Section: The United Kingdom
British government in quandary over future military operations | Richard Norton-Taylor
MPs call for special forces but warn of legal constraints on their activitiesFormer SAS soldiers talk about their past “kill list” in IraqAttention seems to shift abruptly in Britain’s national security circles, from Vladimir Putin’s designs on Ukraine to the extreme jihadists committing atrocities in Syria and Iraq.As pictures of...
Devastation in Ukraine ahead of Minsk summit – in pictures
Fighting continued in eastern Ukraine as both sides tried to make gains ahead of a possible deal in Minsk, Belarus, which is being billed as a last chance to prevent the conflict escalating further. Kramatorsk, well inside Kiev-controlled territory, was hit with rockets as Ukrainian forces staged an offensive around the key port city of Mariupol...
UK government defends role in Ukraine-Russia crisis
Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says Germany is best placed to hold peace negotiations with KremlinThe British foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, has defended the government against accusations that it has taken a back seat in negotiations with Russia to find a solution to the crisis in Ukraine.He told MPs in the Commons the government’s...
Rockets hit residential area in Kramatorsk, Ukraine – video
Amateur footage purports to show a rocket strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. The video, shot from the window of a nearby house, shows a series of explosions in the distance. Rocket strikes hit Ukraine’s military headquarters and a nearby residential area in Kramatorsk on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian president Petro...
Leaders set for Minsk talks on Ukraine ceasefire
Fighting continues in Kramatorsk and Mariupol before summit billed as last chance to prevent conflict from spiralling out of controlRussian, Ukrainian, German and French officials as well as separatist leaders and officials from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe are locked in talks in Minsk trying to smooth the way for a...
Ukraine: draft dodgers face jail as Kiev struggles to find new fighters
Journalist Ruslan Kotsaba, arrested after refusing to fight in video addressed to Petro Poroshenko, is among many weary of conflict that has killed 5,000Ruslan Kotsaba posted a video addressed to Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko last week in which he said he would rather go to prison for five years for draft dodging than fight pro-Russia...
Fighting flares on eve of Ukraine talks
Rebels attack Kramatorsk, while government forces make gains near Mariupol …read more Source: Financial...
Rebels in new push to cut off Ukraine rail hub ahead of talks
VUHLEHIRSK/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Rebel fighters made a push on Tuesday to cut off a government-held road and rail junction in east Ukraine, vowing on the eve of peace talks that they would not cease fire until they had achieved their aim of taking more territory. …read more Source:...
Video: Soup kitchen hit by Ukrainian military rockets in dramatic new footage
Shocking video footage has emerged that shows the moment Ukrainian military rockets hit a soup kitchen in the east of the country. …read more Source: The...
Hammond: UK ‘has not ruled out’ arming Ukraine
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