Section: The United Kingdom

Feb13

Fierce battles rage in Ukraine as cease-fire deadline approaches

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:33 (EET) Section: Express (The United Kingdom)

FIERCE fighting continues to rage in eastern Ukraine, amid claims pro-Russian rebels have been ordered to make new gains before this weekend’s cease-fire. …read more Source:...

Feb13

‘Extreme tourism’ in eastern Ukraine

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:19 (EET) Section: BBC (The United Kingdom)

A Russian travel company says it will take people on tours of war-torn eastern Ukraine in armoured vehicles. …read more Source:...

Feb13

Ukraine is a long way from peace, says President Petro Poroshenko – video

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:03 (EET) Section: The Guardian (The United Kingdom)

Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, tells soldiers at a military training base on Friday not to be overly optimistic about the peace agreement signed in Minsk. Two civilians were killed on Friday in shelling in government-held Shchastya, near Luhansk. The ceasefire agreed by Poroshenko and Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, is due to...

Feb13

Big Question: does Ukraine have a chance to rebuild?

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:03 (EET) Section: Prospect (The United Kingdom)

Newly mobilized Ukrainian soldiers go to position during military drills in base Desna 100km north from Kiev. © Efrem Lukatsky/AP/Press Association Images This week, following marathon talks peppered with disagreements, walkouts, and at least one furious pencil-snapping, a tentative ceasefire has been agreed in Ukraine. In what some observers are...

Feb13

Let my sons into Britain, begs man after Russian rebels storm his home

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 17:03 (EET) Section: London Evening Standard (The United Kingdom)

A British businessman whose family has been banned from entering the UK has been accused of being a spy by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine who stormed his house and threatened to kill his staff. …read more Source: London Evening...

Feb13

Fresh bombardment threatens deal to end east Ukraine bloodshed

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 16:48 (EET) Section: London Evening Standard (The United Kingdom)

Renewed shelling was reported in eastern Ukraine this morning only a day after a peace deal to end the bloodshed was agreed by world leaders. …read more Source: London Evening...