Section: The United Kingdom
France says Russia would face more sanctions if Mariupol attacked
PARIS (Reuters) – Moscow would face more EU sanctions if pro-Russia separatists attacked Ukraine’s government-held port of Mariupol, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
UK military training in Ukraine: symbolic move that risks Russian ire
Increased western involvement could be used by Moscow to escalate its role and portray it to Russians as resistance to Nato advancesBritain’s decision to dip its toe into the Ukraine crisis is hardly likely to have a decisive impact on the outgunned and struggling Ukrainian army, but it serves the symbolic purpose of taking a stake in the...
Vladimir Putin effigy burned in northern Ukraine – video
Residents in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy burn an effigy of Russian president Vladimir Putin as part of the Orthodox Lent festival. A crudely constructed figure, with Putin’s face and a pig’s snout, is burned on a pile of tyres. An effigy is traditionally burnt at the conclusion of Lent, to mark the end of winter. Residents say...
Britain ‘not ruling out’ providing arms to Ukraine, says PM – video
David Cameron tells a committee of MPs that Britain will provide military advisers and non-lethal equipment to Ukrainian forces. Four separate areas will be covered by the deployment: medical, intelligence, logistics and infantry training. The prime minister says Britain should not ‘rule out forever’ going further in its assistance...
British troops to ‘train soldiers’ in Ukraine
British troops will be deployed to Ukraine in the next few weeks to train soldiers fighting Russian separatists, David Cameron said yesterday, as he warned of “deeply damaging” consequences for the whole of Europe if the EU fails to stand up to Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Diplomats convene in Paris as fragile ceasefire holds despite isolated attacks
Urgent attempts to stop the fragile ceasefire in Ukraine from shattering have continued amid continuing uncertainty over a key plank of the peace deal. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: British military experts to train up Ukrainian troops reveals David Cameron
David Cameron rejects claims UK has no influence in trying to solve the Ukraine crisis as he announces British experts will be deployed to the country …read more Source:...
Deep roots of the chaos in Ukraine | Letter: Martin Packard
I hope that Jonathan Steele’s excellent critique of Richard Sakwa’s book Frontline Ukraine (Review, 21 February) will be widely read. It is the first piece I have discovered in the UK press to provide a realistic synopsis of the background to current events.The real ending of the cold war was in 1986, when the USSR leadership resolved...
British military personnel head for Ukraine to provide training
British army personnel will be deployed to Ukraine to provide advice and training to government troops, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced. …read more Source: London Evening...
UK to help train Ukrainian army
British military personnel are to be sent to Ukraine in the next few weeks to provide advice and training, says Prime Minister David Cameron. …read more Source:...
