Section: The United Kingdom

Feb13

Fierce battles rage in Ukraine as cease-fire deadline approaches

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:33 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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

Big Question: does Ukraine have a chance to rebuild?

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:03 (EEST) 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

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

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 18:03 (EEST) 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

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

Friday, February 13 , 2015 - 17:03 (EEST) 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 (EEST) 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...