Section: The United Kingdom
EU backs call for truce in eastern Ukrainian town
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU’s foreign policy chief threw her support on Wednesday behind a call for a temporary truce in the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve to allow for the evacuation of civilians. …read more Source:...
Ukraine’s art in exile: Donetsk culture collective starts new life in Kiev
Izolyatsia, an arts fund once based in war-torn Donetsk, is staging its first exhibition in Ukraine’s capital. Kyiv Post reportsIzolyatsia, an arts fund once based in Donetsk, has started a new life in Kiev – the latest relocation forced by the conflict in eastern Ukraine.Last summer, Russia-backed separatist fighters seized the former...
Deadly shell hits Donetsk hospital
At least four people are reported dead after a shell hit a hospital in the rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Shell hits hospital in Ukraine’s Donetsk, dead feared – city mayor
KIEV (Reuters) – A shell hit a hospital in the east Ukrainian rebel-controlled city of Donetsk on Wednesday and dead and injured were feared, the city administration said. …read more Source:...
Sanctions hurt Russia, but still far from changing minds
LONDON (Reuters) – Sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine have compounded the impact of oil’s plunge but Moscow may have the financial buffers to hold out for two years without a change in policy. …read more Source:...
Two more Ukrainian soldiers killed in east: military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 18 were wounded in fighting against pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, a Ukraine military spokesman said on Wednesday. …read more Source:...
Welcome to the most corrupt nation in Europe
While the conflict with Russia heats up in the east, life for most Ukrainians is marred by corruption so endemic that even hospitals appear to be infected. Can anyone clean the country up?Ukraine’s National Cancer Institute occupies three smoke-grey, six‑storey blocks in a residential district on the edge of Kiev. The external walls are...
Ukraine conflict: Evacuees in survival struggle
Ukraine evacuees run gauntlet of shellfire and shortages …read more Source:...
‘No doubt’ America will give us weapons, says Ukraine, amid fears of ‘catastrophic’ escalation
Some 224 killed in past three weeks, as Ukraine’s president says he is in “no doubt” the US will provide weapons for fight against Russian-backed separatists …read more Source: The...
Netherlands rebuffs Russia proposal to delay ICAO conflict zone risk plan
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The Netherlands, which lost 196 citizens when a Malaysian jet was downed over Ukraine last year, said on Tuesday there was no need to wait for a legal assessment of a United Nations plan to share information about conflict zone risks. …read more Source:...
