Section: The United Kingdom
What do Ukrainian residents make of the ceasefire?
Residents of Ukraine have expressed their relief that a ceasefire appears to be holding, but others were frustrated it had taken so long. …read more Source:...
Ukraine crisis: Shelling in Donetsk region hours after ceasefire commences
Pro-Russian rebels have shelled Ukrainian positions ten times since a ceasefire started at midnight – but the truce is still generally being observed, Ukraine’s military has said. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine crisis: Heavy shelling in Donetsk region hours after ceasefire commences
Pro-Russian rebels shelled Ukrainian positions ten times today since the ceasefire started at midnight – but the truce is still being observed, said Ukraine’s military. …read more Source: The...
Week in pictures: 8 – 14 February
Sunday, February 15, 2015 – 6:30am Description: LILLE, TUESDAY: Police detain a Femen activist after she jumped in front of a car taking Dominique Strauss-Kahn to court. The former International Monetary Fund chief is on trial for “aggravated pimping”. Credits: Philippe Huguen Description: LAS VEGAS, TUESDAY: The 12-storey...
Putin: Will he go nuclear?
The Ukraine crisis has turned into a potentially apocalyptic nuclear stand-off as President Vladimir Putin primes Russia for conflict with the West. But how scared should we really be? …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: Ceasefire with rebels is holding ‘in general’
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Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 15 Feb 2015
DANISH POLICE KILL SHOOTING SUSPECTPolice in Copenhagen say they have shot dead a man they believe was behind two deadly attacks hours earlier. Officers said CCTV indicated the man was responsible for an attack at a cafe on and another at a synagogue just hours later that happened just two miles apart. Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt...
Guns fall silent in Ukraine as ceasefire begins
Shelling suddenly stopped in Donetsk and Mairupol at midnight after President Petro Poroshenko gave order was given to government forces …read more Source: The...
Ukraine: Ceasefire has been violated by mortar attack
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Ukraine points towards the start of a tumultuous new era in world politics | Dmitri Trenin
As Vladimir Putin achieves his minimal goal in Minsk, Russia is isolated from Europe and the US but spreading its reach to new alliancesAfter the ceasefire negotiated in Minsk, a peace settlement in eastern Ukraine remains distant. Most of the points in the agreement, including Ukraine’s constitutional reform and the resumption of...
