Section: The United Kingdom
Ukraine: US considers military help for Kiev as separatists plan to mobilise army
John Kerry, US secretary of state, will use visit to Ukrainian capital to consider options amid frustration in the west at failure to find diplomatic solutionThe high-stakes poker game over east Ukraine continued on Monday, with US officials floating the idea of sending lethal military assistance to the government in Kiev, while Russia-backed...
Meet the Donetsk citizens forced into living in underground bunkers to escape shelling
As battle rages between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels, ordinary citizens have retreated underground to escape the bombs exploding overhead. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebel orders military draft
Alexander Zakharchenko calls for draft to defend his separatist enclave …read more Source: Financial...
Obama ‘fears proxy war with Russia’ over Ukraine
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Ukrainian rebels’ call to arms ‘shows they are weak’ – video
Plans by pro-Russian rebels to expand their army to 100,000 people shows they are struggling, says the Ukrainian military. Rebel leaders announce a call to arms on Monday, after recent losses to Ukrainian forces. Alexander Zakharchenko, the self-proclaimed leader of the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’, says the expansion will be a...
Dutch search team recovers remains, MH17 wreckage in Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutch search team recovered human remains and wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine on Monday, the Dutch government said. …read more Source:...
Putin ‘extremely concerned’ over hostilities in Ukraine
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British Army faces radical shakeup
• New head of army plans to cut top brass• Emphasis on non-violent warfareAfter the huge mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan, and confronted now by new threats amid extraordinary geopolitical shifts, senior British army officers under the incoming chief of the general staff, Sir Nick Carter, are planning potentially far-reaching reforms.An...
Ukraine rebels vow to raise army of 100,000 troops to fight government forces
Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine have vowed to muster another 10,000 men to boost their ranks to 100,000 as fighting continues. …read more Source: The...
Malaysia puts real-time plane tracking at center of ICAO safety meeting
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Malaysia, which had two air disasters last year after one jet disappeared and another was shot down over Ukraine, said on Monday that real-time aircraft tracking must become a priority for the industry. …read more Source:...
