gave the secret order for Russia’s annexation of Crimea and described how Russian troops were ready to fight to rescue Ukraine’s deposed, pro-Moscow president.In...
Calm down lads, there’s an International Men’s Day too (even though it’s pointless)
So it’s International Women’s Day today, a time when it’s only right that we celebrate all that is fantastic about women across the globe, and their incredible contributions to the progression of humanity. Women like Emmeline Pankhurst, who founded the suffragette movement and helped women win the right to vote. Emmeline...
AUDIO: Kissinger in new Cold War warning
Russia and Nato must “take a serious look at the diplomatic options” with regard to the Ukraine crisis, or “a return to Cold War condition is very likely”, Henry Kissinger has told the BBC’s World this Weekend. …read more Source:...
Putin’s Russia risks further EU sanctions over Ukraine, warns Philip Hammond
UK foreign secretary warns of response to any new offensive by Moscow-backed separatists and says ‘difficult’ Russian president treats west as adversariesVladimir Putin risks a further round of punitive EU economic sanctions against Russia if Moscow-backed separatists mount another large offensive in the Ukraine, UK foreign secretary Philip...
Putin’s tanks in Ukraine and ISIS on the rampage but Tory minister refuses 10 TIMES to guarantee military spending will not be slashed even further
Maintaining defence spending at 2 per cent of GDP is now only a ‘target’, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond suggested this morning. He said the final decision would be taken after the election. …read more Source: Daily...
Russia relations prickly – Hammond
The UK and Russia will continue to have a “prickly relationship” with no clear change in Vladimir Putin’s intentions towards Ukraine, UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. …read more Source:...
